***Migrant Watch***
In late Sept/Oct, the Durham Bird Club is holding a Migrant Watch along the length of the the county's coastline.
The coastline will be split into approx 30 zones with clearly marked boundaries e.g. Whitburn CP, Dawdon Blast Beach and Hartlepool Headland will all constitute a zone.
Boundaries are still to be finalised, but the coastline will be split roughly into the following zones:
Marine Parks, Trow Quarry/Leas, Marsden Quarry, Whitburn CP, Whitburn Village, Mere Knolls Cemy, Roker Park, Sunderland North Dock, Tunstall Hills, Hendon, Grangetown Cemy, Ryhope Dene, Seaham Dene, Dawdon Blast Beach, Hawthorn Dene, Beacon Hill, Fox Holes Dene, Hordon, Castle Eden Dene, Blackhall Colliery, Blackhall Rocks, Crimdon Dene, Hart Warren, Steetly, Hartlepool Headland, Hartlepool Bay, Seaton Carew Cemy, North Gare.
Participants are asked to count all species of birds which may be migrants, including grounded birds, flypasts at sea and overhead migrants. The survey will last for approx 3 hours and will take place in the morning.
Instead of being planned for just a single date, the survey will take place on one of three possible dates:
Saturday 23rd September
Saturday 30th September
Saturday 7th October
Participants will be contacted several days beforehand as regards if the survey will take place on the coming Saturday. If weather conditions are looking favourable for an arrival of migrants, then the survey will take place.
If you are interested in covering any of the above zones (even you can only make just one of the dates), then please contact me via PM.