Timing of Honey Buzzard Movement in Benelux from 13-14 September 2008 on Trektellen
These timings and volume are taken from Trektellen, the former being obtained by clicking on the circle on the map, which also gives the other birds recorded in the watch, including Common Buzzard. The timings here are CEST which is BST+1, for example 16:30 in Benelux is 15:30 in England. The timings reported are those for the whole watch, except where a comment indicates the actual times at which the birds moved. On 13th the grand total compiled of 894 is slightly less than the 981 reported for the whole day on Trektellen. While all records on or near the coast were examined in detail, some low counts further inland near clusters with large counts were ignored. The same applies to the 14th where the grand total compiled of 783 can be compared with 862 reported for the whole day on Trektellen.
In the tables below, column 1 is the locality, column 2 the number recorded together with any information on direction and age, column 3 the time at which movement of Honey Buzzard occurred – the whole watch period or a more specific period if the comments allow this to be defined, and column 4 the numbers of Common Buzzard recorded. Column 5 holds notes taken mainly from the reports on Trektellen but there are also contributions from the Internet. Such notes have been translated from Dutch or French using Google. The resulting translations have not been tidied up, except where it is very obvious what changes should be made. If in doubt the reader is referred to the original writing in Dutch or French on Trektellen or on the Internet. Some entry is made for all counts of ten or more, even if only to indicate that no comment was made by the reporters.
13 September 2008
Coast
Vlieland |
10 SW |
11:00-14:00 |
Buzzard 1 SW |
[entry in bold, no comment] |
Huisduinen |
2 S |
07:30-15:30 |
Buzzard 19 S |
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Bergen aan Zee |
0 |
07:15-10:45 |
Buzzard 4 |
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Bergen aan Zee |
2 |
15:10-15:40 |
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Parnassia |
0 |
07:15-09:15 |
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Parnassia |
39 |
14:00-16:30 |
Buzzard 16 |
Falsterbo in the dunes![Trektellen]
15
Sept., 2008 [reporting on events of 13/9/2008] http://www.natuurwegwijzer.nl/content/nieuws_details.asp?menu=1010000&v0=404
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De Puinhoop |
2 juv |
07:00-10:00 |
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De Vulkaan |
1 juv |
06:35-13:00 |
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De Bloedberg |
14 |
16:30-17:00 |
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[entry in bold] All wasps thieves in the 1st half. |
Springertduin |
2 (1 overnight) |
07:15-13:10 |
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Westkapelle |
2 |
09:00-12:15 |
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Westkapelle |
0 |
14:00-15:15 |
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Total 74
Inland south
Oesterputbrug |
12 |
18:00-19:30 |
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[entry in bold] Thanks to Ronan |
Anderstad |
87 |
16:15-(20:30) |
Buzzard 5 |
TREK: It was time for the doorbijters. From 16.15 remarkable prey migrating. The 10 ospreys, 78 Harrier Brown and 87 Wasps Thieves are new limits. The previous were 4 ospreys, 24 Harrier Brown and 86 Wasps Thieves. Extraordinary was a group of 27 Brown Harrier 4 ospreys and a group of 44 Wasps Thieves. |
Kruibeekse Polder |
0 |
08:00-13:00 |
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Kruibeekse Polder |
36 |
16:10-19:00 |
Buzzard 3 |
wonderful afternoon!! Wasps Thief (35.1); |
Noordelijk Eiland |
83 |
