Weather: SE force 2/3 mist around the estuary
A light south easterly brought us a good day of migration. Stopping over on the island were 5 Chiffchaffs, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Goldcrests, 2 Wheatears, a Whitethroat, 2 Stonechats (below) and a female Blackcap (bottom).
From a Hilbre viewpoint the rarest bird today was the arrival of a Great Spotted Woodpecker to the island, about a once a year event. It naturally had difficulty finding a suitable tree to cling to.
Passage visitors today included 4 Grey Wagtails, 2 Swallows, 2 Skylarks, 2 Goldfinch and a Song Thrush. A Goosander was another good record today, also a Sparrowhawk around the island and a late Whimbrel. Decent counts were made of 85 Ringed Plover and 62 Turnstone, while 38 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon and 4 Brent were the sole wildfowl recorded.
Ringed: 4 Goldcrest, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat, 1 Blackcap, 1 Linnet, 1 Robin.
photos SRW
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