Weather: SE force 3
A nice group of duck this morning comprising 15 Wigeon and a single male Teal.
About 350 Pink-footed Geese were seen distantly from the obs balcony travelling east over central Wirral. A total of 7 Eiders were eventually counted around the island when they all got together, meanwhile Brent were counted at 298 birds.
Six Red-breasted Mergansers were by the west hoyle and also found on the sea were 800 Scoter, 5 Great Crested Grebes and 7 Red-throated Divers.
An adult winter Mediterranean Gull flew west passed the north end, amongst the other gulls were 45 Greater Black Backs. Six Skylarks and an unexpected late Goldcrest visited today and among the regular birds on the island there were quite a few Linnets, Wrens, Blackbirds, Robins and Song Thrushes, a few of all these species were found on Middle Eye.
Twelve Purple Sandpipers, 110 Turnstone, 120 Redshank and 80 Sanderling featured among the waders. Two Raven and the Kestrel were the only raptors. Also of interest locally the West Kirby marine lake held 13 Goosanders, 2 Red-beasted Mergansers and a Goldeneye.
Photos SRW
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