tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575972974175171522024-03-18T16:34:05.260+00:00Hilbre Bird ObservatoryLatest news from the islandHerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00327332173704396956noreply@blogger.comBlogger3936125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-87814837892057405962024-03-18T16:17:00.003+00:002024-03-18T16:20:37.545+00:0018th March 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Weather: E force 3, slowly veering W through SE, S, SW, during the morning.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A few Goldcrests were in the gardens first thing when 3 were caught for ringing.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0RbIeTG-oNdmV2rbF-Q2auURUyNUm1dm9d43XcFqanV969sPNYKO-Fq5HNSvegBH1WDwc-DOqo4mKl4rkGQ_MbVn6RUdbfEf3EwTw1G8FxyKoCbM056bf_Xu1HNPsGsllwGvx3OGg87p_izEy1aTb7PVjux4ilIfFRtD7GiU293T1AFW7E4NGbDYfFA/s1600/5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0RbIeTG-oNdmV2rbF-Q2auURUyNUm1dm9d43XcFqanV969sPNYKO-Fq5HNSvegBH1WDwc-DOqo4mKl4rkGQ_MbVn6RUdbfEf3EwTw1G8FxyKoCbM056bf_Xu1HNPsGsllwGvx3OGg87p_izEy1aTb7PVjux4ilIfFRtD7GiU293T1AFW7E4NGbDYfFA/w640-h480/5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A small number of Robins had also arrived with just a single Chiffchaff which was singing in the SK paddock. A visit to the north end surprisingly encountered a Blue Tit arriving off the sea. It must have filtered down the island because a short time later it appeared in the obs garden before rapidly flying off south.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxHmwY7eOC88pCkBRKMhWlBv5mw5-eC0zgyThg2jGlrSU8XNF0FsGNqq1XTigWLzhPzbBr5hWc66Q5mfRBJY74J3f9rLYplU3YQzbyzJUEW3g2Mn4ZMjFmsHsmuzOrnJObRcAClgSJIR7tMsR8FZRqmT2U4ikCmW_Q3bWfACe3AlZlSBCdFf1gp0x2b4/s1843/P1060168.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1843" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxHmwY7eOC88pCkBRKMhWlBv5mw5-eC0zgyThg2jGlrSU8XNF0FsGNqq1XTigWLzhPzbBr5hWc66Q5mfRBJY74J3f9rLYplU3YQzbyzJUEW3g2Mn4ZMjFmsHsmuzOrnJObRcAClgSJIR7tMsR8FZRqmT2U4ikCmW_Q3bWfACe3AlZlSBCdFf1gp0x2b4/w640-h492/P1060168.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JfL85_1JSOHZ89fyhMe9W8QDmuielRoM-E7_zXaa3Y44tqmw1IMeSxuLf0hT-ccxWVOpglz_i9MLrs-wFxrLVKWIsyqWqI7rQmzb_BxSfKpgS_NmFqHlu_JYcm8wEO3z-mS9mWbhhA9jOT3mj_LfLTIrLBTzlTvA0-wZvh-Qj2TQOT6_Y9woWWpmJ40/s1843/P1060165.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1843" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JfL85_1JSOHZ89fyhMe9W8QDmuielRoM-E7_zXaa3Y44tqmw1IMeSxuLf0hT-ccxWVOpglz_i9MLrs-wFxrLVKWIsyqWqI7rQmzb_BxSfKpgS_NmFqHlu_JYcm8wEO3z-mS9mWbhhA9jOT3mj_LfLTIrLBTzlTvA0-wZvh-Qj2TQOT6_Y9woWWpmJ40/w640-h492/P1060165.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There have been an exceptional number of Blue Tit records over the last few weeks as it is still a scarce bird here but does tend to occur at this time of year. A steady passage of Meadow Pipits in small groups came south and west down the island chain but checking the likely spots failed to turn up the first Wheatear of the year. Three Ravens cronked as they flew west towards Wales, pursued by the local Crows. Another north end visit found a pair of Pintail off the east side, they stayed around for several hours which is unusual.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrSSFD4AYA9GJVGs3rik_NSoiwjcsLqTYVdg1KvIFYXivP1H-rvYzKmH3cPlAAhf-vIe6VwoVVh4NqE3Ewj-i-eTlb2uMuzLHwrkW7-HpbBnI_1gkiJyQJplDeM3pbCXpxxBrbjR_10CNkxGc_d3z9ZENp7k___hMuQOO-5K1BPJrvs8G17aw7UiKRgo/s1843/P1060142.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1276" data-original-width="1843" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrSSFD4AYA9GJVGs3rik_NSoiwjcsLqTYVdg1KvIFYXivP1H-rvYzKmH3cPlAAhf-vIe6VwoVVh4NqE3Ewj-i-eTlb2uMuzLHwrkW7-HpbBnI_1gkiJyQJplDeM3pbCXpxxBrbjR_10CNkxGc_d3z9ZENp7k___hMuQOO-5K1BPJrvs8G17aw7UiKRgo/w640-h444/P1060142.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qMudGyvbFASH145E1tkNFMRfKfLT_vfwe6x1uLOdcKlAiFCxWYmNyfNwAxioldlYdgNfnWjsiHYoAHer2ZP6Oj6Mk22w6nZ5ewkEknYRLla3PFgEjv43lMqz4ABjnfU0f_whPscNWxS_udCw9R9Js-z9oO0TD7bb5dtBEzcjRyzSEMoU7lNHszAsvtc/s1474/4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1105" data-original-width="1474" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qMudGyvbFASH145E1tkNFMRfKfLT_vfwe6x1uLOdcKlAiFCxWYmNyfNwAxioldlYdgNfnWjsiHYoAHer2ZP6Oj6Mk22w6nZ5ewkEknYRLla3PFgEjv43lMqz4ABjnfU0f_whPscNWxS_udCw9R9Js-z9oO0TD7bb5dtBEzcjRyzSEMoU7lNHszAsvtc/w640-h480/4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwcOyqJf1E4_CIGD0mVWejlp1lMTnnwDrb9UY8gjv81KHSY2IYErvosGlhautP_ja2yYcro1XZB9wyH8l-_4YtxTiP2x6QEbe5cPQvVqmVPNZviAwnDnpJ5mnlz-7GVcJGHp8gBxI-ChiKiQ8SA_pIMrQZA8D94qIel-sYtargkDBC4uwizGWD5j4xmg/s1843/P1060162.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1843" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwcOyqJf1E4_CIGD0mVWejlp1lMTnnwDrb9UY8gjv81KHSY2IYErvosGlhautP_ja2yYcro1XZB9wyH8l-_4YtxTiP2x6QEbe5cPQvVqmVPNZviAwnDnpJ5mnlz-7GVcJGHp8gBxI-ChiKiQ8SA_pIMrQZA8D94qIel-sYtargkDBC4uwizGWD5j4xmg/w640-h492/P1060162.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIwXBlI7E78VViTx6Ea6MWN2-MwlYxXtVBKLbkayOFTMgioNWn9gF1flwFGnlCz67I1bcxAfHgEYkMNxJvDfTvbRacqs_tvy1_koPc3q1s7NbEyws7U_MuFB0S7TgV9xW0wR5z-uVNnx_wcwrApERdCfQYwf81Do4kecnUYOORxF557WG6jxN_j9RH1Y/s1317/7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="1317" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIwXBlI7E78VViTx6Ea6MWN2-MwlYxXtVBKLbkayOFTMgioNWn9gF1flwFGnlCz67I1bcxAfHgEYkMNxJvDfTvbRacqs_tvy1_koPc3q1s7NbEyws7U_MuFB0S7TgV9xW0wR5z-uVNnx_wcwrApERdCfQYwf81Do4kecnUYOORxF557WG6jxN_j9RH1Y/w640-h480/7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Other Wildfowl round and about were 265 pale bellied Brent plus a dark bellied bird, a female Eider, a male and 2 female Goosander, 4 Mallard by the pond, 12 Shelduck and a few Common Scoter. A Magpie flew in and was around the islands for a while. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPk14E8jYOakG9nFcqcoYv8spfR1rClh5HyyVh6OCk-nY2lWOwvf3lcSFvkGmQrEa0jvTm_Dw2Y7YNW9yKk8qPvBNmRwFVtBUDlKOD5HdbiCJdpYqM6mURf8bb-nxIju7s_BV8Yl_ubDoyPnXJ5H5rc35-setZvyajPc_haLFELvf-08J3wM7RrsW-qiU/s1600/2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPk14E8jYOakG9nFcqcoYv8spfR1rClh5HyyVh6OCk-nY2lWOwvf3lcSFvkGmQrEa0jvTm_Dw2Y7YNW9yKk8qPvBNmRwFVtBUDlKOD5HdbiCJdpYqM6mURf8bb-nxIju7s_BV8Yl_ubDoyPnXJ5H5rc35-setZvyajPc_haLFELvf-08J3wM7RrsW-qiU/w640-h480/2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOerjVWG679IIneGfq5ltF2ZlIRboyTaCsPVm2ccbH2VMFEBCu_mFNdYA3D3tUNKdkml1PBnkG1hUmiimvnnk_J_Drp-1MPOWqDr95OTKmWbX2EogWNx8EsUW-u1yzhcUOLGLUAjaCHqwWa4ko5UCOmdIw90iHyc3hzPrlB2lDlGIECGpYuDRYYZzWVlA/s3264/P1060192.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOerjVWG679IIneGfq5ltF2ZlIRboyTaCsPVm2ccbH2VMFEBCu_mFNdYA3D3tUNKdkml1PBnkG1hUmiimvnnk_J_Drp-1MPOWqDr95OTKmWbX2EogWNx8EsUW-u1yzhcUOLGLUAjaCHqwWa4ko5UCOmdIw90iHyc3hzPrlB2lDlGIECGpYuDRYYZzWVlA/w640-h480/P1060192.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRfExWMn-v6mv0BqAXTeUWVo_EWF3zNJ0q8bQzbr9ByfkrnnYHD46ECdK3h3wIO5gc-Dp8npcKZMSMIVfrB7X1Onj33mgUUtJGFFiuUjHqFCStW3SppPM7goi7aLAc0gl0-xWjyfXkFxnQQ7DRuVtHrNPlt2OLk_0TuQTsGg5h8GRMLjDtvpZfT-mwk0/s1600/3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1600" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRfExWMn-v6mv0BqAXTeUWVo_EWF3zNJ0q8bQzbr9ByfkrnnYHD46ECdK3h3wIO5gc-Dp8npcKZMSMIVfrB7X1Onj33mgUUtJGFFiuUjHqFCStW3SppPM7goi7aLAc0gl0-xWjyfXkFxnQQ7DRuVtHrNPlt2OLk_0TuQTsGg5h8GRMLjDtvpZfT-mwk0/w640-h318/3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Other briefer visitors were 2 Stock Doves flying over the shore, 3 Skylarks, 9 Pied Wagtails, 3 Goldfinch, a Reed Bunting, a Chaffinch and a Siskin. The tide was very small early this morning so no roosts were seen, however sightings through telescopes and flocks flying by managed to record: 36 Grey Plover, 70 Bar-tailed Godwit, 600 Knot, 200 Dunlin, 75 Redshank, 100 Sanderling, and of course the regular Turnstones,<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHbffODY3bKnhWzhKUupBQUDEMDhgX8xy9vsvYtyV6zZZd-kVGpUrp1xv_S9AiJNLUI0LIpUo9k9B50CRq08a0j6G1Fp0PILTMEUXuTtmD2a0FdbnJxi1TG7qO7mpGaXJ-TvO4EgHP-FSH8k9CSHAOk8Rw32mKhMQwULS_PAXS2Z7pMJKEcj0FGKSDHY/s1600/1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHbffODY3bKnhWzhKUupBQUDEMDhgX8xy9vsvYtyV6zZZd-kVGpUrp1xv_S9AiJNLUI0LIpUo9k9B50CRq08a0j6G1Fp0PILTMEUXuTtmD2a0FdbnJxi1TG7qO7mpGaXJ-TvO4EgHP-FSH8k9CSHAOk8Rw32mKhMQwULS_PAXS2Z7pMJKEcj0FGKSDHY/w640-h480/1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The morning became quite warm and spring like when the sun was out, this Peacock butterfly appreciated the weather.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIT_tpkrVrLTjZ7IqRyGiEPabKYpmWMON0Bxl2es29rMlsR_CYskH_LuXziIaTKyNmh_0Z2OW0p9xSOgGZay6U0cDA2OEQB7P6PKHn0bYwamyOygMqxrN8ABi9uTnYVQKFDUJJ7F2vctXVCNkyWyXLOunkG0mfdB6eEwDN5NoK5jygFxjQWHCS5IIh0o/s1600/6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIT_tpkrVrLTjZ7IqRyGiEPabKYpmWMON0Bxl2es29rMlsR_CYskH_LuXziIaTKyNmh_0Z2OW0p9xSOgGZay6U0cDA2OEQB7P6PKHn0bYwamyOygMqxrN8ABi9uTnYVQKFDUJJ7F2vctXVCNkyWyXLOunkG0mfdB6eEwDN5NoK5jygFxjQWHCS5IIh0o/w640-h480/6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Ringed: 3 Goldcrests, 3 Robins, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Rock Pipit.<i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Photos CJ, SRW</i></span></p><p></p>Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-13742251302490030582024-03-17T14:52:00.003+00:002024-03-18T16:31:44.895+00:0017th March 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Weather: ESE force 4 some drizzle<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Even more Long-tailed Tits this morning, seven ! Two were ringed birds from yesterday and 3 of the new ones were ringed today.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_bCt7A6UJLXXxstbpKLpw-7NDLq7nLAr34dD0VZerapr8lgxnlQVjU0D2ZfYfiipcZTgOwdkNec4HFPpaYmlWuSXazZqdaqYU5BUakvqyJFrmgx_men3_56usf8a1VldyaMtfn9RkEEOfrDCt4v0J0r_3BhE74wn_DSB3GBmoZAx8X5B4cNKNSL1Crk/s2322/GI39L9EWMAAbaAx.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="2322" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_bCt7A6UJLXXxstbpKLpw-7NDLq7nLAr34dD0VZerapr8lgxnlQVjU0D2ZfYfiipcZTgOwdkNec4HFPpaYmlWuSXazZqdaqYU5BUakvqyJFrmgx_men3_56usf8a1VldyaMtfn9RkEEOfrDCt4v0J0r_3BhE74wn_DSB3GBmoZAx8X5B4cNKNSL1Crk/w640-h480/GI39L9EWMAAbaAx.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5y2V9vxFo8OUsPxbcQWygHN_E5iqUXnX1mvu-AghnGgk1m5150Pg9i7et3MniI-Kv-q79G5v0o7NSYHX78bSUBOh_712Gs1Gp-tkyx7d-uNlboLoEVQ4-FbiCePFJBy4gqeXWyWhpru_uGwye6wlLXohq4I7e9rKkm-nZ9cFQ8-ltYrJZAgNf2pIO-vc/s4075/GI39L9AXwAAUmE2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4075" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5y2V9vxFo8OUsPxbcQWygHN_E5iqUXnX1mvu-AghnGgk1m5150Pg9i7et3MniI-Kv-q79G5v0o7NSYHX78bSUBOh_712Gs1Gp-tkyx7d-uNlboLoEVQ4-FbiCePFJBy4gqeXWyWhpru_uGwye6wlLXohq4I7e9rKkm-nZ9cFQ8-ltYrJZAgNf2pIO-vc/w640-h480/GI39L9AXwAAUmE2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRlv0RQUEMfPBxLVbC5xwa74INkbltfmxecrXB81x9_u3SE4f2d-kfYN3gVtoz8Khy9tZ8rsfR73yepmPIV-Rooi6p5uyaN_94NxFZILVdCA6oAY9DGDLls9a3UzCDsDnkDSAxe4qxb4mWKsUgolprUw4B6d5-6WgRd4a9-KvJJck93JHcQKPNImItlU/s1600/Untitled4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="1600" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRlv0RQUEMfPBxLVbC5xwa74INkbltfmxecrXB81x9_u3SE4f2d-kfYN3gVtoz8Khy9tZ8rsfR73yepmPIV-Rooi6p5uyaN_94NxFZILVdCA6oAY9DGDLls9a3UzCDsDnkDSAxe4qxb4mWKsUgolprUw4B6d5-6WgRd4a9-KvJJck93JHcQKPNImItlU/w640-h462/Untitled4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNEaN6lTmc8aIEKFytsaGhW63_2YDH8JLIyR8j_PUyoFotvOSAy5cQdjOovcssEdIswIPo7lICwoOQjetAjnKX06Oxg4otOj0dfGRPCyCWv61Rk_ZRP-wAn2YtzShOHj2RbBS5WMPxA5HFWT6D8-LZkW3eMHqpnaf_W9iRl_7w_cxoSKleUlhxSupGR0/s1600/9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="1600" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNEaN6lTmc8aIEKFytsaGhW63_2YDH8JLIyR8j_PUyoFotvOSAy5cQdjOovcssEdIswIPo7lICwoOQjetAjnKX06Oxg4otOj0dfGRPCyCWv61Rk_ZRP-wAn2YtzShOHj2RbBS5WMPxA5HFWT6D8-LZkW3eMHqpnaf_W9iRl_7w_cxoSKleUlhxSupGR0/w640-h570/9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A scarce visitor to the islands, it is unlikely that anyone can remember 3 consecutive visits when Long tailed Tits have been present. A single Goldcrest and a single Chiffchaff were slightly disappointing.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vM5e68YlvE-oUiY5CN3IXTs4_9rgcdFesfu6uAWzlDUOBAt3ZaPJ5BhXv4wItAArYlu-7BDtl7fzUlb9TB40Ftsmst33TaDRmAvNVpmFHycVgmXt_TOny64a9Y8yuJ62TpXEzI25OHrZWbqhCJXBM0HnMNty87Qq3-bnsP7O_ASzWbhFwY6hO4xtI18/s2168/GI39L86X0AAMA_j.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2144" data-original-width="2168" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vM5e68YlvE-oUiY5CN3IXTs4_9rgcdFesfu6uAWzlDUOBAt3ZaPJ5BhXv4wItAArYlu-7BDtl7fzUlb9TB40Ftsmst33TaDRmAvNVpmFHycVgmXt_TOny64a9Y8yuJ62TpXEzI25OHrZWbqhCJXBM0HnMNty87Qq3-bnsP7O_ASzWbhFwY6hO4xtI18/w640-h632/GI39L86X0AAMA_j.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There were however 8 Pied Wagtails, </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> a Lesser Redpoll and </span><span style="font-size: medium;">2 Goldfinches. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1267" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieELN83DrTtEt7XTnCgdpMQZ0So33xJaUMPSXeQhfieYpgk1YDf44gpr96ji-D34bwxZVgquHJMxPY4SIM1g5tIc03JYPhSb8g3gGsmwXmrARKnTUAT-NFXnJRmAN4fuQ9k_Y8D4EbYRi1i2H7fO6EpZqBY-oZK4ioyJoardVUJkqJ6_SW1isPKR5KzCM/w640-h480/5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Meadow Pipits are also singing on territory.