Weather: W force 4/5
The 15 Brent Geese are still about the islands, also 25 Shelduck and 16 Little Egrets.
The most intriguing sighting did not happen until 9pm when an owl species was silhouetted in the moonlight over the east gutter below the obs. A similar happening occured on 8th September to the same observer, subsquently a Barn Owl was found on the island in the daytime, who knows ?
Earlier the Kestrel was seen left of the south slipway with a mouse as prey, Short-tailed Voles are the usual preferred target at Hilbre.
Sea birds were few, 2 Gannets, 2 Guillemots, 17 Common Scoter and 2 Sandwich Terns not yet moved south.. A Chiffchaff and a Grey and a White Wagtail were the sole obvious small migrants. Oystercatchers are building up for the winter now, 6,800 were counted on Middle and off the marsh after the tide, while Curlew and the smaller waders showed well while feeding.
photos AS
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