Weather: WSW force 1 backing NNE 2 , rain later in the evening
A change of weather this morning anticipated a change of birds, but it turned out not be much of a difference. At first several phylloscopus were here but no more added to these early arrivals, which included this one on 'buzzard hill' near the north end.
Together with the 5 Willow Warblers, a Chiffchaff and a Whitethroat were singing on and off most of the day. A Grey, a Pied and a White completed the trio of Wagtails today.
Five Goldfinches were the only finches with the breeding Linnets today. A Raven made another visit to the islands. Later in the afternoon a Greenland Wheatear and 2 House Martins joined the few Swallows on the island. In addition to 3 species of terns: 520 Sandwich (mostly fishing off the east hoyle after the tide), 2 Common and 21 Little Terns, a sea watch produced 205 Common Scoter, 2 Red-throated Divers, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 8 Guillemots, 4 Great Crested Grebes and 38 Gannets, some seen here flying over the sea hide.
Waders included 400 Black-tailed Godwits, 7 Bar-tailed Godwits, 470 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover and 15 Whimbrel. Regular duck were 4 Shelduck, 3 Eider (2 male) and feeding around the island were 7 Little Egret and 2 Grey Herons. Most of the seals at Hilbre are Grey Seals but today a Common Seal hauled out at the north end of Middle Eye at high tide.
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