Weather: NNW force 2 light air later
Among the wildfowl today 2 Pintail flew south and a flock of 9 Wigeon were pictured.
Three female Eiders were here. The Brent reached another peak at 361 plus 2 dark-bellied birds.
Shelduck were estimated at an amazing 920 on the estuary while Common Scoters numbered 6,200 which were mostly seen far out but there is often the odd bird by the island.
A juvenile Shag was on the island and Cormorants were in very large numbers, 680 in the estuary.
Scarcer on the sea were 3 Red-throated Divers, 12 Great Crested Grebes and a female type Red-breasted Merganser. Fourteen Little Egrets showed themselves to good effect.
There were hundreds of gulls attending a Razor clam wreck in the east hoyle bay.
We like to keep a check on the birds on the West Kirby marine lake at this time of year. This morning were 19+ Goosander, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers and 2 Great Crested Grebes.
Photos SRW
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