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVeJV6UCABhShj9LWxeCKDStr5o3rosE3hCEQIL0SvnX7GZTNhAXq4zl8ozqzSPN8xQjqCwkxEd2Y_bX75KZbsCpTIVFdHRW0hmjTJktlsznoLg4jUUGIXgF8T0dRHnrgUsVZ6s8tYFRfMnQgZmy35GIuVezBxDWCPsWXbS7U0EeSoHiyh7-CEA2uWrU/s1374/8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1374" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVeJV6UCABhShj9LWxeCKDStr5o3rosE3hCEQIL0SvnX7GZTNhAXq4zl8ozqzSPN8xQjqCwkxEd2Y_bX75KZbsCpTIVFdHRW0hmjTJktlsznoLg4jUUGIXgF8T0dRHnrgUsVZ6s8tYFRfMnQgZmy35GIuVezBxDWCPsWXbS7U0EeSoHiyh7-CEA2uWrU/w640-h490/8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_ymngllQ3RdAwNaIm4l_ixDTr1OAx4XgdqLZbNPbo4Wkv6fbM_RF7AYER_BKeMYro47wzkF50cgo4T1WgwzT7PXCLqn94YloLFCGQqjhJTYhyphenhyphen7Zb5J4PLJozcuMdacurWXga3pPH82XnUvIkTx7qwDG_3QxI-DvzbLYlHU3YlxmJADjed2CoRI9t7n0/w640-h480/11.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Wildfowl featured 6 Wigeon, 150 Brent and 2 Goosander in addition to 2 Common Scoter, and waders recorded were </span><span style="font-size: medium;">10 Bar-tailed Godwits, 10 Grey Plover, </span><span style="font-size: medium;">6 Purple Sandpiper and 30 Turnstone, one today was inspecting the pond for food.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9bkJfwCNiaUF9KbQEPYnvooPbmo9W7J_4JbQTT6Jeg6LYQSQkdg9LNjDQ9bpdMcIMZ7nMpilG-IfrSUFaDz6ZJivHIL9gHreNyhhSPMvJRlvJD8cUTiGaCdQtosyLs8CRRyaKmY7kFQoOwd7krzxMxjc4dg1kV_GSRerWWvWVjS0Mwr8EDmTlKCkDKw/s1109/7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1109" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9bkJfwCNiaUF9KbQEPYnvooPbmo9W7J_4JbQTT6Jeg6LYQSQkdg9LNjDQ9bpdMcIMZ7nMpilG-IfrSUFaDz6ZJivHIL9gHreNyhhSPMvJRlvJD8cUTiGaCdQtosyLs8CRRyaKmY7kFQoOwd7krzxMxjc4dg1kV_GSRerWWvWVjS0Mwr8EDmTlKCkDKw/w640-h480/7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Two Raven were noted. Two males and a female Mallard have been hanging around the pond most of the time, today one was on the Telegraph house wall.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7U7zjBdMp9HXdMrT5eRLofLEYJwkU_HvTOJdgYnI64RsLBDjySMbTriSZ9dhwzIWtSqej_EbR8uOpwtdvUKgbzcrWwg5qOx4qMNrE9z0ogOU-yQGYFfT1hrAfA95YytvIFOaSglfgpwg_-dbxPsYKA_cxvnbx4YFlWjvPwFP1H13yHXYNZt2NSA-vXU/s1600/3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7U7zjBdMp9HXdMrT5eRLofLEYJwkU_HvTOJdgYnI64RsLBDjySMbTriSZ9dhwzIWtSqej_EbR8uOpwtdvUKgbzcrWwg5qOx4qMNrE9z0ogOU-yQGYFfT1hrAfA95YytvIFOaSglfgpwg_-dbxPsYKA_cxvnbx4YFlWjvPwFP1H13yHXYNZt2NSA-vXU/w640-h480/3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: medium; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-overflow: unset; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span><p></p><p><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: medium; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-overflow: unset; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">A Buff-tailed bumblebee was seen feeding on the daffodils.</span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip42RC2qevJA8832xaVlHqLhY4HsaC46x8wJ9w26qGVdd4vM-3LkaKjJSe1aBRpeoatrqNOybXhQyNtgp73yaC-W7f8dj9Vy5_XUz6VVrUALsrC0nI9sQlzxfb0IjZwrZvcQ9URpFYTwfrv2xhKAxTqST_P2ZafdEQxXAJrgMfUn68sKGdSHEy3CBrhsw/s4096/GI39L8_WcAAIGWf.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2438" data-original-width="4096" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip42RC2qevJA8832xaVlHqLhY4HsaC46x8wJ9w26qGVdd4vM-3LkaKjJSe1aBRpeoatrqNOybXhQyNtgp73yaC-W7f8dj9Vy5_XUz6VVrUALsrC0nI9sQlzxfb0IjZwrZvcQ9URpFYTwfrv2xhKAxTqST_P2ZafdEQxXAJrgMfUn68sKGdSHEy3CBrhsw/w640-h380/GI39L8_WcAAIGWf.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: medium; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-overflow: unset; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> Ringed: 3 Long-tailed Tits, 4 Robins, 1 Linnet.</span></p><p><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-overflow: unset; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span><i><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: medium; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-overflow: unset; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Photos AEH, CJW</span></i> <br /></p><p></p>Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-27165695692856835252024-03-16T21:55:00.003+00:002024-03-18T16:33:31.028+00:0016th March 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Weather: SE force 3<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thursday started with a small fall of Chiffchaffs, today however started with a small fall of Goldcrests which were keen to move on and only the odd one stayed beyond 2 hours after dawn. The first 2 Sand Martins of the year flew south, meanwhile more mundane migrants arrived such as 2 Woodpigeons, 3 Skylarks, 12 Pied Wagtails, a Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, a few migrant Robins and a single Starling.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OtO8rnLSrPSD66ytoIYFyXvI0PsZczVIqXqplp80ZpFNy02YDtNcokewdzpLZaUsag89nqkhdv9XoaNpNJ1bWeUJML-WOLMdmfL0uj_7G1WEtuMDHbfhPBscusVtjE32OglYMRSIbhIwMX3df4-zQaaHQnpXM8TPAYxPq8FCzr3_akiRWEi1ateIuTA/s3264/P1060121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OtO8rnLSrPSD66ytoIYFyXvI0PsZczVIqXqplp80ZpFNy02YDtNcokewdzpLZaUsag89nqkhdv9XoaNpNJ1bWeUJML-WOLMdmfL0uj_7G1WEtuMDHbfhPBscusVtjE32OglYMRSIbhIwMX3df4-zQaaHQnpXM8TPAYxPq8FCzr3_akiRWEi1ateIuTA/w640-h480/P1060121.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> A Reed Bunting however was notable as it was caught for ringing.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQPoHS3mz-yjZ2EPAkCh0HrQFFiiwljHblLFtK7SElFXmTq6fAcexzma_xWDJbEqZ8pHrw7UTtKmFsft75FRJalVJkoUumiRXPVNCUWjmV03BinUlMObLF0N0ptzt5OaHonF2phZniFmPWNC4oGwXM8SNxDBYv3LTBViA8EpeGtDwYo91rGd2ygInHXM/w640-h480/7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A Short-eared Owl was spotted from the obs veranda over the north shore, it flew south before landing on the east hoyle sands.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHSWhzr5lI3izDcUFjN7LxF2L1wv3m9t0HVPA2qYLwU_xEBwGrx9hd4SmkCmGR_Ruc-nILjKBdNgxhao-1OErywRHMzGGnlxvXTIl-AQcnbAVHU14I5JI1eCF3l4XVSLiIGMq6O17_U0Vi3uw-WdVByLpKvxst0dYUJbwPO8uKclXktN8N9c2DdIT7jM/s682/9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="682" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHSWhzr5lI3izDcUFjN7LxF2L1wv3m9t0HVPA2qYLwU_xEBwGrx9hd4SmkCmGR_Ruc-nILjKBdNgxhao-1OErywRHMzGGnlxvXTIl-AQcnbAVHU14I5JI1eCF3l4XVSLiIGMq6O17_U0Vi3uw-WdVByLpKvxst0dYUJbwPO8uKclXktN8N9c2DdIT7jM/w640-h480/9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0kUPDnOlnOAHyCkxCaY71x8CMZeEQ72RZYrHFGtycOuOWl_fEjYw5pJldWTwdH31Dq4xyiz8sw5iS50bLwkVrvK90HOKhDpDVx7U2ThG3-eq6F3PS_zRbPYn4aq_Q0s-G7bIuPojBsQzgMf-G8Ks2UYd2KmjElNj19rypGoxuI-8eM3R-08QUP0cL6k/w480-h640/2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePdn2RwQ9EVsKw-5lQcjln2mbvaDATXTL1rCKPnw1Foe8YKa23MaEbgFj6J9gW1rYSVMaYU7gWgsOK-Vv8ft1tE9l8IZIHDVPIzwqz5qx4ZuKUl9AjyeDwUJcE0_It1eNtv0bdiRFB561rxeSinWl62b17lzA4LRsI8ZmmGPe7U9ROpD06VpbZ5uMVZQ/s1600/3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePdn2RwQ9EVsKw-5lQcjln2mbvaDATXTL1rCKPnw1Foe8YKa23MaEbgFj6J9gW1rYSVMaYU7gWgsOK-Vv8ft1tE9l8IZIHDVPIzwqz5qx4ZuKUl9AjyeDwUJcE0_It1eNtv0bdiRFB561rxeSinWl62b17lzA4LRsI8ZmmGPe7U9ROpD06VpbZ5uMVZQ/w480-h640/3.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">After release it flew off to the east.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZumwbErpzUo04x_OgNHsaveUUuO-WxFMH0zvWsD-2jYi8paXzvx6pFAV7AGV5SXUHlFdsv_O_TxNXFnM0NNePQGdoSctL2TAAKvfCIRPkj3G5jKH4lJX7DrG5STVn9e3WLreNrIIdznM_njrOt4VeSltbaCGZ5n9j5NRyMnll4Ih7_sZr1td3bymdCdY/s1195/12.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="1195" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZumwbErpzUo04x_OgNHsaveUUuO-WxFMH0zvWsD-2jYi8paXzvx6pFAV7AGV5SXUHlFdsv_O_TxNXFnM0NNePQGdoSctL2TAAKvfCIRPkj3G5jKH4lJX7DrG5STVn9e3WLreNrIIdznM_njrOt4VeSltbaCGZ5n9j5NRyMnll4Ih7_sZr1td3bymdCdY/w640-h480/12.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfz1jffpOXdsWuOy4H0OiESqTaY0uCg38gQk3jmJaraj-pNOMf8vOAajOGzq6hiG4xipsmRNyUgtPDVWXAn0a0gaRydmDByR9jBJgc4XJl78iVT2xQrWLoEiFQFh99aD_TgbkmGUNf2ilDcajkOfLlRTx1_QuOq4FmERW8ICidfSOTkCvqVXb3Eux-Gk/s1098/13.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="1098" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfz1jffpOXdsWuOy4H0OiESqTaY0uCg38gQk3jmJaraj-pNOMf8vOAajOGzq6hiG4xipsmRNyUgtPDVWXAn0a0gaRydmDByR9jBJgc4XJl78iVT2xQrWLoEiFQFh99aD_TgbkmGUNf2ilDcajkOfLlRTx1_QuOq4FmERW8ICidfSOTkCvqVXb3Eux-Gk/w640-h480/13.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There were no Goosanders today for a change but 3 of the regular Eiders appeared (2 males and a female). </span><span style="font-size: medium;">More distantly seen were 6 Common Scoter and 7 Red-breasted Merganser while 11 </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Purple Sandpipers sheltered in niffy bay with the 85 Turnstones, other counts included 2,500 Knot, 1,000 Dunlin, 70 Grey Plover and 48 Ringed Plover. There were 5 Little Egrets and a Grey Heron. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Ringed: 2 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Robins, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Sparrowhawk.<i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Photos CJ, CJW</i></span><br /><br /></p><p></p>Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-11078242198220361022024-03-14T19:57:00.000+00:002024-03-16T19:58:06.782+00:0014th March 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Weather: S force 3/4<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The day started with a surprise fall of Chiffchaffs, there were at least 14 around the paddocks etc.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zvyeWcTP_zxl3BWSOSvcnRabmst_Od5imlYJeXqGuCgz-iN9V2W38foa7DMB1mgqv-AklwxhCyAxez-Z95dFNXBpPQOJ3Pd8BZ3E3UHcX_oLZM-xj2xjtsU3z5qaioXAdZ9Aw4vXO9YWm6ZikMK_1o6Gd0Rjj8vYw-bvw5n9WvGCrNOPGhNghU2Ujs0/s2045/P1120174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2029" data-original-width="2045" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zvyeWcTP_zxl3BWSOSvcnRabmst_Od5imlYJeXqGuCgz-iN9V2W38foa7DMB1mgqv-AklwxhCyAxez-Z95dFNXBpPQOJ3Pd8BZ3E3UHcX_oLZM-xj2xjtsU3z5qaioXAdZ9Aw4vXO9YWm6ZikMK_1o6Gd0Rjj8vYw-bvw5n9WvGCrNOPGhNghU2Ujs0/w640-h634/P1120174.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A passage of Meadow Pipits moved through with a Woodpigeon, a Reed Bunting, several Robins and overhead movements of a couple of Skylarks, a few Siskins and Goldfinches. Late morning as the tide flooded the movement continued and brought in a few 'Hilbre rarities', when 2 Blue Tits and a Long-tailed Tit visited the island. A Short-eared Owl turned up in the early evening and a Harbour Porpoise swam quite close in passed the north end. At the high tide 1,500 Oystercatchers roosted on Middle and 360 Bar-tailed Godwits turned up after the tide. Over the high tide period 9,000 Knot could be seen wheeling about the airspace between Hoylake and Waterloo. An unexpectedly good day, especially in the afternoon.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Ringed: 5 Chiffchaffs, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Robin.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Photo AS</i><br /> </span></p>Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-83920094978989393992024-03-13T13:35:00.002+00:002024-03-15T14:02:50.513+00:0013th March 2024<p> <span style="font-size: medium;">Weather: SW force 7<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A member working with the friends of Hilbre clearing bracken from west of the old obs assisted with the relocation of about 30 frogs to other places on the island.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbwVpQP6AKj8fa_wz3LKs3DuozuOmT52kt-MIYEOcdF05rDLn5w9mpN_1KljUDF3Q6KPWm5uHsM73qzBcQwb7knQyEN3cTA3T-VH_zycwwAAEkmU96g9ask179YX3fuv-3-qs1v2jNJDvx-oDH_k-NCbz-WdRHyPByKpj6M_Iyz8AdrcHj9bW2w7aGzo/s1245/P1120163.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1245" data-original-width="1203" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbwVpQP6AKj8fa_wz3LKs3DuozuOmT52kt-MIYEOcdF05rDLn5w9mpN_1KljUDF3Q6KPWm5uHsM73qzBcQwb7knQyEN3cTA3T-VH_zycwwAAEkmU96g9ask179YX3fuv-3-qs1v2jNJDvx-oDH_k-NCbz-WdRHyPByKpj6M_Iyz8AdrcHj9bW2w7aGzo/w618-h640/P1120163.JPG" width="618" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The strong south westerly prevented much in the way of migration but there was a small scattering of Meadow Pipits and 20 Pied Wagtails coming through. A couple of Woodpigeons arrived and sheltered from the wind on the east side. Three of the Eiders were located and there were 2 female Goosanders at the north end.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyD9weP7RYr7RMmmSftBcnFEbMa36fphuE2f7h26C2an5zf4NGf6ZaygdU_jU9NujVLR3JNwKNPH1jzywJkLeA4NnmlluNMZZggj_IFInWvPCD3TypUvNDtD7cHYb1jkWReRHVWJ92_poHiQo9MvbxTtOpxEtmJKeeFzLzEM13Lf43mL0LedQjzT4ObU/s1126/P1120157.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1101" data-original-width="1126" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyD9weP7RYr7RMmmSftBcnFEbMa36fphuE2f7h26C2an5zf4NGf6ZaygdU_jU9NujVLR3JNwKNPH1jzywJkLeA4NnmlluNMZZggj_IFInWvPCD3TypUvNDtD7cHYb1jkWReRHVWJ92_poHiQo9MvbxTtOpxEtmJKeeFzLzEM13Lf43mL0LedQjzT4ObU/w640-h626/P1120157.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Waders found during breaks in the work over the tide included 2,000 knot, 100 Bar-tailed Godwits, 40 Grye Plover, 7 Purple Sandpipers, 140 Dunlin, 20 Redshanks and 180 Turnstones.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxDzUMpGgObuk8Afgc54WkF9Z6Yf62uwHry2A7gkS1Q5hVoii0lmM6zdu-b_oq1O9m4EZiptzMEDH2WiDb367GYPJ77Ii8wAf4v5niOxGiBF-Dkwx4E98kUcyLqNEq_VCKGSHwyjDLzhyZohKwKVpfIz1yGiuuW3XT7C-K1sSWKS1K1vuRfL34k5ip-Q/s4000/P1120167.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxDzUMpGgObuk8Afgc54WkF9Z6Yf62uwHry2A7gkS1Q5hVoii0lmM6zdu-b_oq1O9m4EZiptzMEDH2WiDb367GYPJ77Ii8wAf4v5niOxGiBF-Dkwx4E98kUcyLqNEq_VCKGSHwyjDLzhyZohKwKVpfIz1yGiuuW3XT7C-K1sSWKS1K1vuRfL34k5ip-Q/w640-h480/P1120167.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Brent Geese around the island were about 150, and 8 Common Scoter were on the sea.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Photos AS<br /></i></span></p><p></p>Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-89823899640330877002024-03-12T21:56:00.014+00:002024-03-14T20:21:24.384+00:0012th March 2024<p> <span style="font-size: medium;">Weather: ESE force 4/5, after the tide N 1/2<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Bird of the day was a Short-eared Owl which was briefly
