NE 2 vis 2
mls mist clearing later.
It was an
extremely quiet dawn on Hilbre this morning but the Brent geese livened things
up when 145 of them flew in a little later, there were 35 Bar-tailed Godwits
feeding near them on the west side. Other waders included 54 Curlew, 150 Dunlin, and 6 Little Egret seen south of middle. A Kestrel was briefly on
the roof of the obs and a Chaffinch (probably yesterdays) was on the main
path, the only obvious migrants were 9 Starling going south.
Things got more exciting when a one hour
sea watch produced 2 Black-throated Divers drifting west to east for 15 minutes, a good record at Hilbre at any time. Others seen were 3 Red-throated Divers, 20 Great Crested Grebes, 83 Common Scoter, 5 Guillemot and a Razorbill. Bird of the day was at first thought to be
a micro light coming from Point of Air but then as it came closer it resolved into 13 Whooper Swans which flew past the north end.
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