15:30-18:30 |
Buzzard 2 |
Note: What a day! From 15h30 to 18h30 an incredible stream of raptors, storks and herons. We had never seen such a thing in its own region and it was therefore 3 hours incredible kick! Wasps Thief (groups of 1 13 8 4 43 2 1 2 9), |
Mechels Broek |
1 |
06:50-12:00 |
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Mechels Broek |
21 |
16:30-19:15 |
Buzzard 1 |
Unfortunately, only the tail of this unprecedented rush of raptor can see ... Wasps v Thieves group including 12 and 6, |
Schulensbroek |
15 |
14:30-16:30 |
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Thieves Wasps respectively. 8, 6 and 1 |
Total 255
Inland central
Kinderdijk |
31 |
c13:20-17:30 |
Buzzard 30 |
Bizarre! This day, the memories as' Day Big Harrier ". The totals of an incredible day! Incredible migration of robbers this afternoon after crossing of rain front. THIS DAY BREAKS ALL RECORDS! |
Tafelbergheide |
111 S/SW |
in 2 hours after passing of weather front |
Buzzard 6 |
Wasps Thieves also highly concentrated in the first two hours immediately after the rainy front; largest group of 31. |
Ijmeerdijk |
33 |
in 2 hours after passing of weather front |
Buzzard 24 |
leave behind front-function recovery of migratory bird of prey. |
Marnsche Berg |
13 |
14:10-15:50 |
Buzzard 17 |
No opportunity to immediately after the front to go but what a spectacle still thick in 1.5 hours! |
Langekampweg |
0 |
06:30-08:00 |
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Langekampweg |
25 |
13:00-15:00 |
Buzzard 10 |
September: clear morning after a miserable NO + wind = robbery pieten-alert With the last drops away and then pulled open the present. Not for nothing. Even before I stuff the bag had been snatched osprey, 2 brown photograph, the gray photograph (telpost new species) 5 wasps thieves and a hawk. Most pieten robbery in the first hour. |
Kwintelooijen |
26 |
right after rain front |
Buzzard 20 |
Right after the rain front raptor strong pull.Osprey daily (was 4ex). Thieves wasps group of 17 with 2 ospreys together. |
Total 239
Inland east
Hooge Weide |
17 |
07:00-12:30 |
Buzzard 7 |
[entry in bold, no comment] |
Oelemars |
22 |
08:00-15:00 |
Buzzard 28 |
Through the last drops of rain radar determined and when the telpost. Super day! |
Zweefvliegveld |
32 |
13:00-18:05 |
Buzzard 29 |
Especially the first hour, most birds of prey (25 wasps thieves, 6 brown shoot) but still some nice dried latyer |
Gebrande Kamp |
31 |
10:45-14:15 |
Buzzard 18 |
Note: crazy day event. Many raptors low and visible, very hard and flying undoubtedly the necessary missed. Wasps Thief max 9, |
Gebrande Kamp |
3 |
15:15-16:45 |
Buzzard 2 |
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Brobbelbies |
24 |
13:05-18:15 |
Buzzard 11 |
Wasps Thieves: juv + ♀ 13.05, 13.12 ♀ 1x, 1x 13.14, 2x 13.40, 1x 13.57, 2x 13.58, 1x 14.05, 4x 14.12, 3x 14.33, 3x 15.23, 2x 15.34 and 1x 18.15. |
Total 129
Inland north
Ketelbrug |
146 |
11:00-12:00 right after rain front |
Buzzard 130 |
Note: Great raptor pull even after the opklaarde [cleared on]. 140 birds of prey in about 10 minutes. Largest group of wasp thieves 44. [Trektellen]
From http://www.ketelbrug.nl/Dagboek%202008/pagina_dagboek_2008.htm Record counts often seem not long stand. At the migration So it was still definitely not low daily record of the Marsh Harrier of 65 ex. four days ago already broken again with 23 copies. The daily record of the Honey Buzzard was already slightly longer (13 ex. On September 16, 2006), but was largely improved today. Of the 146 counted 125 Honey Buzzards are passed between eleven and twelve o'clock. ... There were high numbers today Lapwings, Buzzards and Ospreys (ex 5). A striking feature of the swallows was that three quarters of the birds flew to the north.