seen above Middle over high tide but was lost in the melee that ensued. Later
on a member of the obs following the tide out put it up from Middle and managed
to get a shot off before it flew off to the north east.</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7e6r-pd8x_pY0o6H8FHjYNE80P6rQxCgE7ILHnY9c11QNISprlsg1ikjH5XXYdyIFdJaNIMOI3Yt1X3B0x2MBebEwe4I3ftJPBt4SRvogzJzy_RTAIDOaPKuWFkh2-viiUSLE355h2JYdMys4R2-yksmHaswnzxpJSmhFa_chvVszrKDzqIJt7dSwiU/s1701/IMG_9212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1701" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7e6r-pd8x_pY0o6H8FHjYNE80P6rQxCgE7ILHnY9c11QNISprlsg1ikjH5XXYdyIFdJaNIMOI3Yt1X3B0x2MBebEwe4I3ftJPBt4SRvogzJzy_RTAIDOaPKuWFkh2-viiUSLE355h2JYdMys4R2-yksmHaswnzxpJSmhFa_chvVszrKDzqIJt7dSwiU/w640-h534/IMG_9212.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: medium;">Three Teal swam off the north end early morning with 6
more flying in and landing in the gutter as the tide made, a male Red-breasted
Merganser flew south into the swash and a female Goosander and 3 Eider were noted. On Lion rock there was a high tide roost of 24 Redshank
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migrant noted was a single Goldcrest feeding in the Obs garden.</span></p>
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early on with Meadow Pipits and Siskins passing through, and also appearances of 5 Pied Wagtails and a Skylark. Two Canada Geese entered the recording area where there were 5 Eiders and just a single Goosander in addition to the 250 or so Brent Geese. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeCvBxu-MzPHXz2qsZbqj6oqPPs0b9bIkTTKdy6UkqmqtpjwH1X0N-jiGFDFA_KF82nyV8kFy7l3TN7uWw6bPC5JlVphYWCd7vPP8SIiVkepT-kk0Sctjpk_20vlOCcop2EfnI7DSLgF4wi6hpf_PiR10LQutHabKnXGatgdVaw0KcX2EpuYcyiSKPl4/s2852/P1120085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2032" data-original-width="2852" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeCvBxu-MzPHXz2qsZbqj6oqPPs0b9bIkTTKdy6UkqmqtpjwH1X0N-jiGFDFA_KF82nyV8kFy7l3TN7uWw6bPC5JlVphYWCd7vPP8SIiVkepT-kk0Sctjpk_20vlOCcop2EfnI7DSLgF4wi6hpf_PiR10LQutHabKnXGatgdVaw0KcX2EpuYcyiSKPl4/w640-h456/P1120085.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Two Red-throated Divers, 12 Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Great Crested Grebes and 300 Common Scoter were the only sea sightings today despite the very high tide. Good numbers of waders included 1,200 Oystercatchers, 92 Curlew, 80 Grey Plover, 70 Turnstone, just 1 Purple Sandpiper and most impressive were 256 Bar-tailed Godwit. Two Little Egrets were present and one of the 2 Grey Herons was pictured in a 'Cormorant type' pose <br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzAiJtjdBAdcwMheGLPKqv07RQPMzeJFNuq_tQ6O7wpbZAcaJBrlaLqT3SJuyueHNXBXUiWF7g-WqsQJlm8-tUwWrZJCuc1RDLmbSh5aHJQz0ECeSr23kIQYy9LiPOfzM2IL3A5SpcEVzO81GnOeAf2wMZjcz9d6DSDxFIilqMlT1sP5Wu6VVEITRM_s/s1377/P1120073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="1377" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzAiJtjdBAdcwMheGLPKqv07RQPMzeJFNuq_tQ6O7wpbZAcaJBrlaLqT3SJuyueHNXBXUiWF7g-WqsQJlm8-tUwWrZJCuc1RDLmbSh5aHJQz0ECeSr23kIQYy9LiPOfzM2IL3A5SpcEVzO81GnOeAf2wMZjcz9d6DSDxFIilqMlT1sP5Wu6VVEITRM_s/w640-h588/P1120073.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br />There were no raptors today, we did however have a Raven inspecting the island. An early start on the yearly breeding bird survey for the island was made as </span><span style="font-size: medium;">there were lots of displaying Meadow Pipits, singing Wrens, Blackbirds, Mallards and Rock Pipits. One of the Rock Pipits was retrapped and from our ringing scheme it was identified as the male bird that has
been seen at Leasowe, Hoylake and Meols, and he was caught with a female that
was just starting to drop the feathers from the place where her brood patch
will develop. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7kgmEW5ukQUh28HqfuRL26dNPnmqv2_v1XvlASK7XDAQ5NjKdR3foWd9ove8MeAm9BJPeizbcqgjQ-btD2aOI96l8ZvFrEJLMxLCF_CFNMdXmOCzfkUWwK4I3fnkgZrK7LDLi8jwb1VUoosnwjxi-AbLSAaSBBFwMJB6ZNN-IGu54WLVxTCuw4JsAdo/s2432/DSC04940.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="2432" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7kgmEW5ukQUh28HqfuRL26dNPnmqv2_v1XvlASK7XDAQ5NjKdR3foWd9ove8MeAm9BJPeizbcqgjQ-btD2aOI96l8ZvFrEJLMxLCF_CFNMdXmOCzfkUWwK4I3fnkgZrK7LDLi8jwb1VUoosnwjxi-AbLSAaSBBFwMJB6ZNN-IGu54WLVxTCuw4JsAdo/w640-h480/DSC04940.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTK-kD56BcShnYtJkFhXuZhsMiCrlqGLY7kKDGQD76pIQ6Sn2niKx26aC9ahRSHcQCyIjrbzKc8FZMBohI79XbU9P_XyOC-viejBIK0kUGDFLqZeDrbLX4oCL6r4j0Ug9Pl1NiHK0-G6Ld5uUTb6st78qGDq9c_CxnyhFFGuVZnsYDnYQIQB-dqcTkp3c/s3648/DSC04936.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTK-kD56BcShnYtJkFhXuZhsMiCrlqGLY7kKDGQD76pIQ6Sn2niKx26aC9ahRSHcQCyIjrbzKc8FZMBohI79XbU9P_XyOC-viejBIK0kUGDFLqZeDrbLX4oCL6r4j0Ug9Pl1NiHK0-G6Ld5uUTb6st78qGDq9c_CxnyhFFGuVZnsYDnYQIQB-dqcTkp3c/w640-h480/DSC04936.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> A female Blackbird was also retrapped </span><span style="font-size: medium;">and she was at stage
2 of brood patch development.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3C1xxW2UIRyWR7l7_IQECVFIREu_b1RLK9XAXxQW1MIOyncFmuiTEPL7nkg-rqTi0oXIVRJ2M6Rx27R9CzawbYoBWm_TCPfyYOgj8Ud75lCMr3gPRLbe4g7CyaqpMJlANp9rhCrpvQev0eg8nmWq9oQgnfFF54V-7u47g_JnmGQjzGOVTXP9JzNJ5GuU/s1988/DSC04934.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1557" data-original-width="1988" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3C1xxW2UIRyWR7l7_IQECVFIREu_b1RLK9XAXxQW1MIOyncFmuiTEPL7nkg-rqTi0oXIVRJ2M6Rx27R9CzawbYoBWm_TCPfyYOgj8Ud75lCMr3gPRLbe4g7CyaqpMJlANp9rhCrpvQev0eg8nmWq9oQgnfFF54V-7u47g_JnmGQjzGOVTXP9JzNJ5GuU/w640-h502/DSC04934.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> Photos JE, AS</i></span></p>Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-84216105759277268232024-03-09T20:57:00.000+00:002024-03-09T20:57:05.321+00:009th March 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Weather: E force 4/5 ENE, 5/6 by noon</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The early movement of spring migrants stalled again today following the change in weather, and so attention was once again on waders and wildfowl, and some maintenance work around the island. The only really unexpected visitor was a Stock Dove paying a visit. Four Eiders were here again, 1 adult male, 1 immature male and 2 females.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxhl8IVSbOcfnlwFkFid6z7P25gpw32CetEGAzHxOtNzXzdRHYWAYqoeurdI_ZvSVkA3borRuLhJkkGPvqkNsWy1Sa1AUqwyEIO4seNyX7Jl2ozSe0klGwppzOuFzgfo4oQp-QDtKop8Drqlhv7S_1p4NzEjB1MSpdedxyyuNGlWqfu4Ysj7v-Qp3O9I/s1600/3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="1600" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxhl8IVSbOcfnlwFkFid6z7P25gpw32CetEGAzHxOtNzXzdRHYWAYqoeurdI_ZvSVkA3borRuLhJkkGPvqkNsWy1Sa1AUqwyEIO4seNyX7Jl2ozSe0klGwppzOuFzgfo4oQp-QDtKop8Drqlhv7S_1p4NzEjB1MSpdedxyyuNGlWqfu4Ysj7v-Qp3O9I/w640-h402/3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Brent still numbered 426 (including one dark-bellied), most will be here for the next 3 or 4 weeks. Common Scoter can be seen out towards the wind farm, 1,520 estimated today including the odd one staying close to the island.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7LwodSTGAAvCs_dXxryGdln-JXPFzdyUmdtL05ugp46qldKs0RYmckiVMl6qcH0lXoBnBpVMIXdbMdd07f5rwAgB3phxAzowNkM_utII671MsyjTJ9cVvGq2zq9R4rML-raY4a-7XlqLdlyhq8zke9hZ_BLctMfxidbrEaesVvIrAHk_SOLqxfd7b6E/s1600/2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7LwodSTGAAvCs_dXxryGdln-JXPFzdyUmdtL05ugp46qldKs0RYmckiVMl6qcH0lXoBnBpVMIXdbMdd07f5rwAgB3phxAzowNkM_utII671MsyjTJ9cVvGq2zq9R4rML-raY4a-7XlqLdlyhq8zke9hZ_BLctMfxidbrEaesVvIrAHk_SOLqxfd7b6E/w640-h480/2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Four Great Crested Grebes completed the 'sea birds'. Sightings of Red-throated Divers have been almost non-existent this last week or so. Waders often give close views at the high tide, there were 14 Purple Sandpipers,</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-8SCFNaDt656M6Tlr91-M040CjgCGLLiK1pXHfj5r_pkiFIfgtMnC9P3E86xSxXO60XGcV9euXPQsTvqI77naBsExQdEv1BBnXcTDbPXidVeYeBT1tFYpceMPAQGEjTPZkwSCiJkNt9HG_shqkOKXtGCobgf7Qbd97YPI_WObhhEFaCi64RPdRWhxuM/s1600/8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-8SCFNaDt656M6Tlr91-M040CjgCGLLiK1pXHfj5r_pkiFIfgtMnC9P3E86xSxXO60XGcV9euXPQsTvqI77naBsExQdEv1BBnXcTDbPXidVeYeBT1tFYpceMPAQGEjTPZkwSCiJkNt9HG_shqkOKXtGCobgf7Qbd97YPI_WObhhEFaCi64RPdRWhxuM/w640-h480/8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> also 120 Turnstones,<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5H2tqN9xI0gAziv1bdFVbTjgGdxuXRZBqbc3-DmmUVrwVPUbjBesEOi7D5yIqt-oP641ZZeJ4JFLqj3AfPST2AcIaS52bJGoCxdlJ6ij9EyC1RC3sJ1XypABdi6OKIKXlpeuknqpeCOl8qJ_joJ11dxiFmaqEFUEeZsdUOgG1xy8F7MNrHH-hy_m1ly4/s1515/7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1515" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5H2tqN9xI0gAziv1bdFVbTjgGdxuXRZBqbc3-DmmUVrwVPUbjBesEOi7D5yIqt-oP641ZZeJ4JFLqj3AfPST2AcIaS52bJGoCxdlJ6ij9EyC1RC3sJ1XypABdi6OKIKXlpeuknqpeCOl8qJ_joJ11dxiFmaqEFUEeZsdUOgG1xy8F7MNrHH-hy_m1ly4/w640-h480/7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here with a Knot, <br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYo5QIUvUQaAvVe-C5RDX7SXprV-7tGqYB-vpwX97cojdNn1qD9iiYosnxqsD9hPi5gyT5iScJK4FEtUCC1K_7L1Iyb0MDEvSS3XmGci9IAjAFwE4bvtzb-aaWD6QTyMxI1h0UpOEk_I0L6xwFhXIki3NVV6UMoAXROJfjHUAZU7ktV14z_V21s6KgZ8U/s1452/6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1452" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYo5QIUvUQaAvVe-C5RDX7SXprV-7tGqYB-vpwX97cojdNn1qD9iiYosnxqsD9hPi5gyT5iScJK4FEtUCC1K_7L1Iyb0MDEvSS3XmGci9IAjAFwE4bvtzb-aaWD6QTyMxI1h0UpOEk_I0L6xwFhXIki3NVV6UMoAXROJfjHUAZU7ktV14z_V21s6KgZ8U/w640-h480/6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">and 55 Redshank. <br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QHycPGuCZE5iR41E3sW7aD_6ghmHQK5zmbDYpsUZnVvOS5HV7qs5ptof1XLjKNR6aZhb3Eb4K-F2NQFqyAHOfjWHMejJadoZ5yqnYWO9eBxYnXgVSDx_44QUiia2CwyUK7xD2dbdzAygg-s8FRCAkNS1zRrfjJ4OHIcKDnOv9aaXbhnPrbx3Zxt0534/s1600/5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QHycPGuCZE5iR41E3sW7aD_6ghmHQK5zmbDYpsUZnVvOS5HV7qs5ptof1XLjKNR6aZhb3Eb4K-F2NQFqyAHOfjWHMejJadoZ5yqnYWO9eBxYnXgVSDx_44QUiia2CwyUK7xD2dbdzAygg-s8FRCAkNS1zRrfjJ4OHIcKDnOv9aaXbhnPrbx3Zxt0534/w640-h480/5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There were at least 6 Rock Pipits, some with our colour rings fitted on the island.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNJbSZs3z171KaNDfZtmvy43HLN56D3c_8Mln9GGU6HUP5wqQA3XHy9SAEua49AQRSae64pizsH8zEakzD_F5KWC0Ew7QaRNFSebViX4xr0Eq-dYhkIhwpI7_ldb55HTyuwPsbtadEoTFl8zh_uI00OIOfe4D6dm7msst_UPUOTNzVdYzemP3_tJpTq8/s1600/4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNJbSZs3z171KaNDfZtmvy43HLN56D3c_8Mln9GGU6HUP5wqQA3XHy9SAEua49AQRSae64pizsH8zEakzD_F5KWC0Ew7QaRNFSebViX4xr0Eq-dYhkIhwpI7_ldb55HTyuwPsbtadEoTFl8zh_uI00OIOfe4D6dm7msst_UPUOTNzVdYzemP3_tJpTq8/w640-h480/4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> Photos CJW</i> <br /></span></p>Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-82388033682493039762024-03-08T22:42:00.006+00:002024-03-08T22:43:42.300+00:008th March 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Weather: E force 3/4 increasing later 5 mist </span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: medium;">With a cold easterly wind the passerine movement of the
last few days stopped and attention turned back to waders and duck. There were
five Eider today with a new female joining the female and 3 males that are
regularly seen.</span></p>
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of Lion Rock, although it was not a high tide.</span></p>
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further 50 Redshank were found feeding on the wet shore in front of Riversdale Road
(still in the Obs recording area). Five Ringed Plover were with them.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjNg7UmAXQwm-2aq1OEvVoYxRJ-f-Jp_unPXexLGu8N0ldyNQMc4K0rc81B8UedWOwV1Qy1CzZrorE4IjAx9b2qqFnXw0974Zwcjej2xdFUNt6s5jJhNz8wZ6zQFjZavuR_lwo43xZYqYwC_atsD9GfMVuC48r9y7tuWRvYl-yuJzP3YI0gQZEskHB1k/s1226/P1120043.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1226" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjNg7UmAXQwm-2aq1OEvVoYxRJ-f-Jp_unPXexLGu8N0ldyNQMc4K0rc81B8UedWOwV1Qy1CzZrorE4IjAx9b2qqFnXw0974Zwcjej2xdFUNt6s5jJhNz8wZ6zQFjZavuR_lwo43xZYqYwC_atsD9GfMVuC48r9y7tuWRvYl-yuJzP3YI0gQZEskHB1k/w640-h530/P1120043.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoPlainText"> <span style="font-size: medium;">A Great Crested Grebe and Sixteen Common Scoter were the best on the sea.</span><br /></p><p class="MsoPlainText"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kHx_PDjM_vv7Sexy7-aSkFc3pxbjONF8RE5Z8u58SDQeVJ3hgcK5VJoBY7jMXFOI3Z5cutNHsh2I1YSSwUvOVhO7kSKqEasUDUbyahmurLyw4Sb7C81bXRoApMD59JwjgJLJx7dJdfScgrOxr_vYc5MUnilvgm18ju4a4WjVHR5Ma6xn2L_M_xBdGCg/s1251/P1120028.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="1251" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kHx_PDjM_vv7Sexy7-aSkFc3pxbjONF8RE5Z8u58SDQeVJ3hgcK5VJoBY7jMXFOI3Z5cutNHsh2I1YSSwUvOVhO7kSKqEasUDUbyahmurLyw4Sb7C81bXRoApMD59JwjgJLJx7dJdfScgrOxr_vYc5MUnilvgm18ju4a4WjVHR5Ma6xn2L_M_xBdGCg/w640-h634/P1120028.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Photos AS</span></i> <br /></p>
Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-56603800246757729792024-03-07T16:56:00.005+00:002024-03-08T17:24:45.241+00:007th March 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Weather: ESE force 3 mist with brief glimpses of watery sun at times<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9CdFjzIPnvWBcFkDi1Ypurzq3R9tNWJufAS2rau-FoJNzzSNJEm3RLAPR8Ouj2gpHotHivTPkvWWQIqXYK3vPIQwG07k82hzNlOgCL_ldE3tLRtf7ZzDxfW4dSPPDSuqdGVrCMFTuznknX-vb_7XlIwIwa3L_Y2A_Aj4jT6DAJPSnOOAMS0OaPXCbmU/s1600/12.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9CdFjzIPnvWBcFkDi1Ypurzq3R9tNWJufAS2rau-FoJNzzSNJEm3RLAPR8Ouj2gpHotHivTPkvWWQIqXYK3vPIQwG07k82hzNlOgCL_ldE3tLRtf7ZzDxfW4dSPPDSuqdGVrCMFTuznknX-vb_7XlIwIwa3L_Y2A_Aj4jT6DAJPSnOOAMS0OaPXCbmU/w640-h480/12.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Despite the nice little passage of Redwings and Fieldfares over the last few days, thrush of the year (so far) was first spotted through the obs window early this morning (when it was very misty) in the shape of a Mistle Thrush.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0wMKnKOZYf54Pz9xu_pnBhXkb-zt2SGdZ2GmmxVC_g9IdKoZQZOQGxsxi21IvcB74yILQJyzsDk3X3qlllv-8T-uFWWDqKmv2LlPwxg-T9fPII__3H8BXqe7i5NjiYUrl26ExdM6XrhPb8dLyUKp3PbT5nOP-8h1xg5yJA5Me-Lxfxh2x_fuspH1oFc/s1779/P1120001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1747" data-original-width="1779" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0wMKnKOZYf54Pz9xu_pnBhXkb-zt2SGdZ2GmmxVC_g9IdKoZQZOQGxsxi21IvcB74yILQJyzsDk3X3qlllv-8T-uFWWDqKmv2LlPwxg-T9fPII__3H8BXqe7i5NjiYUrl26ExdM6XrhPb8dLyUKp3PbT5nOP-8h1xg5yJA5Me-Lxfxh2x_fuspH1oFc/w640-h628/P1120001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Mistle Thrush is rare at Hilbre, indeed the last record was in 2018 and records of this large thrush have always been rare here even over the last 60 years or so when there were probably more present in the wider countryside than now. A picture from the obs fence was photobombed by a singing Wren.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Pr1pyG4JAIxBF5oglhuvZwzxu2wsvyYMqzWtWthI9jtCYNeWX_e2DmYtMHhhHD9872ufdQDmhs2cp1-8wV8vCXbyj1FP0GnuYghWRqjM-LEjHy_XLlV8CiETZHZZw52VJvISD_8iH6LNI35BgttzKYHDN11AmTI-zS5EGm-WKaEc1S7rIqs2nrnEGU4/s1600/1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Pr1pyG4JAIxBF5oglhuvZwzxu2wsvyYMqzWtWthI9jtCYNeWX_e2DmYtMHhhHD9872ufdQDmhs2cp1-8wV8vCXbyj1FP0GnuYghWRqjM-LEjHy_XLlV8CiETZHZZw52VJvISD_8iH6LNI35BgttzKYHDN11AmTI-zS5EGm-WKaEc1S7rIqs2nrnEGU4/w640-h480/1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The other notable arrivals were 3 Chiffchaffs which were the first here this year, they were an early date for Hilbre, and are normally expected towards later part of March. Two were caught for ringing.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qo08NjJvvJ1FVtOLyR8mjDjCqm487EQi6mG7cRulr7ljG7T7oYgQ1hFNNjTGMcrQJN8eLpwZUMSbGcR_94BpOF-O8HE1k_Uay-Gce8MXkORFOUaezJuWkBSeYNM6XsCOQKlRDOjWOLlNOqFOUflraFaSuAyVt_gwdXTmHW_oxLBJGNgIolp87eFiB2c/s1600/14.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="1600" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qo08NjJvvJ1FVtOLyR8mjDjCqm487EQi6mG7cRulr7ljG7T7oYgQ1hFNNjTGMcrQJN8eLpwZUMSbGcR_94BpOF-O8HE1k_Uay-Gce8MXkORFOUaezJuWkBSeYNM6XsCOQKlRDOjWOLlNOqFOUflraFaSuAyVt_gwdXTmHW_oxLBJGNgIolp87eFiB2c/w640-h420/14.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldRt8wCdtpOIMa01rB3GHBkO8CjLXPBLaWdIzp4ZIm4VJBpp4YXkU8z5NaK1fJAl8H7Qv_zQmWyu7COQuyufFmyCs_Q44sLjp13FvpfK-bq8MoPOFQDudXpjTyjMOR1_sJFX6c09RqUYoG0eGimbcQyX71X0MFX5i4Sgo0A_fAmchckQbdRrBRTfqap4/s1600/5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5hXnrcYOKMC5oEZfQKeqsMaOEiUbit09i1Dwr8pWnpcekUQMBPwj3PJHeSJQ3Xw12gMx6A46NkO_f_OSGF60BMG_axwrVzS5X5mQBFp0P6zQ8guPcVvINbd-7pwTQYX302gl4k3X_nZFLnZet6jI4xwDEcW-qM3rn6fFNTSDf4ZLkfE4_X0IlevqJyE/w480-h640/16.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br />Other small passerines were a medium passage of Meadow Pipits, 2 Goldcrests, 6 Pied Wagtails, 2 Chaffinch, a Skylark and a Siskin. Three Woodpigeons came through with one staying and frequently sitting on the obs fence to keep us company.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLylUU05tYNBanyQHrkyOYrSBHZIlOnTWMBWkNBIpjgWxutOCfuecbhU92gf2mixYFfwQEbtLpxh-QRNOhkJWB1PkhLVfzpcFYcltYhT6JmW08t6wdSmKJ5e61RtpCX7nVIEuzABj1zHede2aoVNvOzhvVeMVlTTNfUHe7xz-7KSKo7DrcF3W8EDvWjo/s1600/2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLylUU05tYNBanyQHrkyOYrSBHZIlOnTWMBWkNBIpjgWxutOCfuecbhU92gf2mixYFfwQEbtLpxh-QRNOhkJWB1PkhLVfzpcFYcltYhT6JmW08t6wdSmKJ5e61RtpCX7nVIEuzABj1zHede2aoVNvOzhvVeMVlTTNfUHe7xz-7KSKo7DrcF3W8EDvWjo/w640-h480/2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Wildfowl on the list today included 2 Pintail watched in flight near Little Eye,</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIBZSdvzU7TUY1bu992J3pUCGXZB-WGqm1TRydCKvJieMUTNWKoQ0h9A_ILIMr7a9pqxKDBlJqzZ7eAuCnSn45RlESBHXGohydIGC0OFTRB2PZlvnU8QZ5lelwqxSOlp02AGuoPeAEJrxGpCGcJ0A8_ht_f4pN6bb0uVr0nibg5sBqnkmCiLXpl26NrE/s1600/13.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="1600" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIBZSdvzU7TUY1bu992J3pUCGXZB-WGqm1TRydCKvJieMUTNWKoQ0h9A_ILIMr7a9pqxKDBlJqzZ7eAuCnSn45RlESBHXGohydIGC0OFTRB2PZlvnU8QZ5lelwqxSOlp02AGuoPeAEJrxGpCGcJ0A8_ht_f4pN6bb0uVr0nibg5sBqnkmCiLXpl26NrE/w640-h314/13.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;">There were a significant number of Shelduck present mid morning, 93 were moving around the islands to the south of Middle on the ebb tide, while 427 pale-bellied Brent and 1 dark-bellied were scattered all around. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5PtioPqWY31JbB3wVL6IqM-F_8cMb63BhENIKZmMxJ8omDmvGpSejK-kXRzwfgACWjBQ7NtaOqNTZGkDtDb8y0EnXnLeqegIOuUhW12Kc4pp59wmyNbq8WaTJp7yvFwhymrjv8zJYqfSUg0WnU5NG3vxfGbBo5YUxaAjp6K9slXJj699iOkqirr7b00/s1600/Untitled11.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="1600" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5PtioPqWY31JbB3wVL6IqM-F_8cMb63BhENIKZmMxJ8omDmvGpSejK-kXRzwfgACWjBQ7NtaOqNTZGkDtDb8y0EnXnLeqegIOuUhW12Kc4pp59wmyNbq8WaTJp7yvFwhymrjv8zJYqfSUg0WnU5NG3vxfGbBo5YUxaAjp6K9slXJj699iOkqirr7b00/w640-h352/Untitled11.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Easier to count were 9 Goosanders, 4 Eiders and 2 Scoter. Amongst the waders 320 Grey Plover and 450 Curlew were south of Little Eye, 100 Sanderling were seen and 11 Purple Sandpipers fed about the island shores. Also present were the Kestrel, 3 Little Egrets and 2 Grey Herons.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Ringing: 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Stonechat, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> Photos AS, SRW<br /></i></span></p>Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-46977738569960969052024-03-06T17:01:00.087+00:002024-03-07T16:20:38.761+00:006th March 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Weather: SE force 4<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixg9HNuAilQMO4GBia-zU7Obaw5F5h4aVCEyQCWnrHuO2a_-Qq6VHD_Z15-FGDw2c6DqeOHawLo8YIo2_u84CWiFgHICNfFrbuRjzgH3pnlHFcgZyyOhMGnbQr_Fo5P8CE68r4lx94oYWzYhTAMzpd5VbEfqyD1k3Af6Z3u_mUgjmSnlCmBjTLeGXrGrY/s1600/Untitled4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixg9HNuAilQMO4GBia-zU7Obaw5F5h4aVCEyQCWnrHuO2a_-Qq6VHD_Z15-FGDw2c6DqeOHawLo8YIo2_u84CWiFgHICNfFrbuRjzgH3pnlHFcgZyyOhMGnbQr_Fo5P8CE68r4lx94oYWzYhTAMzpd5VbEfqyD1k3Af6Z3u_mUgjmSnlCmBjTLeGXrGrY/w640-h480/Untitled4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> The mist kept rolling in and out all morning </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7FyqyqVrxtlDYpPDiKV0-83fBVlFwSFmPl3sCrpSxZ-fJYJsumyeo-Iggj0u1RWYCZsI-3QGKen_xuQBPtoKw4gBtEHhAy6wuNkOGRLupKf7vxkxrFdaNJf1jC-7Lc89fX6IBfAXVJPescfLaNbf1ZdEv4_tB1E_FZA0Vz8-epRjxcWxbmRR9j1SQA8/s1600/9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7FyqyqVrxtlDYpPDiKV0-83fBVlFwSFmPl3sCrpSxZ-fJYJsumyeo-Iggj0u1RWYCZsI-3QGKen_xuQBPtoKw4gBtEHhAy6wuNkOGRLupKf7vxkxrFdaNJf1jC-7Lc89fX6IBfAXVJPescfLaNbf1ZdEv4_tB1E_FZA0Vz8-epRjxcWxbmRR9j1SQA8/w640-h360/9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A similar mix of birds to the last 2 days but with greater numbers, no doubt brought in by varying visibility. Early on a Fieldfare was seen on a fence and was caught for ringing. It stayed about the island most of the day. Fieldfares are sometimes seen coming through in spring and especially autumn but not often trapped on the island.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitG13OxpuU09uYeA2peC_CxbzJ6_6Z6KdYGZ-u8yl8yNYKKhpdEg8RDXXYOo9d0uCiWqJ5gilFpRiXyrJpXbq31EogEfKrwPSUUgRcdJSI5uRomm4_PG3QOEmZLy_agLPZTMozB_-QljYU2FIF427yOqZMucjUjPhz0bCn9VMlXtwGxjH3rpFBNIFUdmE/s1600/1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1395" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitG13OxpuU09uYeA2peC_CxbzJ6_6Z6KdYGZ-u8yl8yNYKKhpdEg8RDXXYOo9d0uCiWqJ5gilFpRiXyrJpXbq31EogEfKrwPSUUgRcdJSI5uRomm4_PG3QOEmZLy_agLPZTMozB_-QljYU2FIF427yOqZMucjUjPhz0bCn9VMlXtwGxjH3rpFBNIFUdmE/w558-h640/1.jpeg" width="558" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6VIS8SiFN7kxFSWpY8yZz4FIPrikr1CxUU11uhHRBYaKS-YnNHk7SNShHGp7-9tuLROgqqqBR3lwedIy4GO81GYz-D4q3EWoQDyHhihRxrLU10hq_t-pT0l0RQfS33-E96awPixY-ytQ5f865LiBO97zJIIjG_0cLNVRgpLaxNWZ3b7HPpg4D-EW3tI/s1245/3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="1245" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6VIS8SiFN7kxFSWpY8yZz4FIPrikr1CxUU11uhHRBYaKS-YnNHk7SNShHGp7-9tuLROgqqqBR3lwedIy4GO81GYz-D4q3EWoQDyHhihRxrLU10hq_t-pT0l0RQfS33-E96awPixY-ytQ5f865LiBO97zJIIjG_0cLNVRgpLaxNWZ3b7HPpg4D-EW3tI/w640-h500/3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17Iuu6_4bWzNhrQpMLSkTlhyphenhyphenOgaYKOMdsutm4NrWaayBKS1P9tuc4VTygHyAanMMvOSFVgnLRydIZGBznbn5ngD7ndLvZxatHTUH8SCtiyr2UaK31xwjpHZh90kkt1Umdd08-hIbxuRTOaHV33JwtBgDil3U6ZURtjt-7CaXpO66bSsX3M6bjpyjAghM/s1373/P1110955.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1340" data-original-width="1373" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17Iuu6_4bWzNhrQpMLSkTlhyphenhyphenOgaYKOMdsutm4NrWaayBKS1P9tuc4VTygHyAanMMvOSFVgnLRydIZGBznbn5ngD7ndLvZxatHTUH8SCtiyr2UaK31xwjpHZh90kkt1Umdd08-hIbxuRTOaHV33JwtBgDil3U6ZURtjt-7CaXpO66bSsX3M6bjpyjAghM/w640-h625/P1110955.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A Redwing turned up in the SK area mid afternoon. Two more Blue Tits were here.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLVQQPDVLiqPFEtWmRZC7EShVw0tuIVIIiDhUxrGRS-KcaeALxWCPheDkrBRdpMdI4aDBhyphenhyphenQG10dFm0sRszIWeGsIGV_QfV45uKQBdLjzYz_ORL__xOiIO4Q-T-DdP2R1qO7bR6peCuIQssTOEcp3eiBbTU0Nw0nSVSbm_f51TV5Vu8tR3-t3axO6LFQ/s1551/P1110966.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1551" data-original-width="1551" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLVQQPDVLiqPFEtWmRZC7EShVw0tuIVIIiDhUxrGRS-KcaeALxWCPheDkrBRdpMdI4aDBhyphenhyphenQG10dFm0sRszIWeGsIGV_QfV45uKQBdLjzYz_ORL__xOiIO4Q-T-DdP2R1qO7bR6peCuIQssTOEcp3eiBbTU0Nw0nSVSbm_f51TV5Vu8tR3-t3axO6LFQ/w640-h640/P1110966.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There were double figures of Goldcrest, unusual for so early in March, they seemed to be on the move through the islands, these photos were from Middle Eye. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0AbW62t_w_sBQ5sYNHgMB6oXrpaIiBKkN2_PYUagz3Czi_UeIUDKRd3M0IcegHaHeqZe02cFXe4mfiVB__hukdx66m3owF6xerisbYeYC8fiErkx0qaL0JF02fLnsn0naxE0xH810CeTVlbjLaU5OMOTz7VUlm3hwsleJv2qvWq9166G94IIuxPO5BRU/s1600/5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0AbW62t_w_sBQ5sYNHgMB6oXrpaIiBKkN2_PYUagz3Czi_UeIUDKRd3M0IcegHaHeqZe02cFXe4mfiVB__hukdx66m3owF6xerisbYeYC8fiErkx0qaL0JF02fLnsn0naxE0xH810CeTVlbjLaU5OMOTz7VUlm3hwsleJv2qvWq9166G94IIuxPO5BRU/w640-h480/5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NPQDHQiYYWp-JjcLBvzfzfpnK1ojDPzCBjbZIuwBjTCXaIAlAt4QWRRp929tWhTtwPMoWyLAc2y8wiLh8AGm7yHQusHDSHcU0c7CskgiL7VotxyUcNy-3dfx1qSMC8Ju6f7y980709J0gaSzreQxc3u7wMxUAdMzqAG6-8m4nPG7dkkds2IeQmmE21s/s1569/6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1177" data-original-width="1569" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NPQDHQiYYWp-JjcLBvzfzfpnK1ojDPzCBjbZIuwBjTCXaIAlAt4QWRRp929tWhTtwPMoWyLAc2y8wiLh8AGm7yHQusHDSHcU0c7CskgiL7VotxyUcNy-3dfx1qSMC8Ju6f7y980709J0gaSzreQxc3u7wMxUAdMzqAG6-8m4nPG7dkkds2IeQmmE21s/w640-h480/6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">After a blank yesterday a dozen Skylarks passed over, as did 3 Jackdaws tracking south, and there was a small passage of Meadow Pipits and a Pied Wagtails. Several finches were about, 9 Siskins, 6 Goldfinch and 3 Chaffinch. In addition to the finches their close relatives 5 House Sparrows were here again. A movement of Robins was also obvious through the islands, 6 were ringed today. Three Ravens flew in off the sea.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4t7OHHQlKaFb6a60md4GCwaR2lnssjo2ReS7Nz-2Qtu_ZrnwDVT4VRV585J8Kt3ZF-qWLGe4OcGcTd_t0yksSFhGVyjuV3JEgGY2tTpjpakECYZ89cgQmIKT4fM1NW9EBdNQ2pW_NJw5189u4wOpLxHSqDbCaI4JnjDg8mVzy92ITU2AgQkOnLdXAzw/s1600/Untitled2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4t7OHHQlKaFb6a60md4GCwaR2lnssjo2ReS7Nz-2Qtu_ZrnwDVT4VRV585J8Kt3ZF-qWLGe4OcGcTd_t0yksSFhGVyjuV3JEgGY2tTpjpakECYZ89cgQmIKT4fM1NW9EBdNQ2pW_NJw5189u4wOpLxHSqDbCaI4JnjDg8mVzy92ITU2AgQkOnLdXAzw/w640-h480/Untitled2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Regulars were here including the 3 Eiders and 10 Goosanders off the north end. At the low tides at the moment waders become less easy to track down, there were 45 Sanderling, 70 Turnstone but only 4 Purple Sandpipers seen although more will be in the area, they were feeding at the edge of the tide by the lagoon.