27th January 2021

 Weather: W force 3

Birds of the day were 2 Whooper Swans that were picked up on the water off the West Kirby/Hoylake shore which then flew west between Little and Middle Eye. A small group of Common Scoter called and displayed off the east side of the island, these would be some of the estimated over 20,000 or so off the north of Wirral this winter.

 

  Seventeen Purple Sandpipers rested on the cliff at the north end during the tide.

Knot seen today numbered 7000, there were also 1200 Dunlin, 140 Grey Plover, 140 Sanderliong, 94 Curlew and 70 Turnstone.

 

The now regular female Eider showed and the 126 Brent around included a dark-bellied bird. Sixteen Linnets were on Middle island.