Participate in Raptor Migration Count

We are very close to the migration count that will start from 15th of September 2013. If you are interested to participate and help in raptor migration count at your own cost, I always appreciate your participation. Following is the approximate date to expect each species with the peak time frame and highest number counted in a single day, based on our last year count. *Number in parentheses in “Peak Time Frame” is the highest daily count within the peak migration period. 

Species
Total Counted
Peak Time Frame*
1.      Osprey
3
23 Sept – 25 Oct (1)
2.      Oriental Honey-buzzard        
381
25 Oct – 31 Oct (34)
3.      Black Kite
324
5 Oct – 10 Oct (18)
4.    Egyptian Vulture
24
22 Sept – 30 Sept (4)
5.    Griffon Vulture
85
25 Nov – 30 Nov (14)
6.      Himalayan Vulture
1,270
10 Nov – 20 Nov (103)
7.    Cinereous Vulture
73
20 Nov – 30 Nov (10)
8.    Hen Harrier
19
30 Oct – 7 Nov (4)
9.      Pallid Harrier
1
21 Oct (1)
10.   Eurasian Sparrowhawk
107
5 Oct – 12 Oct (7)
11.   Northern Goshawk
3
10 Oct – 5 Nov (1)
12.   Common Buzzard
180
10 Oct – 25 Oct (11)
13. Long-legged Buzzard
4
5 Oct – 10 Oct (2)
14. Upland Buzzard
4
10 Nov – 15 Nov (2)
15. Steppe Eagle
6,597
3 Nov – 16 Nov (572)
16. Booted Eagle
155
20 Oct – 31 Oct (15)
17. Greater Spotted Eagle
3
7 Nov – 16 Nov (1)
18. Indian Spotted Eagle
3
15 Oct – 25 Oct (1)
19. Short-toed Eagle
2
26 Sept – 20 Oct (1)
20. Crested Serpent -eagle
26
20 Sept – 30 Sept (4)
21. Pallas’s Fish-eagle
2
15 Oct – 22 Nov (1)
22. Bonelli’s Eagle
13
20 Nov – 30 Nov (8)
23. Golden Eagle
7
10 Nov – 15 Nov (1)
24. Mountain Hawk-eagle
1
18 Oct (1)
25. Amur Falcon
78
25 Oct – 1 Nov (18)
26. Eurasian Kestrel
83
20 Sept – 30 Sept (8)
27. Lesser Kestrel
66
20 Oct – 30 Oct (29)
28. Eurasian Hobby
80
10 Oct – 25 Oct (6)
29. Saker Falcon
5
20 Sept – 30 Sept (3)
30. Peregrine Falcon ssp. calidis
29
28 Sept – 10 Oct (3)
Unidentified Raptors
126
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       Total 2012
9,754
15 Sep. – 4 Dec.

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