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqN-WWYaZKH93TfywDHGuZ2XPkFY1h7O4N0lh2XWeVfkFP3BspXTsi2aDNx7uPL_TNjUEOpjiO7EeUh8Iyoz0yFKsQGdJU9trz-QHK9ih6gvokRBPXM3X5RfS7bU868b4f9WiREDUhjKKF_lXX_5VV31Vl4_WaiMe_R3Lo2-fsUyHcl9KDZ_1P5Hn6iE/s910/P1110944.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="910" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqN-WWYaZKH93TfywDHGuZ2XPkFY1h7O4N0lh2XWeVfkFP3BspXTsi2aDNx7uPL_TNjUEOpjiO7EeUh8Iyoz0yFKsQGdJU9trz-QHK9ih6gvokRBPXM3X5RfS7bU868b4f9WiREDUhjKKF_lXX_5VV31Vl4_WaiMe_R3Lo2-fsUyHcl9KDZ_1P5Hn6iE/w640-h552/P1110944.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswiS08M3zeau_6prnSsUAA3Sx7BMq3mcVlTTAJXN-9-lGxE4At0jbHbGhKPYvYXkQ33J0X3vt0xRGqToRL6I0lgcBG2UJSup0IWGhx1vm00pp2mCv-rvKq3kWoz7IgJvv21HhwXyZk4Iha2U8y6FYZD97rGVMQ9oUi1UkB91yfQEGTijH8im2Q5Cja-s/w640-h480/8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Dark-bellied bird is still with the Brent flock, 4 Common Scoter floated about and a Red-breasted Merganser was out on the north end.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SUjSRPEROqnNqnLQT3Aqz53r2jkPdYQY9CI8IGyav0G1fWfek20qEYSco0AceyNiHLPFJFbXiiB0dIXv4peuWYLxO3gF7Jw1wyk8J8DDVZ6I05Emv0oJTKe9nBgvMC199PM-RXLm4fj-PUNv5hmueLFryGhi9Hmw-icgBdTaG_AskhtORFpdcgCfxi4/s1068/P1110978.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1068" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SUjSRPEROqnNqnLQT3Aqz53r2jkPdYQY9CI8IGyav0G1fWfek20qEYSco0AceyNiHLPFJFbXiiB0dIXv4peuWYLxO3gF7Jw1wyk8J8DDVZ6I05Emv0oJTKe9nBgvMC199PM-RXLm4fj-PUNv5hmueLFryGhi9Hmw-icgBdTaG_AskhtORFpdcgCfxi4/w640-h640/P1110978.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Only 4 Linnets were noticed, many more will be here to breed later.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulL4PUo-UkQKn-RYMS2XtZSsKgZ2q_vmT2oMk2QU0-JBAo6n3TXCCAIguPkdk9fRtFsKuu4axcBQB2CBe-y-Kme29OKyFSeEl7_l75DvKNfLa4h87O-bpMGQt-WkEQZ0Kw9jsx2O_LSr-DaNOtfMxnbxXCf8l3k5Vw9AZJkRMMH0-9mA-n4yZbH0AS0A/s1233/P1110953.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1233" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulL4PUo-UkQKn-RYMS2XtZSsKgZ2q_vmT2oMk2QU0-JBAo6n3TXCCAIguPkdk9fRtFsKuu4axcBQB2CBe-y-Kme29OKyFSeEl7_l75DvKNfLa4h87O-bpMGQt-WkEQZ0Kw9jsx2O_LSr-DaNOtfMxnbxXCf8l3k5Vw9AZJkRMMH0-9mA-n4yZbH0AS0A/w640-h622/P1110953.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Ringed today: 2 Goldcrest, 6 Robins, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Photos AS, SRW</i></span></p>Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-60620851420535476292024-03-05T23:26:00.003+00:002024-03-09T21:00:22.477+00:005th March 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Weather: ESE force 3/4 slight mist</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Similar weather to yesterday and similar birds. Six Stonechat today making one more than yesterday.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOYg8FbEiLa8gMfnrCPsMHNDMwVpmz-96EOjF-7KzkfmxSfKTMokHFyc_zamK1Rn2ZN7TRNf0azuIWLHEUbYUBDO_ziVwUkGG8iHeX3u02Xis_FX0w5hSKmLPHWP0xc3RD2P6ZEzVGc1gW3579d-L8zXftFSekEn7jyFuJ2QDXudO42_o1TPDMTqRNxY/s1600/2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="1600" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOYg8FbEiLa8gMfnrCPsMHNDMwVpmz-96EOjF-7KzkfmxSfKTMokHFyc_zamK1Rn2ZN7TRNf0azuIWLHEUbYUBDO_ziVwUkGG8iHeX3u02Xis_FX0w5hSKmLPHWP0xc3RD2P6ZEzVGc1gW3579d-L8zXftFSekEn7jyFuJ2QDXudO42_o1TPDMTqRNxY/w640-h366/2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaDgWgAile9B6VQSuyFNNJDtLMIu48zScmPnYOT4KvypVduuFbAYd-mq_SzdfwPNwdRGjKlz62FBpKRZtDPkZXw2tM0tgIyNCMvJZHNhuT05ZBEN78YL01g7ArAB2WiiYgy1Rwzi6WW61uUSFbK1kgmXddXkdXiZy6pOgO05SUk2kspPQUZ1uqDIPl8o/s1600/5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaDgWgAile9B6VQSuyFNNJDtLMIu48zScmPnYOT4KvypVduuFbAYd-mq_SzdfwPNwdRGjKlz62FBpKRZtDPkZXw2tM0tgIyNCMvJZHNhuT05ZBEN78YL01g7ArAB2WiiYgy1Rwzi6WW61uUSFbK1kgmXddXkdXiZy6pOgO05SUk2kspPQUZ1uqDIPl8o/w640-h480/5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLg-hrqkwOg15nkMyXWM1GCWyfKXLYRvrEbzouqiQFRP5iJAbbNVp3fNuMCAkfFIfFg4f4xQ-ioIVfczWe1oeGM3exDdxkkrnkOkLVJ1IepkljT7Dh3NB-RdYfqZwhQImKvLOauD65wRL91zJkd538WKLqvcQHkSPH0PWvrVZlq6rbZhq0RpLbfisu8Xc/s1105/chris2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1105" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLg-hrqkwOg15nkMyXWM1GCWyfKXLYRvrEbzouqiQFRP5iJAbbNVp3fNuMCAkfFIfFg4f4xQ-ioIVfczWe1oeGM3exDdxkkrnkOkLVJ1IepkljT7Dh3NB-RdYfqZwhQImKvLOauD65wRL91zJkd538WKLqvcQHkSPH0PWvrVZlq6rbZhq0RpLbfisu8Xc/w640-h480/chris2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Two were caught for ringin</span><span style="font-size: medium;">g.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwob5zxP7Wt7Jukdr4la7CPpIF1qBwzhT4Q3nfxHMTtwOWmnAtcptF8kCZ4ydOtxt35xtyx42gLSVE98P1p7c7RMTKWewGAVY_yqDCnO4X7-JGKwFTitrTsFUTEOtRwoxiBAxW3-YsOEFOeFijKX0XYGX_n87Jb_8fWZyn9PnuFFgSAfrwaPC3jSGyQjg/s2048/Untitled.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwob5zxP7Wt7Jukdr4la7CPpIF1qBwzhT4Q3nfxHMTtwOWmnAtcptF8kCZ4ydOtxt35xtyx42gLSVE98P1p7c7RMTKWewGAVY_yqDCnO4X7-JGKwFTitrTsFUTEOtRwoxiBAxW3-YsOEFOeFijKX0XYGX_n87Jb_8fWZyn9PnuFFgSAfrwaPC3jSGyQjg/w640-h458/Untitled.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Just a single Redwing first thing today, it</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> was in the gardens, probably the same bird that
stayed in the Old Obs yesterday.</span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANG3zucnTIh3WVlgLWMM9j3hJvlt_j87wlU4rEDCUIGvdRI3rW3bsLyLYJexXSl56E-Ou9U7keF3ScqmCSg5HDhGUiJ8y5hzvLqUXqw_kFwXZvmAl1oejRj3G3JUOpC9Aosdm6SP3HCap_HiYjuDeC9zVVTLe3ZRrvT3csrwcoyr1mu7hGt7_8UPU8mo/s1081/P1110917.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANG3zucnTIh3WVlgLWMM9j3hJvlt_j87wlU4rEDCUIGvdRI3rW3bsLyLYJexXSl56E-Ou9U7keF3ScqmCSg5HDhGUiJ8y5hzvLqUXqw_kFwXZvmAl1oejRj3G3JUOpC9Aosdm6SP3HCap_HiYjuDeC9zVVTLe3ZRrvT3csrwcoyr1mu7hGt7_8UPU8mo/w610-h640/P1110917.JPG" width="610" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> House Sparrows also increased over yesterday, there were 5 in the gardens today.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pSJchVGv2kpFRdyYmzvDOvachHv2OrUggUD_z8Tf5g4WX9F8kXkyUGexPsuEteKUKkWq42KGe4pGORDVXXoZFbRba4eaPNLUYDNfqnBO_OLY8Mh24uYhFIGPOlbiI_Mc2Mxoq3RUOOAyAGLrcn9KOOs2QVc9LaV1xvkPE5NK5qDl28_7rA5qnN0FiA8/s2048/chris1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pSJchVGv2kpFRdyYmzvDOvachHv2OrUggUD_z8Tf5g4WX9F8kXkyUGexPsuEteKUKkWq42KGe4pGORDVXXoZFbRba4eaPNLUYDNfqnBO_OLY8Mh24uYhFIGPOlbiI_Mc2Mxoq3RUOOAyAGLrcn9KOOs2QVc9LaV1xvkPE5NK5qDl28_7rA5qnN0FiA8/w640-h480/chris1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTl4clt4MtsRSznxe1R-vNu8QWi-oDECT0gacM5s7E7YA69X0fn-uVvF6CVj7AQ9lDFuIdTetJRzruFU60949iV6Y_sJt5x2dlJg4PXPfi9oEGtW7AdsOKnNrjTzxRe9QhzOaBGRhfAbn3d7I9HKEjIMGGdPlOn-p5ccbEVed9x0mgVc92WgLzAEWFz2k/s1600/Untitled3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1600" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTl4clt4MtsRSznxe1R-vNu8QWi-oDECT0gacM5s7E7YA69X0fn-uVvF6CVj7AQ9lDFuIdTetJRzruFU60949iV6Y_sJt5x2dlJg4PXPfi9oEGtW7AdsOKnNrjTzxRe9QhzOaBGRhfAbn3d7I9HKEjIMGGdPlOn-p5ccbEVed9x0mgVc92WgLzAEWFz2k/w640-h390/Untitled3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lUkdgC0FZC2KR14l9TTjCdDGzq6iZKKrxVxzOxg6gyUUF6zLFoSA0v3lqzuRSgf7qHOEL8ycHUbtEFF7K12_c0dsPKkibkM56VpgwJxLNxezWtBzlii09OF3ikPRGMWusSXk-lcLolFrX1aFXzX917Wk4WxBpdTwNPk1DXb5poX1Kw2EhDNe-oSh2ZE/s1519/4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="1519" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lUkdgC0FZC2KR14l9TTjCdDGzq6iZKKrxVxzOxg6gyUUF6zLFoSA0v3lqzuRSgf7qHOEL8ycHUbtEFF7K12_c0dsPKkibkM56VpgwJxLNxezWtBzlii09OF3ikPRGMWusSXk-lcLolFrX1aFXzX917Wk4WxBpdTwNPk1DXb5poX1Kw2EhDNe-oSh2ZE/w640-h480/4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The adult male Eider seems to have picked a meal that
fought back, he spent a considerable amount of time out on the North End rocks
trying to remove a crab which wouldn't let go and seems to have plucked quite a
few of the Eider's breast feathers!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpBvmyI3b2q72lwdlaTV4QjycN2WlZGc4R75op7_7hhXpztO-lqf9hhmgs7RmtZFFASRt8LDFDleRjr9jK8EX0NzX6JJckRZO1l20YYnNI3jxpxoJjQHjPl_t3y8sMGCG9ZaszXsmZB9sLA_AofuM_eAHqXJoiavDIOEYS2WIR5MIV0M2Qt30vXSh7Ak/s808/P1110927.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="770" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpBvmyI3b2q72lwdlaTV4QjycN2WlZGc4R75op7_7hhXpztO-lqf9hhmgs7RmtZFFASRt8LDFDleRjr9jK8EX0NzX6JJckRZO1l20YYnNI3jxpxoJjQHjPl_t3y8sMGCG9ZaszXsmZB9sLA_AofuM_eAHqXJoiavDIOEYS2WIR5MIV0M2Qt30vXSh7Ak/w610-h640/P1110927.JPG" width="610" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There no divers logged again, we had to be satisfied with 600 Common Scoter and 11 Grest Crested Grebes. Small waders included 4 Purple Sandpipers, 24 Ringed Plover and a Bar-tailed Godwit. Despite the nice birds there were no finches this morning apart from 4 Linnets. Four Pied Wagtails were noted, Wrens numbered 12, some may be visitors, likewise some of the 7 Blackbirds.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Photos AS, CJW, SRW</i> <br /></span></p><p></p>Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-64341306909503044912024-03-04T18:33:00.003+00:002024-03-04T21:28:26.174+00:004th March 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Weather: ESE force 4</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PxoM5peyGrftDmcxAj4H0WHS77AQ1eT1sd_jqegmM0_AHMhUZW9HJyzkze1Ik5z5szrXjR6uuiMvGcQ8gtT8ISh1kPwJE0hp332Q-eSMaNudce98ZU3l2IpW8MwgfAhpYsq8SRnm8tjO9vHqauWndSCsYncL2WyDpxkJmTcAMSwpsrrUz4VDL8g5EKQ/s1600/Untitled10.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PxoM5peyGrftDmcxAj4H0WHS77AQ1eT1sd_jqegmM0_AHMhUZW9HJyzkze1Ik5z5szrXjR6uuiMvGcQ8gtT8ISh1kPwJE0hp332Q-eSMaNudce98ZU3l2IpW8MwgfAhpYsq8SRnm8tjO9vHqauWndSCsYncL2WyDpxkJmTcAMSwpsrrUz4VDL8g5EKQ/w640-h480/Untitled10.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Spring like weather this morning (but still cold early), certainly brought in a varied lot of early spring migrants to the island. First in line were Stonechats, no less than 5 today with 2 spotted on the fences even before the obs was reached. Three were still here in the early evening.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkhZo1u9HjbnYVBhAZ9gBasPSJa0HEDovsIHT9egNK6gUs6aBSv2hFDf_X3outUYmsBvD8XtQOYiaOJLXZ1qeIdgl-oBDZSQR5PFvAZwI2bay6SNaXfhiSknXjQxLwN8Qpd_6nzRLonYvHRgdZhpa7D0qlM3vBgUwEv55hKLBHzAQ3WCYfVpLynXKmBw/s1218/P1110878.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1161" data-original-width="1218" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkhZo1u9HjbnYVBhAZ9gBasPSJa0HEDovsIHT9egNK6gUs6aBSv2hFDf_X3outUYmsBvD8XtQOYiaOJLXZ1qeIdgl-oBDZSQR5PFvAZwI2bay6SNaXfhiSknXjQxLwN8Qpd_6nzRLonYvHRgdZhpa7D0qlM3vBgUwEv55hKLBHzAQ3WCYfVpLynXKmBw/w640-h610/P1110878.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAcw98p_Uymv9YFYHrOnilA91ILECxpoxdKznn2FAFZeEYRHMKE_5WexieguM1CN9Qh1E7QofuKBMdh9gnFsjelN-R_PRc_DG0C4PCKR78rjZZOMXON8AizcF4CnGTLCjrijofU7dBVTZnemMw79Wr9UOf_jm4_Q80si07NdM2_Dmh33mbtM1di7G_1k/w640-h480/7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Two Goldcrest became the first of its kind to be ringed this year, there were 4 today.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdhbpIcRDfn_1vX_YZEgOG8-10auqXwzG9Lu_S9MSyuPCZt4PBWIMKLzXCzC9VebhBUecD9VGp__Y07hV804e2HmmYxRkXsGLaM1ZnogA-1nmZvjLtyKrF-ZwpyV_4fiXPpizHabPYBfxvJZI0R9EtkgfSgqQjwoGgTrN9WaES1ilDd0chTqYCiWDH-c/s1600/Untitled9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1600" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdhbpIcRDfn_1vX_YZEgOG8-10auqXwzG9Lu_S9MSyuPCZt4PBWIMKLzXCzC9VebhBUecD9VGp__Y07hV804e2HmmYxRkXsGLaM1ZnogA-1nmZvjLtyKrF-ZwpyV_4fiXPpizHabPYBfxvJZI0R9EtkgfSgqQjwoGgTrN9WaES1ilDd0chTqYCiWDH-c/w640-h576/Untitled9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Following the one on Saturday another Blue Tit was in the 'heli' garden, also 8 Woodpigeons flew went south</span><span style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> Two House Sparrows were heard going over and then came down in the SK paddock, a typical scarce spring visitor to Hilbre.<br /></span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMojchtVBgVhGta-te9tog96pk1cOxOIIFtQS__V9Y1dDc7DSp3aQSeA-1P-dNGoIQgeVHqc-rMGhrdUsSucjOuKzQg0KmCWHYtir5flAfVcN26FzFLGtHuN6th-GvEdpSrPW6iBsiP0ZmlLl4hBhGg7xk8II37p37p2ovOFHSmQk4PcUlDh5paHe1M8/s1589/2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1589" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMojchtVBgVhGta-te9tog96pk1cOxOIIFtQS__V9Y1dDc7DSp3aQSeA-1P-dNGoIQgeVHqc-rMGhrdUsSucjOuKzQg0KmCWHYtir5flAfVcN26FzFLGtHuN6th-GvEdpSrPW6iBsiP0ZmlLl4hBhGg7xk8II37p37p2ovOFHSmQk4PcUlDh5paHe1M8/w640-h480/2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;">The odd Redwing passes through Hilbre in March when they are returning to their breeding grounds and the first birds of the year landed today, one of the 3 spent the day around the old obs.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Three more Jackdaws headed south east following the few records over the last week.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisi17v65QUbX4Qwt5lqq16ZnbOXxf3hbJpTfJoinn-Qxn2BgtQhIyETD-iTevMmK1b4rh6f9mD1vrVMZyqJdVT5rrazppB5Z6VB561s0rffO_qbIP1tCEimIYtkAGhCZAsAm85eWaLxj-7GuGoFn0BVHTDxWHDEl3OPz_bGRyw52wdwzHAo-4a0t5f_4E/s1497/1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1497" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisi17v65QUbX4Qwt5lqq16ZnbOXxf3hbJpTfJoinn-Qxn2BgtQhIyETD-iTevMmK1b4rh6f9mD1vrVMZyqJdVT5rrazppB5Z6VB561s0rffO_qbIP1tCEimIYtkAGhCZAsAm85eWaLxj-7GuGoFn0BVHTDxWHDEl3OPz_bGRyw52wdwzHAo-4a0t5f_4E/w640-h480/1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The 12 Goosanders seen included 10 together, probably the same group as yesterday.