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Total 146
Inland north east
Dwingelderveld |
19 |
07:20-12:00 |
Buzzard 35 |
Day record |
Ballooerveld |
30 |
07:00-12:45 |
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[entry in bold, no comment] |
Ballooerveld |
2 |
16:35-18:35 |
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Total 51
Grand Total 894
14 September 2008
Coast
Rottumeroog |
1 |
07:45-16:30 |
Buzzard 1 |
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Hondsbossche |
1 |
07:00-13:00 |
Buzzard 14 |
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Bergen aan Zee |
7 on high |
11:00-12:15 |
Buzzard 8 |
Migratory wasps thieves and buzzards from 11.00 hours on high. |
Parnassia |
2 |
07:00-10:15 |
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Parnassia |
5 |
13:15-15:15 |
Buzzard 13 |
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Nordwijk |
3 S |
08:30 |
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De Puinhoop |
1 |
07:00-11:00 |
Buzzard 4 |
The expectations are high, but the numbers are still a bit disappointing. It is also striking that most of the birds to the north and not, as you might expect, fly south. The best observations are formed by a low flying sea male hen harrier and across the coastal strip flying cuckoo. From half past nine the raptors are going. To eleven hours passing through sixteen sparrow hawks, two kestrels, a hawk, four buzzards, 10 brown harriers and a honey buzzard. Much less than in the example of sites Berkheide en de Vulkaan. Apparently choose many birds of prey in their journey south for the inner edge. At eleven we call it a day. From blog VogelPunt at http://vogelpunt.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/week-37-kleine-spotvogel-draaihals-en-duinpieper/ |
Berkheide |
5 |
07:05-14:10 |
Buzzard 20 |
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Buytenpark |
5 |
07:15-15:15 |
Buzzard 9 |
For these mostly poor raptor telpost the best day ever. |
De Vulkaan |
31 S, 1 N |
06:45-17:30 morning, moving very high |
Buzzard 65 S, 4 N
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In the morning bird of prey good traction even though it fairly quickly very high. |
De Nolle |
7 |
07:00-13:00 |
Buzzard 11 |
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Fonteintjes |
6 |
07:05-14:30 |
Buzzard 7 |
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Zoutekreek |
6 |
09:30-17:00 |
Buzzard 28 |
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Graaf Visart |
1 |
08:10-20:17 |
Buzzard 7 |
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Total 82
Inland south
Groesaart Poederlee |
8 |
07:10-12:00 |
Buzzard 10 |
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Bospolder |
3 |
early |
Buzzard 8 |
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Bospolder |
0 |
13:10-16:20 |
Buzzard 14 |
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Kruibeekse Polder |
25 |
07:00-14:30 |
Buzzard 5 |
[entry in bold, no comment] |
Anderstad |
27 |
06:00-18:30 |
Buzzard 12 |
[entry in bold, no comment] |
Noordelijk Eiland |
15 |
07:30-17:02 |
Buzzard 2 |
Not very nice raptor draft but certainly not drop by and large groups as yesterday. |
Fort Bornem |
15 |
07:10-11:55 |
Buzzard 1 |
15 Wasps Thieves still; |
Mechels Broek |
17 |
07:00-14:00 |
Buzzard 8 |
We have not bored today! Birds of all morning ...Yes, because we have missed some yesterday, today we had to sharpen up our records! |
Mechels Broek |
2 |
17:00-18:00 |
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Pompstation Meerbeek |
6 |
07:00-12:30 |
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Kruiskouter |
50 |
07:04-11:07 straggler 13:14 |
Buzzard 23 |
Wasps Thief: 1st at 7:04 and last of the "rush" to 11:07, then 1 more to 13u14; |
Margarethapolder |
4 |
07:00-12:00 |
Buzzard 7 |
Day records for ... Wasps Thief, |
Oesterputbrug |
13 |
06:40-14:30 |
Buzzard 51 |
