With rain overnight there was low expectation that early autumn migrants would have been grounded and so it proved with no warblers noted. However, the first round of the traps did produce a Robin and half a dozen Linnets (more were caught later too). Passage included a few Swallows, a Skylark and one and then 5 Swifts.
Waders were much in evidence today with 36 Turnstone counted on the ‘whaleback’ and below ‘Shorelark shelf’ along with 9 Whimbrel seen and heard at various rocky outcrops around the islands. Seven Ringed Plovers, 120 Dunlin, 125 Curlew and 3 Redshank were also noted, also 7 Little Egrets and 6 Gannets on the sea..
As the early morning tide pushed in good numbers of terns were evident with 650 Sandwich, 180 Common Terns counted at times being harrassed by an immature Peregrine, which also took a disliking to the local Crows and pursued them off to Red Rocks. A single Arctic Tern was later seen.
At least five Rock Pipits were noted around both main islands and another young bird was caught - further evidence of a successful breeding season for this species at Hilbre.
Ringed: 8 Linnets, 1 Robin, 1 Rock Pipit.
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