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicXtSqpx1HHm4vP0SfndKxAATbyVbqUrsQWCUAhHj7XTiWy57ocvhkct4TCocSpJ1W_vOnzW_ZSictfREHcU697pb1sSoi-gI7xHrsLj34oFKRbfXx4qldUpYP1D1GjWPB89Lza906lONO6jbBegVE-oIWA-IYFu-23y766MelyMMpkibUqYuEwGJXEI/w640-h480/3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> One of the Goosanders joined the Eiders on the rocks.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-S2OdgHFKjOWCD-rtShBAL84jVmkc5QGsbz1CjNHN801ahwG3GzVJZCmk42aUKdJGb6hZIEzhaesg6B6EO0SAKjB-jN5dEsVQ5hi7eQ2rDk8vDrJYQ3oZuyc8m34U5r55ug3Bs-iunfl4zY90Nwilbwfw1LFIwZnTyJ6F1KrYH7JUaeha66oB6m8LFk/s1267/P1110897.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="1267" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-S2OdgHFKjOWCD-rtShBAL84jVmkc5QGsbz1CjNHN801ahwG3GzVJZCmk42aUKdJGb6hZIEzhaesg6B6EO0SAKjB-jN5dEsVQ5hi7eQ2rDk8vDrJYQ3oZuyc8m34U5r55ug3Bs-iunfl4zY90Nwilbwfw1LFIwZnTyJ6F1KrYH7JUaeha66oB6m8LFk/w640-h524/P1110897.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Brent were counted at 398, they may start drifting away to the north in the next couple of weeks or so.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafv15zhG89UdS5N5jIjJ7xtrCj5cg6KKeFh4bn8Pm8G1mfL_IC8JbTow8u_SQ3R0TvT_zN-D9hqpmfhVNkewOOPj2KH32GqShzMowG0ExNoNKHv_q-nuhfT00cs-k4Jl5WHdGInoZa5frHMU4rHki_FqFBtE7bGRhm1Az_DCslANN49TCQObMI24AzvI/s969/P1110893.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="969" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafv15zhG89UdS5N5jIjJ7xtrCj5cg6KKeFh4bn8Pm8G1mfL_IC8JbTow8u_SQ3R0TvT_zN-D9hqpmfhVNkewOOPj2KH32GqShzMowG0ExNoNKHv_q-nuhfT00cs-k4Jl5WHdGInoZa5frHMU4rHki_FqFBtE7bGRhm1Az_DCslANN49TCQObMI24AzvI/w640-h570/P1110893.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A Raven upset the local Crows. Not much attention was paid to the waders and sea birds but present were 3 Purple Sandpipers, 35 Sanderling and a Bar-tailed Godwit, also 6 Common Scoter and 4 Great Crested Grebes. It was a good day and felt like things had really started,
lets hope it doesn't grind to a halt in the morning !</span><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Photos AS, SRW</span></i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /></p><p></p>Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-11509175678488825722024-03-03T17:01:00.003+00:002024-03-03T17:05:20.197+00:003rd March 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Weather: SE force 3</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefgBeW5JqjV-cj4AXfmbc7xttOneziV7aW8BtSy5Tyy_Cb1o5MClbohut8qZqky-nFG8LuHpjvf-EQtdn2BVhpl48k1ZakDlZUgz6fRsVHDPzA4RqLAQPvv-tGYvArmi3QCyO9mPiFWU9m8MWjRLbUXO7OahSu98J1iUCo2-qA1u8K1FyYYhyphenhyphen-RnL7uc/s1600/6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefgBeW5JqjV-cj4AXfmbc7xttOneziV7aW8BtSy5Tyy_Cb1o5MClbohut8qZqky-nFG8LuHpjvf-EQtdn2BVhpl48k1ZakDlZUgz6fRsVHDPzA4RqLAQPvv-tGYvArmi3QCyO9mPiFWU9m8MWjRLbUXO7OahSu98J1iUCo2-qA1u8K1FyYYhyphenhyphen-RnL7uc/w640-h480/6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8J6VxspnmQJQi74ygl0rUPAxrDKMbqdA5Jw-n54DQ6s9cJKPrrm8biHuXruJY_ZLxjilhaOIWjf6bVg2kBp6mFfcqk4VpnS8jmk-_ZCoZ6uW1C9RgJv_fI68tF3Z5lTZWVaTayjyOSLeTzuCoGTiSeXqG4k7lnNx5Hpy8gFOO0hgYYM6e3UlSxH5DqM/s1600/3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8J6VxspnmQJQi74ygl0rUPAxrDKMbqdA5Jw-n54DQ6s9cJKPrrm8biHuXruJY_ZLxjilhaOIWjf6bVg2kBp6mFfcqk4VpnS8jmk-_ZCoZ6uW1C9RgJv_fI68tF3Z5lTZWVaTayjyOSLeTzuCoGTiSeXqG4k7lnNx5Hpy8gFOO0hgYYM6e3UlSxH5DqM/w640-h480/3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Despite the view of snow on the Carnedds a calm and dry morning made being on the island early very pleasent. The best sighting of the day however was made just before departing for the mainland when a Short-eared Owl was spotted from the obs flying north up the east side of the island. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz77qjMK0mNLvBgJyhpsD-mGdISt_somrYbICEm5IdbZus-NumpxzNR2DckkGMvIkovQrV7v1kqT-HhnprsanRvX5niZgu-oF70K-qBD3P1TPA9azc9bHr5Q3dbIg34nTHJuwaYKmks7T1g-_CyoU8wXomwTbpaQISScDK8X9wsm2KlqZFOW69wjH6Iqs/s1600/21.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz77qjMK0mNLvBgJyhpsD-mGdISt_somrYbICEm5IdbZus-NumpxzNR2DckkGMvIkovQrV7v1kqT-HhnprsanRvX5niZgu-oF70K-qBD3P1TPA9azc9bHr5Q3dbIg34nTHJuwaYKmks7T1g-_CyoU8wXomwTbpaQISScDK8X9wsm2KlqZFOW69wjH6Iqs/w640-h480/21.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> It then came in to the north end where the local Kestrel harried it before it left from whence it came, eventually heading towards the south end of the golf course.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cTQiK0cjxRUz8FypoWoZb2fL2_MogqQuAjkLDDrjO8U5xbsGrUgPga_gzA-zai2jQ7196gVgIaa7bhgUjGpeBirDAT0comCeoTq7-EE1zs-bEGh2-Lgbt9-cBdQdrAt2FanKvK96Ig4U0ssUFVzgKDK-Y4cUXFxvFLnaJqRd-jqS9BYr6LQUIUDVQFo/s1524/20.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="1524" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cTQiK0cjxRUz8FypoWoZb2fL2_MogqQuAjkLDDrjO8U5xbsGrUgPga_gzA-zai2jQ7196gVgIaa7bhgUjGpeBirDAT0comCeoTq7-EE1zs-bEGh2-Lgbt9-cBdQdrAt2FanKvK96Ig4U0ssUFVzgKDK-Y4cUXFxvFLnaJqRd-jqS9BYr6LQUIUDVQFo/w640-h454/20.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Earlier 8 Pinkfooted Geese flew north out of the estuary destination unknown, however in a week or two large skeins will start flying out heading north to the breeding grounds. Goosanders have been regular at Hilbre lately but not normally as many as the 13 seen today which included a group of ten.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-pvMRF3kUYfcwCVkBNHXxyU2XQKRhOk3Ix5V1EXhLKHXeYAxRVK_MsoCh341oR8UTAY6JFycIfiZ1UDCIN1IidkyT_6sQKWjBfLGubZ65SBrQGfepzddXR-63JnsbO6HdKe117UErmmh_iZAqJJgYxL8tWo4OEcTdvV76vgIMQ1tNXCCgiPXOT3c35M/s1272/14.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="1272" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-pvMRF3kUYfcwCVkBNHXxyU2XQKRhOk3Ix5V1EXhLKHXeYAxRVK_MsoCh341oR8UTAY6JFycIfiZ1UDCIN1IidkyT_6sQKWjBfLGubZ65SBrQGfepzddXR-63JnsbO6HdKe117UErmmh_iZAqJJgYxL8tWo4OEcTdvV76vgIMQ1tNXCCgiPXOT3c35M/w640-h480/14.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbUze2dMgGyAyS1MHl0pqAk4M5uzz_y_jUUowp5chklTrQL4XBHOeydoxXUc-n_l_78R0tPkJYNTmixGUauhHXL8dTGF6-tYdopoPJwK6nYi6OLK6aq47x9GFGU08MF8f_HvxGTikpFAbaNM-UyhYCPV9pSp4t6Klv-bK6lTN8OOJK7FI6vp3zr8na-0/s1145/16.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Waders were hard to find at the low tides today, although another Turnstone chanced feeding on top of the island despite the fate of the last to do this. A few Curlews called about the rocks.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4UEa3x4C67xvRNDAUT3TL8p4nOEgyR0_7HZCCblqsaoZ5lcu5Fp3k-QTx3TpFNZFoONJH_biYW0ReCzgbZPk_e9gz0zw3JuukoESQaJwKw_wULE9K1yPH2rbCenE6taAAKtyYuZbmEUOOBd_h2Kv_8BfevZ8Vg_zWKH7TnwYr8b0E0s6AJDTzHC7zss/s1420/2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1420" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4UEa3x4C67xvRNDAUT3TL8p4nOEgyR0_7HZCCblqsaoZ5lcu5Fp3k-QTx3TpFNZFoONJH_biYW0ReCzgbZPk_e9gz0zw3JuukoESQaJwKw_wULE9K1yPH2rbCenE6taAAKtyYuZbmEUOOBd_h2Kv_8BfevZ8Vg_zWKH7TnwYr8b0E0s6AJDTzHC7zss/w640-h480/2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Three Little Egrets fed in the gutter and a Grey Heron stood on the west side.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXopjrsrKp4L7P8NN-BGWok2RfAzFKyc5g3TltcgW2x99v_Fb9HqmwNS9inBPMdp-8sD1gFoo9wqdJj9LGfSDnSnKWXPohDzJ8fw1Bn-mLhHSnecl7ySReg9VjbOuwj7pM8B1UHTiHBURP9TiQRaXaqwSUJxw__7en6Dx8wfQh4ID4pOC6KdbfJsob_i0/s1150/13.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9oZrI6F59brpcJthq2IIet33PVaePE0AYSg2Ql5pInH-AAgQKtvcdS5VX1SKdhus4kR_nzVZ4TO8E-s6HiDbZn0mj1WIECkbh6xikTm7qQlcC5BqRuTaooYHKic7NTOxt_MDcyOiAOkzmwOps7eDF72G5UXsS9AsbFwZD2ZZmi6C92zBNgxHtU4IZRM/w640-h480/7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> The regulars still here are </span><span style="font-size: medium;">a Song Thrush and a Robin and</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> at least 3 Blackbirds, <br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhY9igthWvQPca66GV4Lii79qGxJkv20MQVuanrPL6zw2Oc9u6N2qZfzq7qGwfEiRQ0uQ2zI34E0wNbMNb3Gt_DX4AOuKmdMNmSFqQC5OZ9h8KWbV_ZsJGHikAa71zjViQM-DufPddB_CIkRWnr5FoufQlj_f8838f7xqXMERGTYOBU07FzSfOgtQUBw/s1427/19.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0Wvq2rZ4d2tvo8s8L8kJxak18EqS0IxPLTcuyQR7rHJ9v5ekiKSSGh7eV1MyMnen9rQGDh0ss53CdRanZA2zwYBV7zmhsyjGuNMqRs-VSSz9QAa30UIuRl-MiM1OXnKuhcD2kfAMooY2U_JmI3Awt7P2X7sTser1K4jYyHX9wxZuEE1hyphenhyphen_xIDO74xOw/w640-h480/9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Photos AEH</span></i><p></p>Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-59355551449324268732024-03-02T17:27:00.006+00:002024-03-03T13:39:43.328+00:002nd March 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Weather: NE force 3, NNE 4 by noon with rain</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As with the recent Great Tit, the Blue Tit today arrived on a typical date, both are very scarce visitors to Hilbre.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHCUh0v57sAx7jnqKUBAol4eqa4r2I6pzdVZyXB4Z4-3U1JYNahN2eM99hGfN4Fvidg32uZVz0a2PcX1SExFOzEc-xednTNDMEPxkV2wi99PYLQIbiO9tl6h0D1udbiExTvYU4mQtsNjunw2Ro2okbXEvqZxGCT6j3BYOGn79dsIluykp4wXDo8IfEL4/s1600/6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHCUh0v57sAx7jnqKUBAol4eqa4r2I6pzdVZyXB4Z4-3U1JYNahN2eM99hGfN4Fvidg32uZVz0a2PcX1SExFOzEc-xednTNDMEPxkV2wi99PYLQIbiO9tl6h0D1udbiExTvYU4mQtsNjunw2Ro2okbXEvqZxGCT6j3BYOGn79dsIluykp4wXDo8IfEL4/w640-h480/6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Although the light for photography was poor today, the Blue Tit's plumage looked splendid (a male?). <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Hz55d4iDxB2e8yKBybxFc3_IVR2PNbSQYDUYkZ8O2vIe_8jkxyoh3dNa79EFUmFrniVrQvljqU_v2AGV_4021hjsAc0vAmScmRxazC64GcBiTcCwrfVo00fd3-rCuILWplBcCVq4xt0uWms2Es69-pLggim-TEg6vIg07HFPFdWN29zY_lICmQkGUII/s1600/5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Hz55d4iDxB2e8yKBybxFc3_IVR2PNbSQYDUYkZ8O2vIe_8jkxyoh3dNa79EFUmFrniVrQvljqU_v2AGV_4021hjsAc0vAmScmRxazC64GcBiTcCwrfVo00fd3-rCuILWplBcCVq4xt0uWms2Es69-pLggim-TEg6vIg07HFPFdWN29zY_lICmQkGUII/w640-h480/5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Three Jackdaws flew east over the island, another sign spring can't be far away. In addition 2 Siskins and a couple of Pied Wagtails visited. Nearly a hundred Bar-tailed Godwits were logged which included 58 flying east.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNjXRuXW83KxL3jN2UGZgTy2zUd7jw149ddpHvZniAq3p487H0N3rgQBhusmPswUlRxMLREhdb5m7hzM6IOH6cRBlgEik7-oTvlQb8ptckaoFW4-sjtesgNvLc46NXipgDmvkn1O9BOXP55crtQc_RhCryyRB3P3-2IMMeVyPM59n5RkYJ0NPLSbDEV4/s1600/Untitled2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1600" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNjXRuXW83KxL3jN2UGZgTy2zUd7jw149ddpHvZniAq3p487H0N3rgQBhusmPswUlRxMLREhdb5m7hzM6IOH6cRBlgEik7-oTvlQb8ptckaoFW4-sjtesgNvLc46NXipgDmvkn1O9BOXP55crtQc_RhCryyRB3P3-2IMMeVyPM59n5RkYJ0NPLSbDEV4/w640-h290/Untitled2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Other waders today were 52 Grey Plover, 30 Ringed Plover, 56 Turnstone, 5 Purple Sandpiper and 55 Curlew.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAImWNYDRGwMDT178ElcEeh2ifTBMmManbz8zsHUXeIlE9mXjrL1rp-GXTwSpfVPuZnn_iaSR9jGEs7VS4C5qHuPFQt0DMWzp4f-P5HpLIr4tacnGK3WaUW4B-vc1A4NqwUXhZ45-vm-sbxk2TvuJw0uR5sJkyAV6i73pSDzuNNEXi_vwMrMYLk1P83KE/s1600/3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAImWNYDRGwMDT178ElcEeh2ifTBMmManbz8zsHUXeIlE9mXjrL1rp-GXTwSpfVPuZnn_iaSR9jGEs7VS4C5qHuPFQt0DMWzp4f-P5HpLIr4tacnGK3WaUW4B-vc1A4NqwUXhZ45-vm-sbxk2TvuJw0uR5sJkyAV6i73pSDzuNNEXi_vwMrMYLk1P83KE/w640-h480/3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Singing and displaying were in evidence from Wrens, Rock and Meadow Pipits. Two Robins are present at the moment, hopefully they may stay to breed.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsixc2CtcNQDkkxaaFni1ebyYDPzKEe5CfVHeaR98Zr_YzjQDkwqcK0DdgQx_KzMZQBZX_X9j8PCNH_NShkFI0sYtxYd0Pix1cvqOrFkHwtH4cUwgDCaLIVKKjU4Q_kKUfpKk8HLdfNoJQ_0NPWZ5-sc50Tj-tToHwM22S6Um5qsMDf7FrTVzcnltZJ80/s1497/4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1497" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsixc2CtcNQDkkxaaFni1ebyYDPzKEe5CfVHeaR98Zr_YzjQDkwqcK0DdgQx_KzMZQBZX_X9j8PCNH_NShkFI0sYtxYd0Pix1cvqOrFkHwtH4cUwgDCaLIVKKjU4Q_kKUfpKk8HLdfNoJQ_0NPWZ5-sc50Tj-tToHwM22S6Um5qsMDf7FrTVzcnltZJ80/w640-h480/4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Brent are still in good numbers with 420 counted today and 350 Common Scoter were out towards the wind farms. Three Little Egrets were on the shore and of course the Kestrel is still about.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <i>Photos CJW</i></span></p><p></p>Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-53744432011718851962024-03-01T15:57:00.007+00:002024-03-03T17:27:46.162+00:001st March 2024<p> <span style="font-size: medium;">Weather: E force 6, rain and drizzle</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MozC6z-K-9Ud4Xg3Cuvl0DEwDp2LWFY6N4YwFu59acnaRF0hgPlDlyRbNV9_ZSgt5cGUgcpSmpkTHjkNZZ54kpVRe2wkmMY8pliWLZl2YHiaeAL21BssaoW4kz2xZuhKwCdVKO1ik6Zh9KqsE398Z-V6NO31QGssUs4a1UlAbP-KeIQp5YnypcKgufA/s1600/Untitled1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MozC6z-K-9Ud4Xg3Cuvl0DEwDp2LWFY6N4YwFu59acnaRF0hgPlDlyRbNV9_ZSgt5cGUgcpSmpkTHjkNZZ54kpVRe2wkmMY8pliWLZl2YHiaeAL21BssaoW4kz2xZuhKwCdVKO1ik6Zh9KqsE398Z-V6NO31QGssUs4a1UlAbP-KeIQp5YnypcKgufA/w640-h480/Untitled1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Highlight of a poor weather morning was a Great Northern Diver flying east near the north end before diving into the sea. Another large sighting of Common Scoter was observed this morning when 1,200 were out towards the wind farm whilst 3 were near to the island. Five Red-throated Divers and 13 Great Crested Grebes also showed in the strong easterly. Other inhabitants of the sea were 2 Red-breasted Mergansers and the Eiders which had increased to 4 today. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_gwYMx2RV1S3rKDQgzkZi4WpFxPHQMR_iBOeU0IvPaGC9uVy0r70nY-Oq6Xdxmv9P4z0tpdKo5JLr1b2zEfAsBkT4rTPafE6jYxqyhgzeGQff79raztFp9Y7XflNcRBxTgaD3qYWmqEJYDGwO_nMDr66rtwftM2qGK0lyiv8sjoCd1bcISW3rQjq2DM/s1600/14.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_gwYMx2RV1S3rKDQgzkZi4WpFxPHQMR_iBOeU0IvPaGC9uVy0r70nY-Oq6Xdxmv9P4z0tpdKo5JLr1b2zEfAsBkT4rTPafE6jYxqyhgzeGQff79raztFp9Y7XflNcRBxTgaD3qYWmqEJYDGwO_nMDr66rtwftM2qGK0lyiv8sjoCd1bcISW3rQjq2DM/w640-h480/14.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKKoeqFAXu5H3Q0VTylY7zxLASM0glO4xLYnHeJCuqBK6FVrTFR2k912gisR0zA9pZqEVdlh7gnpISdi-IRZJPrbPtRf46aB-ue9f7Y8fiHch8QjYkSYXA1lHyx-2a8tKTzTMQEesQOiG0gWdTZwpvdtuENIwv4Tv8ofmyoS1IIvG3Y5XbMGHwEbdROk/s1600/Untitled.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKKoeqFAXu5H3Q0VTylY7zxLASM0glO4xLYnHeJCuqBK6FVrTFR2k912gisR0zA9pZqEVdlh7gnpISdi-IRZJPrbPtRf46aB-ue9f7Y8fiHch8QjYkSYXA1lHyx-2a8tKTzTMQEesQOiG0gWdTZwpvdtuENIwv4Tv8ofmyoS1IIvG3Y5XbMGHwEbdROk/w640-h480/Untitled.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Pale bellied Brents totalled 320 birds. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibqFEVoe10FRA5QChxAeG3CLPuL-ZueyVcZCSqL0vQyWfm1eaNhbM92HM74Hp-UrJX55SMd1XOeiVIg5HblrXhDoCuzLZSMIgFPL3Jsr5Mxgoh_nqoQNGY4__P9dRmd3hDYVlXFCnJ0m_-0FGDxRSUlZwmFoXw9GhMB0owEo6egyYjIeE2MbNXtQdwAY/s1600/10.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="1600" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibqFEVoe10FRA5QChxAeG3CLPuL-ZueyVcZCSqL0vQyWfm1eaNhbM92HM74Hp-UrJX55SMd1XOeiVIg5HblrXhDoCuzLZSMIgFPL3Jsr5Mxgoh_nqoQNGY4__P9dRmd3hDYVlXFCnJ0m_-0FGDxRSUlZwmFoXw9GhMB0owEo6egyYjIeE2MbNXtQdwAY/w640-h482/10.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> As the tide was low only 3 Purple Sandpipers were seen, other waders this morning were 112 Curlew, 6 Ringed Plover, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits and </span><span style="font-size: medium;">120 Turnstone.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GevGTVT9Sts0eUS0Xvx_kZMh0upcPcNWuDRqRk5n_rxQbj7oq8I2gBIGw2W8qrnepBSKWq4zf-VX6wRCPXBhOACmNI-cRJ9iz79WOVLcKN645Xha9j8bcRukhxZRcBBWEZI4DY3bd4klvRZ9GG7WeURoyBVo8CHj_7TnOEcKiAzCLphNID5513QFocE/s1600/9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1007" data-original-width="1600" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GevGTVT9Sts0eUS0Xvx_kZMh0upcPcNWuDRqRk5n_rxQbj7oq8I2gBIGw2W8qrnepBSKWq4zf-VX6wRCPXBhOACmNI-cRJ9iz79WOVLcKN645Xha9j8bcRukhxZRcBBWEZI4DY3bd4klvRZ9GG7WeURoyBVo8CHj_7TnOEcKiAzCLphNID5513QFocE/w640-h402/9.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Only a few Redshank were about. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid849IOmM0hHxBB-nHtap5Mrb_zINS2sDl12qUKaYKVUE2jQGu8FQPEP3jVFghJCcA7iZABXk266_skkoyJEzq6BfrA0ZSC85Qbs2uoIxYYP4gS5H86Esq4f2RLB3hIOiXvPxPkTVrvE-mCCvCWunF1ll4R87xSjc-jDvSR-Marr_FXv0MhgJlbP3opng/s1568/8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="1568" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid849IOmM0hHxBB-nHtap5Mrb_zINS2sDl12qUKaYKVUE2jQGu8FQPEP3jVFghJCcA7iZABXk266_skkoyJEzq6BfrA0ZSC85Qbs2uoIxYYP4gS5H86Esq4f2RLB3hIOiXvPxPkTVrvE-mCCvCWunF1ll4R87xSjc-jDvSR-Marr_FXv0MhgJlbP3opng/w640-h510/8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Two Oystercatchers fed on top of the island.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9wqY7KVUOQFBO51ZA4j83n7ux1eEcEMEoUyZQCqqtUkQ2PzJ-mhF0aTkaAfxp0DN2mJMrZmurQf8y6LPzEovAuTANd1bZcv_7Mmhb9qe8I8vnq89E5SeCuCn2rsarjatH9HUfXrlnq4Tik0flZjz4iextF_1-ccouGbKWfUSnVAJjS0-SOjX_-77pXI/s1454/12.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="1454" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9wqY7KVUOQFBO51ZA4j83n7ux1eEcEMEoUyZQCqqtUkQ2PzJ-mhF0aTkaAfxp0DN2mJMrZmurQf8y6LPzEovAuTANd1bZcv_7Mmhb9qe8I8vnq89E5SeCuCn2rsarjatH9HUfXrlnq4Tik0flZjz4iextF_1-ccouGbKWfUSnVAJjS0-SOjX_-77pXI/w640-h348/12.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: medium;">A boat visiting the east end of the windfarm put up a
wave of Common Scoter moving west, estimated at 10,000. Over by the West Hoyle
8 Merganser were noted, much closer to the island a Dark-bellied Brent was
amongst the 324 Pale-bellied .</span></p>
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Grey Heron.</span></p>
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the shore spread out between Hilbre and Bird Rock, mixed in were 47 of the 300
Grey Plover recorded. The Oystercatcher roost numbered 2,500.</span></p>
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recorded today.</span></p><p></p>
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the tide times and keep an eye on the tide. These people waded to safety but on
a higher tide the inshore lifeboat may have been called out, crews of the
lifeboats are volunteers and most have day jobs which they have to walk away
from to answer a call out.</span></p>
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A dark-bellied Brent was among the many pale-bellied.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgan2J59_DAsJcgjq6wU8xqi1KWG7VjVtjVLBJzLqlfRW2BEWyFX3AFfVwS0_BWLT9tLzNDKcSOfDrAio-v2G_n6OHhrHPQWl0QyINyqcB7gq0sH7QyaMvEv8yzGElFy9RzvrNUV4umjC-yQPQeBwIwmB9nUifF8b1-5VigiFNg88uFuH_o0XmxGWWlgUs/s1600/5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgan2J59_DAsJcgjq6wU8xqi1KWG7VjVtjVLBJzLqlfRW2BEWyFX3AFfVwS0_BWLT9tLzNDKcSOfDrAio-v2G_n6OHhrHPQWl0QyINyqcB7gq0sH7QyaMvEv8yzGElFy9RzvrNUV4umjC-yQPQeBwIwmB9nUifF8b1-5VigiFNg88uFuH_o0XmxGWWlgUs/w640-h480/5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Six Red-breasted Mergansers and a Guillemot were the main sightings from the sea, apart from the 1,250 Common Scoters, a small part of several thousand now off the north Wirral coast. Some waders of note were 6 Purple Sandpiper, 60 Turnstone including this individual on top of the island,<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd98uR_ReIVi-I333HYCRO33kNGxnRXBICOgp7AEvVx87yQUnjky1vU3LCtd02y5sp2BRgHJYd0cRVQZIL9_sBc4YUB4mWVQqQ3GMuOvhvVxGyY8eUsT2lNl5eG9r2kCE6vI6RKQdXMKzLk5ybIZwVDNw6fH3R4wISFbQZk66WzANDmvImW_1ok98sf7E/s1600/8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd98uR_ReIVi-I333HYCRO33kNGxnRXBICOgp7AEvVx87yQUnjky1vU3LCtd02y5sp2BRgHJYd0cRVQZIL9_sBc4YUB4mWVQqQ3GMuOvhvVxGyY8eUsT2lNl5eG9r2kCE6vI6RKQdXMKzLk5ybIZwVDNw6fH3R4wISFbQZk66WzANDmvImW_1ok98sf7E/w640-h480/8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Eighty five Curlew,</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQf__MJq3PezvKzW0Y7uxuzxpHrJ6JteBQ4CamA_4eE5j3Rg6Zq9adEU26q1AXcWC8WMdBl5XZvW3I-GxIiCK5pXjXwcntLL6kM8vdJR5mwaqbYbcGn4eBhHBFUn6PT5JkRoPq3S124XrNk-U6bUPY2rIlDFu7p9AD3dClSSOd7TEsSX1V0c8v1YZpAU/s1600/Untitled3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: medium;">The only unexpected bird today was put up from the rocks
east of Middle early morning, the single Lapwing flew up but came down again on
the reef. In the last couple of years the Purple Sandpiper have
taken to roosting in various places, often seperately, but today 13 were all
together sheltering from the cold wind (11 in photo with 4 Turnstone).</span></p>
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3,000 Knot and 60 Curlew. There was not much on the sea to the north but
80 Common Scoter were counted and singles of Red-throated Diver and
Great Crested Grebe flew west. Our loyal Kestrel still shows well to visitors.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavHC7wGDIjUfZpDvOFUopdk7EZXnXDIjqsLfJTQKFd3SSkEO7PdplSYkw-XFpB8r-PVvkExItWr3-n6HNdn5N2I-5_QQMP6U2ujoVHENfbkSL07-pY21unUL2wZtUeZoXShxHh9vp03gA3vtzgxXaWK63JBq441zFYDw861Jd3nUzgNYaVGo3joW4USM/s1124/P1110804.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="1109" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavHC7wGDIjUfZpDvOFUopdk7EZXnXDIjqsLfJTQKFd3SSkEO7PdplSYkw-XFpB8r-PVvkExItWr3-n6HNdn5N2I-5_QQMP6U2ujoVHENfbkSL07-pY21unUL2wZtUeZoXShxHh9vp03gA3vtzgxXaWK63JBq441zFYDw861Jd3nUzgNYaVGo3joW4USM/w632-h640/P1110804.JPG" width="632" /></a></div> <p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Photos AS </i></span> <br /></p>
Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-22409784035264120932024-02-25T13:24:00.001+00:002024-02-27T13:41:59.335+00:0025th February 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Weather: E force 2/3, SE 3 by noon </span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: medium;">The day started well with just a light mist around the
estuary</span></p>
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of the 360 Brents recorded today, showing the size difference between it and
these lovely little sea geese.</span></p>
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side.</span></p>
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the island alone over tide, a gamble which didn't pay off as it was found
freshly predated later.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mid afternoon a male Stonechat popped up onto the obs
fence but didn't stay to be photographed. Two Grey Heron flew west early morning and a third roosted on
Middle. The Kestrel and a Peregrine were around, the 3 Eiders and 8 Common Scoter were noted. </span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> Photos AS</i></span> <br /></p>
Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-81495441020169822062024-02-24T21:23:00.001+00:002024-02-24T21:23:29.263+00:0024th February 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Weather: SE force 2/3, then W 3<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmcBoWIRy9LifJC5oKeGwjJwZwym6jUvviwtoFdQx_gxOaGlK9GQ42omL76f0GmCfr-VMGslCDmklH0h6Q_CNRAPlJHMQb9hxMKTVeImB2J64d846_KYS7n63ZJk4ECMRBrkcAa6Y4jVNrDbdn_Z6gK9dkwVYkSfKHnSCXFL1Tt-bVEpLyuLApw8REZs/s3289/P1110692.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2308" data-original-width="3289" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmcBoWIRy9LifJC5oKeGwjJwZwym6jUvviwtoFdQx_gxOaGlK9GQ42omL76f0GmCfr-VMGslCDmklH0h6Q_CNRAPlJHMQb9hxMKTVeImB2J64d846_KYS7n63ZJk4ECMRBrkcAa6Y4jVNrDbdn_Z6gK9dkwVYkSfKHnSCXFL1Tt-bVEpLyuLApw8REZs/w640-h450/P1110692.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The only bird of note was a Sparrowhawk which zapped
through the SK paddock going south and was not seen again. A quiet day then but a sunny one for a pleasent change and the breeding birds appreciated it with Wrens singing, Blackbirds visiting a probable nest site and Meadow Pipits doing display flights in several places. A single Skylark passed by. It was a high tide mid-morning and 50 Redshank roosted in Niffy bay with 90 Turnstone and a single Bar-tailed Godwit.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37K7rsEC9tKJq0nahphRqDA-nomAuPFFngyQqMOxFBMbgeWxqY-lx37-C9XvZcxL22MFXOcSnxagDlywOCzb97uagSsUTE2yiPlBfW79w2snjueQ1BYeNxCmDTi0sR8R_IxRyz_TvgJ9XKjFpBQG-K0PuVBhKXaEcfsVwFvFytBmoOje-lQEBuVmbYvA/s958/P1110725.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="958" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37K7rsEC9tKJq0nahphRqDA-nomAuPFFngyQqMOxFBMbgeWxqY-lx37-C9XvZcxL22MFXOcSnxagDlywOCzb97uagSsUTE2yiPlBfW79w2snjueQ1BYeNxCmDTi0sR8R_IxRyz_TvgJ9XKjFpBQG-K0PuVBhKXaEcfsVwFvFytBmoOje-lQEBuVmbYvA/w640-h614/P1110725.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94Tm9NfDJ-zr07jv7WL4tQm5DlrRqV2R88bwCQdMPT-SKFOtLXTCWlI1JhYIxliomOTRY4EzGftZfAcsRpOOsVbQ-xZPzSyX9xvPdzpIPbduSqSclivG0UKJdxMBoaS_11GHeyNXHB9s_GgeyoAKPz6QTA8E8Tz-Kovepp4jJSEN1rzy2lbYEXsbVtX4/s1311/P1110755.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1311" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94Tm9NfDJ-zr07jv7WL4tQm5DlrRqV2R88bwCQdMPT-SKFOtLXTCWlI1JhYIxliomOTRY4EzGftZfAcsRpOOsVbQ-xZPzSyX9xvPdzpIPbduSqSclivG0UKJdxMBoaS_11GHeyNXHB9s_GgeyoAKPz6QTA8E8Tz-Kovepp4jJSEN1rzy2lbYEXsbVtX4/w640-h632/P1110755.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Among some of the other waders logged were 40 Sanderling, 30 Grey Plover and 9 Purple Sandpipers. The 3 Eiders rested on the whaleback.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEEEMxWGpGHe7ofJQ1PYcl5OtmFFnK-yW2cJg5GRFGXIHg-zt5Hv35PJIWj20K8O65ERaVHVLMGDA6rIWsbgZNfoH5wYwxdvlbBegeT94-GgDW9UhEtiel8GotUiiGfAqIP1OJ4qrXs1tdkgObM3rhAq06fjqmrtvxRK09N0TkeLKOn0x1ClnrVRe0oo/s1258/P1110697.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1258" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEEEMxWGpGHe7ofJQ1PYcl5OtmFFnK-yW2cJg5GRFGXIHg-zt5Hv35PJIWj20K8O65ERaVHVLMGDA6rIWsbgZNfoH5wYwxdvlbBegeT94-GgDW9UhEtiel8GotUiiGfAqIP1OJ4qrXs1tdkgObM3rhAq06fjqmrtvxRK09N0TkeLKOn0x1ClnrVRe0oo/w640-h572/P1110697.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There are still a large number of Brent around the islands, 424 were counted today and 3 Red-throated Divers with 80 Common Scoter that were mostly out to sea.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJ1VEroo9tlm7nHBAqP_Q5i1yWADj1n3ji3cuufgoeSTPxE43qMHYJHPQywTLVoD0ghVwFUVnkC7QD-qYpoCqypweisFQz8dWGJPNkFGbsxoX7X7a5TwEpZUPSjgg5lLzmu7O1O6yOojqOyGznvAfyYO-KnL6FGPaZi6fFnOSL0SdpQsr1eC5B_iO6mE/s1477/P1110720.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1477" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJ1VEroo9tlm7nHBAqP_Q5i1yWADj1n3ji3cuufgoeSTPxE43qMHYJHPQywTLVoD0ghVwFUVnkC7QD-qYpoCqypweisFQz8dWGJPNkFGbsxoX7X7a5TwEpZUPSjgg5lLzmu7O1O6yOojqOyGznvAfyYO-KnL6FGPaZi6fFnOSL0SdpQsr1eC5B_iO6mE/w624-h640/P1110720.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> The Kestrel is still here and there was just a single Grey Heron.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0NOrQRjZJQXOPFYxpwmBuqqAJ2ITtDd5rxU_-dboJwbbW5QDrqjPvMgcSX3GQof2RmAH5iENLXmOrHZeoc33KHkG67hQ70y319_u66DI3bZ1n2xZkK9qEhDEyDvvm28fyVGWFmdBy5CxBvf6LZTpuTHXN9l8VuFe9V4BJPScIUYM8IIzgpDcS3IliQA/s1119/P1110699.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1119" data-original-width="1059" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0NOrQRjZJQXOPFYxpwmBuqqAJ2ITtDd5rxU_-dboJwbbW5QDrqjPvMgcSX3GQof2RmAH5iENLXmOrHZeoc33KHkG67hQ70y319_u66DI3bZ1n2xZkK9qEhDEyDvvm28fyVGWFmdBy5CxBvf6LZTpuTHXN9l8VuFe9V4BJPScIUYM8IIzgpDcS3IliQA/w606-h640/P1110699.JPG" width="606" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> Photos AS</i></span><br /> </p>
Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-77044322225580915452024-02-23T14:13:00.001+00:002024-02-24T14:16:15.500+00:0023rd February 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Weather: W force 4/5</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfuch-7c8YptrCV7knlGVQX7UrkNqA2I1lD-KYd1_NSm3a5S7hewRPnhE6xNvFMP1sX57IFJwBPjHLALj01b-sAFarxnfoqUzC5v0iu5tQ_OskbGZFe15_Isywypnsb4rOQE8xf7e7ywhJk612oO5235tuBjCaL0tRMdmxbzzxhSpb8CU8PWWbLPacGQ/s1600/1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfuch-7c8YptrCV7knlGVQX7UrkNqA2I1lD-KYd1_NSm3a5S7hewRPnhE6xNvFMP1sX57IFJwBPjHLALj01b-sAFarxnfoqUzC5v0iu5tQ_OskbGZFe15_Isywypnsb4rOQE8xf7e7ywhJk612oO5235tuBjCaL0tRMdmxbzzxhSpb8CU8PWWbLPacGQ/w640-h480/1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> A fresh breeze for the high tide this morning and many waders rested around the island including Dunlin, Knot and Redshank.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1150" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKt2OhIqLg4bqCHuvYVNrhyphenhyphenaga-vcHxDHYN8pTLDm_CmRbb5Bs1KeCggwkbNUT0MydI2OwagScW7DNXrDUUtFGUSHq_R2PQhh9Av5fI09YwWmEy90Kuuky4eHbHj4t3DTtXz2YyzXZcY9SW58eP-TyuYh5zfqr0TvEGSWgHAG9_jcod73bfr8uVP1tikM/w640-h534/15.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Oystercatchers were as usual the largest group of waders present, 3,000 seen today.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIuwephlpGaNrLDXcXcY-92Oy2KDSM9MqVJGxhhcEq5c18-YBzFcY6_Lt9Lr3Eu2OAtUpQvtmnBNVFcTZfxdZdTaF4nf06qUwzTlRsBu0F9GYYej1sZ2bW1UVZfnW0RbQjy_J25Gs9Gz7UVLmwPmPgUcJ2yIvbdipdPvzBwBKh9B0zPAAgTGSsghvZWM/s1600/8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIuwephlpGaNrLDXcXcY-92Oy2KDSM9MqVJGxhhcEq5c18-YBzFcY6_Lt9Lr3Eu2OAtUpQvtmnBNVFcTZfxdZdTaF4nf06qUwzTlRsBu0F9GYYej1sZ2bW1UVZfnW0RbQjy_J25Gs9Gz7UVLmwPmPgUcJ2yIvbdipdPvzBwBKh9B0zPAAgTGSsghvZWM/w640-h480/8.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> There were 12 Purple Sandpipers, some as photogenic as usual.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The main things on the sea in addition to the Scoters were a Red-throated Diver and 2 Great Crested Grebes.<br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dzzYCCZT8Ncp02J_KLT6rGZ9mR2HFgFvdl3-mHJmBgzERZ4ShY7PvwqNDhQgDKCy3G0bD5tm5T8T-tJoGAA7VOEpnWg1sbS_tO4MVx9v7rp9zreqxSn4QwltzJo-reikcahnftlslmajE37rAFXPipYoJd_aGjv0DFeMzbyncv0zEfEhfL3JiX_lGZk/s1600/2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dzzYCCZT8Ncp02J_KLT6rGZ9mR2HFgFvdl3-mHJmBgzERZ4ShY7PvwqNDhQgDKCy3G0bD5tm5T8T-tJoGAA7VOEpnWg1sbS_tO4MVx9v7rp9zreqxSn4QwltzJo-reikcahnftlslmajE37rAFXPipYoJd_aGjv0DFeMzbyncv0zEfEhfL3JiX_lGZk/w640-h480/2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Sunny intervals made spring seem near, even if it was cool, although the daffodils were still in flower.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpacnq4iRwOYHXbp4IJEFNUUQCdMvQ_RQzPGAF4Iz73KYoXjCLV9ixNmKz7DsvIrVwp0b6tTvP-0yZgay7cAu3I-7hA7q61R18N1pnKilQlZUekhPq4ywzWsm_8gk5g8K6NjvutxL9OQX8VhqVFPsJ4iECY1O0Wvvm6vp8c436uJu58SontOiTuAGhG4/s1600/17.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpacnq4iRwOYHXbp4IJEFNUUQCdMvQ_RQzPGAF4Iz73KYoXjCLV9ixNmKz7DsvIrVwp0b6tTvP-0yZgay7cAu3I-7hA7q61R18N1pnKilQlZUekhPq4ywzWsm_8gk5g8K6NjvutxL9OQX8VhqVFPsJ4iECY1O0Wvvm6vp8c436uJu58SontOiTuAGhG4/w480-h640/17.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> Photos CJW</span></i><br /></p><p></p>Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-91309124439020490812024-02-17T19:58:00.006+00:002024-02-17T19:58:50.163+00:0017th February 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Weather: ESE force 4, mist around the estuary<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A brief morning visit was well worth the walk with the
first 2 Stonechat of the year being noted upon arrival, they spent some time
around the south gardens.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5Ev9A1vFXjjC_kYX6XmOD_Hro88qzyjnHnX3aTJaJXNUpVp7jUuaiZ7R_GpwyyPvu4hGXqtwy5PrJXK_SCtRyDQe4TNPl4u2I4SyI3Riqk6Lp_qQSySEMh67jgAvGsHnVfTyQXoRMNIUF62CGDpIZ8v_NYHtKAVNXHBN70eppF7bhWO-SwDeFe4ifQU/s1013/P1110631.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="1003" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5Ev9A1vFXjjC_kYX6XmOD_Hro88qzyjnHnX3aTJaJXNUpVp7jUuaiZ7R_GpwyyPvu4hGXqtwy5PrJXK_SCtRyDQe4TNPl4u2I4SyI3Riqk6Lp_qQSySEMh67jgAvGsHnVfTyQXoRMNIUF62CGDpIZ8v_NYHtKAVNXHBN70eppF7bhWO-SwDeFe4ifQU/w634-h640/P1110631.JPG" width="634" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiTvaCqKvaWTCaWE0-8wvdX4WG4JC-TPJaibIdC4QZQZwqBX4hfG2vhUK6uduJ7H17Gbta7TzJSL9EecW0pxAzHVySgd_jWleiQyHZmopN6kOpfR-wLhFe9aqrcyA-ZlAhHMXdESvt6WlvrqIlD-Ml2nLbtT_PZihpiklKA5RmIOzVuGEu-C-arjK3xU/s839/P1110619.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="839" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiTvaCqKvaWTCaWE0-8wvdX4WG4JC-TPJaibIdC4QZQZwqBX4hfG2vhUK6uduJ7H17Gbta7TzJSL9EecW0pxAzHVySgd_jWleiQyHZmopN6kOpfR-wLhFe9aqrcyA-ZlAhHMXdESvt6WlvrqIlD-Ml2nLbtT_PZihpiklKA5RmIOzVuGEu-C-arjK3xU/w640-h608/P1110619.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29zu8HO9ncL8ZVLbgPkVQqMBgN6TCE2x-7Q6Arcapbu4n8_YHy_hsOvGmypDIRVc0UoU3vJZzr-cmWHuId5CB6LolISG4VhWjmmCcsalfhwWOA6FV1Wk-p7dDmquwDoQCunVqrjV3hvKmumg1wTjoKFhi0-gY31QgclFMm88SgRUw-Iy0nojBYrV0-7E/s901/P1110624.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="878" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29zu8HO9ncL8ZVLbgPkVQqMBgN6TCE2x-7Q6Arcapbu4n8_YHy_hsOvGmypDIRVc0UoU3vJZzr-cmWHuId5CB6LolISG4VhWjmmCcsalfhwWOA6FV1Wk-p7dDmquwDoQCunVqrjV3hvKmumg1wTjoKFhi0-gY31QgclFMm88SgRUw-Iy0nojBYrV0-7E/w624-h640/P1110624.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_eNbRYG3ufngUSBfeN2Jr5rw9-USTk4G1VsyYt18Iv1_ySm4gzxn_U00cKdnsiXTWy2Ln_uHckLvQHVdXxoa_-banwFMm3JNkPrXk7_gsRX1zcBtQhVqLPQoUDIxY6_cOogg0FgG6zhhLAnibtlawY8HU5yGmKHWSBQw-yAomPUBPsbIt2yWH1-Q9Bjs/s791/P1110629.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="791" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_eNbRYG3ufngUSBfeN2Jr5rw9-USTk4G1VsyYt18Iv1_ySm4gzxn_U00cKdnsiXTWy2Ln_uHckLvQHVdXxoa_-banwFMm3JNkPrXk7_gsRX1zcBtQhVqLPQoUDIxY6_cOogg0FgG6zhhLAnibtlawY8HU5yGmKHWSBQw-yAomPUBPsbIt2yWH1-Q9Bjs/w640-h628/P1110629.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Stonechats are a scarce visitor to the islands especially at times of passage, but in particular they seldom let February pass without an early year appearance. A single Starling flew south, a Pied Wagtail, 4 Linnet
and 2 Goldfinch stayed around the island, the Goldfinch spent some time in the
birch where a pair nested last year. Rock and Meadow Pipit continue to display. Sixty Pink-footed Geese flew north east out of the
estuary, 3 Shelduck were in the Gutter and 2 female Goosander fed to the west
of the island. Singles were present of Little Egret, Kestrel, and Grey Heron.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5csQ2JloY9cLkMeS5FYYro3gQQS0iemGITdjAjCG7FEhe1e312Ri8q7qvelg8b5Viopz8i3Lusq02nQEX1LgR9DgBClBcfAsA1oJXOT_aVAkHmkNuabVcd4kgIwYZM0E-Jt6Xbmkr3DM_cyZktxPt9hdS2FPoeLy8suOnu0-lZwUt1KoTLIAAyKj4A4/s990/P1110637.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="979" data-original-width="990" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5csQ2JloY9cLkMeS5FYYro3gQQS0iemGITdjAjCG7FEhe1e312Ri8q7qvelg8b5Viopz8i3Lusq02nQEX1LgR9DgBClBcfAsA1oJXOT_aVAkHmkNuabVcd4kgIwYZM0E-Jt6Xbmkr3DM_cyZktxPt9hdS2FPoeLy8suOnu0-lZwUt1KoTLIAAyKj4A4/w640-h632/P1110637.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: medium;">Snowdrops brightened up the island. <br /></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RvP2PUxQadUuYrTce4gG3i7D28Vvxyn6NvSqIX10YHLtYk1MKYxptOiYHpjGA2Tfne_3AKHH9HT4rjH7NewxtwJZ488b73DaAlXPJY271ZJWJ0NSqjNFD1ca5dnYAM2VLEfnvUghPdOO9ZcjkZhlGcHkDC7x0j7hXRbXJbGJ_tVQJk_MloA4E7VRtQM/s1828/P1110640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1828" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RvP2PUxQadUuYrTce4gG3i7D28Vvxyn6NvSqIX10YHLtYk1MKYxptOiYHpjGA2Tfne_3AKHH9HT4rjH7NewxtwJZ488b73DaAlXPJY271ZJWJ0NSqjNFD1ca5dnYAM2VLEfnvUghPdOO9ZcjkZhlGcHkDC7x0j7hXRbXJbGJ_tVQJk_MloA4E7VRtQM/w640-h502/P1110640.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Photos AS</i></span> <br /></p>
Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-18083696204233013392024-02-16T22:00:00.001+00:002024-02-16T22:44:27.183+00:0016th February 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Weather: WSW force 3 later W 5 drizzle<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A Great tit greeted us in the obs garden when we arrived but spent its time quickly flitting around the east side of the island. Great Tit is a scarce visitor, often occuring at this time but only usually about once a year.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FypadFhdq_9k1f57rZrmriQ3hkLl9KLSGaURnkyAA1YzOnp65iMorsbM_exRp1dc1creosIoJb7nzG2UHrHRLJR_aYYjTx9YxpoRVR8YtKVC-5rqGMurhCWkQJbSv8q5YkBd2HSWtqLQIocBhwCe4RYzKbZO2V2te1tGhiGTNcE4NVWaAbw4EG5XrhI/s1600/1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FypadFhdq_9k1f57rZrmriQ3hkLl9KLSGaURnkyAA1YzOnp65iMorsbM_exRp1dc1creosIoJb7nzG2UHrHRLJR_aYYjTx9YxpoRVR8YtKVC-5rqGMurhCWkQJbSv8q5YkBd2HSWtqLQIocBhwCe4RYzKbZO2V2te1tGhiGTNcE4NVWaAbw4EG5XrhI/w640-h480/1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Eighty Bar-tailed Godwits entertained at the tide edge as the tide flooded. and a lone Lapwing down on the North end was an uncommon sight, perhaps here due to early dispersal? </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZCGkuMF1WMNuWCR3tt23aepOuk2cY-FAaIhQyuDX-j173yBFbDcolTt4QNgKIAmzlGuaS65fpMmDsWenQ8F9E8_jBVTNCnBYxukr4_LAibmW7Kwp-jnlZ96ZCxuG5d3_KsSAc_Fu60KyFXGpK9LAXrluSq_IGF2obh5a0OZoZotvuBB3ZhBTJ1Bud3w/w640-h480/Untitled6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Three Goosanders were observed a good way out today and the 3 Eiders were joined by a small group of Common Scoters. <br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05vBGZHfwFlaLJa61atdcfCen7z4aZxLqcNSK7G9gMebnJQFN6LZiPC1sJodJxSldHLlnXI-59Ni7BfjaNLW5Xx14PegB0QR2a2NxM1t75g2sy03zkTE8NNwq6yLzcHmpkA-ldZf5-jziFRVVgodBquOwqlur5IyLC2YQ_OCBNzN3Otj1UpDWL8G3mdU/s1600/10.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05vBGZHfwFlaLJa61atdcfCen7z4aZxLqcNSK7G9gMebnJQFN6LZiPC1sJodJxSldHLlnXI-59Ni7BfjaNLW5Xx14PegB0QR2a2NxM1t75g2sy03zkTE8NNwq6yLzcHmpkA-ldZf5-jziFRVVgodBquOwqlur5IyLC2YQ_OCBNzN3Otj1UpDWL8G3mdU/w640-h480/10.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Fourteen Purple Sandpipers roosted and a count of 145 Turnstone was made.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BlijR2oqX0vsTaxR0wxEpd77DUBLlDJZXSPcnDREsc2zAldZb3hER6KE3bke0o-0mKcoLpV3NuBf3CwjIV5ungw9bATBaey4SljrFJjCkdXTLoqSxtOQ9tgffEth1_B9mE0YGrmwmP5k3AjiSzaCB6S9ehujVCqgkCp4_lb1GhEDJInR19MpzE_WLs4/w640-h480/11.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> The Fox was in the east side privet at Telegraph house.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Photos CJW</i><br /> </span></p>Colin Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817796100321184885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1457597297417517152.post-66847324970241927282024-02-13T16:54:00.052+00:002024-02-16T22:55:08.430+00:0013th February 2024<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Weather: SSW force 4, SE 3 in the afternoon<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWBejz-J0AsQ7Z-enPlJJBYvB6RjtIiEr4CtnczmO8jgHkF7ah1M-1BqP4uzXdc_g1WZGRcmhx1Oo-aupVwOdbdRVBkIFlnFyaUm1KPqLxOAWYxxhb8QRhADQjk_zRy0HICAQeY4Bxi3bNpKTsOEXNeiq76muZBdV8PlZTwEbq7-EHEtDXMcJlIPVZS8/s3734/P1110595.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2454" data-original-width="3734" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWBejz-J0AsQ7Z-enPlJJBYvB6RjtIiEr4CtnczmO8jgHkF7ah1M-1BqP4uzXdc_g1WZGRcmhx1Oo-aupVwOdbdRVBkIFlnFyaUm1KPqLxOAWYxxhb8QRhADQjk_zRy0HICAQeY4Bxi3bNpKTsOEXNeiq76muZBdV8PlZTwEbq7-EHEtDXMcJlIPVZS8/w640-h420/P1110595.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Five Goosander were at the North End, a Red-throted Diver and 800 Common Scoter were
noted and 3 Pintail drifted just off the west side before dawn.</span></p>
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places with at least, </span><span style="font-size: medium;">8 of them feeding off the north slipway as the tide made.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VsvarpTr7hlg-1HY9ja3wZ4b_mRomlswxPDRwMXuulcevi-dDknfXmdMKDhbcJ_-CA_pMwzZOBW1kjWejVQX_DQxvW77XPhs2r-JFw0e0uhEuvgnqMoJa_SObGBxkOkJfDO6McLElw0WWOQ9owMipA8NpPOt5hJMF_290t9Ehs55IuR_KcPvXDBClis/s1481/P1110585.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1230" data-original-width="1481" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VsvarpTr7hlg-1HY9ja3wZ4b_mRomlswxPDRwMXuulcevi-dDknfXmdMKDhbcJ_-CA_pMwzZOBW1kjWejVQX_DQxvW77XPhs2r-JFw0e0uhEuvgnqMoJa_SObGBxkOkJfDO6McLElw0WWOQ9owMipA8NpPOt5hJMF_290t9Ehs55IuR_KcPvXDBClis/w640-h532/P1110585.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Peregrine flew down the west side early morning but the
photogenic Kestrel has not been seen for a couple of days.</span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Photos AS</i></span> <br /></p><p></p>
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