Weather: NNW force 3, WNW 3 by evening
Although the wind was not at all strong sea watching remained productive. There were none of the rarer skuas today but Arctic Skuas showed fairly closely to the island with a total of 9 present.
Gannets were also still featuring (35 present) and 25 Common Scoter seen. A gathering of 550 Sandwich Terns were counted between Little Eye and West Kirby marine lake, and at the same time 120 were out at sea off Hilbre, part of the flock is seen here leaving Tanskies after the tide.
The Eider and 4 Grey Herons were present and lots of Little Egrets, 14 today.
A Common Snadpiper was the star wader seen, but there were some big numbers of other waders counted today including 670 Curlew, 18 Whimbrel, 78 Bar-tailed Godwits (many more than of late), 1,500 Dunlin, 120 Sanderling and 42 Turnstone.
No small grounded migrants arrived, but maybe a few extra Swallows were passing through.
Photos SRW
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