trekdag with beautiful fall recommendation of some records. |
Oesterputbrug |
0 |
17:00-19:00 |
Buzzard 3 |
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Bellem Brug |
9 |
07:10-11:15 |
Buzzard 6 |
wasps thief also day record |
Kalkense Meersen |
6 |
07:15-11:30 |
Buzzard 10 |
|
Baaigemkouter |
98 |
07:52-11:36 stragglers 12:30, 14:05 |
Buzzard 22 |
Note: Tsunami Raptors yesterday afternoon went from sunrise today simply by: Wasps Thief to 7:52, 7:59, 8:02 (4), 8:12 (2), 8:35, 8:43 (5), 8: 47, 8:54 (2), 9:00 (2), 9:06, 9:08, 9:20, 9:21 (2), 9:27, 9:30 (4), 9:35 ( 5), 9:37 (3), 9:43 (16), 9:45 (6), 9:46, 9:51 (4), 10:10 (4), 10:16 (7), 10 : 20, 10:21 (3), 10:37 (4), 10:43 (4) 10:50, 11:01, 11:03, 11:17, 11:18, 11:35 (3), 11:36, 12:30 and 14:05, |
Geitenbos |
46 11 ad, 7 juv |
07:45-18:00 few afternoon |
Buzzard 5 |
Wow, what a day! First Wasp already attracted to 7:50 over, active flapping. Largest groups Wasps had 10, 12 and 10 ex .. Age distribution Wasps: 11 ad., 7 juv, 26 not seen enough) |
Rizoikouter |
65 |
07:15-18:00 |
Buzzard 10 |
Also Buizerd/Wespendief: 8 |
De Gavers |
30 |
07:08-11:45 low down, going higher |
Buzzard 5 |
Never seen raptor morning to pull on this telpost! Telpost Records for Wasps Thief (41), major groups in the morning: ... 6 Wasps Thief. ... raptors initially quite low doorflappend soon after 10:30 increasingly higher |
De Gavers |
11 |
12:10-13:50 |
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[total included with above as new day record] |
De Gavers |
0 |
18:20-18:30 |
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Malgré-tout |
5 |
07:00-17:00 |
Buzzard 35 |
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Geitenberg |
37 |
07:10-18:00 morning |
Buzzard 34 |
Mighty day (never before seen such a bird of prey morning in his own region), beautiful atmosphere. |
Croix de la Grise |
23 |
07:20-11:50 |
Buzzard 45 |
Passage exceptional raptors! Site exploded record for most who raptors already spent from 7:25 !!!!!!! |
Croix de la Grise |
0 |
17:30-19:15 |
Buzzard 2 |
|
Total 515
Inland central
Castelreesche Heide |
12 |
07:00-12:00 |
Buzzard 4 |
a new daily snapshot of brown and honey buzzard |
Castelreesche Heide |
3 |
14:00-16:30 |
Buzzard 4 |
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Castelreesche Heide |
0 |
17:30-18:20 |
Buzzard 1 |
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Groot Schietveld |
8 |
07:00-17:00 |
Buzzard 11 |
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Total 23
Inland east
Oelemars |
8 |
06:50-15:20 |
Buzzard 42 |
[entry in bold, no comment] |
Brobbelbies |
9 1 fem, 1 juv |
10:20-17:05 |
Buzzard 11 |
Wasps Thieves: 1x ♀ 10.20, 1xjuv 11.50, 4x 12.25, 1x 13.29, 1x 14.10 and 1x 17.55. |
De Hamert |
15 |
06:45-13:45 |
Buzzard 19 |
[entry in bold, no comment] |
Bichterweerd |
7 |
08:00-12:00 |
Buzzard 1 |
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Strabrechtse |
5 |
06:45-14:45 |
Buzzard 20 |
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Patersgronden |
6 |
07:15-12:45 |
Buzzard 2 |
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Aan de Majoor |
5 |
07:50-12:35 |
Buzzard 11 |
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Mechelse Heide |
5 |
07:25-12:00 |
Buzzard 52 |
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Total 60
Inland south east
Aldringen |
10 |
08:20-12:45 |
Buzzard 8 |
[entry not in bold] Big shift from rustic Swallows (several hundred-not counted) and raptors |
Benonchamps |
6 |
08:20-12:05 |
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Milliomont |
8 |
07:45-11:45 |
Buzzard 1 |
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Honnay |
70 |
07:00-14:00 |
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[entry in bold, no comment] |
Torgny Velosnes |
9 |
11:00-16:00 |
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Total 103
Inland north east
Total 0
Inland north
Total 0
Grand Total 783