26th November to 11th December 2012

26th November :- 1 Redwing, 28 Teal, 2,500 Knot in the east hoyle/ little eye/ red rocks area.
(DB)
27th November :- 11 Pintail flew north, 2 Red breasted Merganser, 1 Wood Pigeon.
(DB)
28th November :- 19 Purple Sandpipers, 4 Goldfinches, 3 Starlings, 30 Sanderling, 118 Redshank.
(DB)
29th November :- A Velvet Scoter flew west and landed on the sea, 40 Great Crested Grebes, 5 Red-throated Divers, 4 Teal, 10 Bar-tailed Godwits, 3 Pochard (very rare at Hilbre), 4 Teal, 3 Redwings.
(DB,MGT)
5th December :-  A female Common Scoter, 40 Sanderling, 2 Rock Pipits at the north end.
(DB)
6th December :- 1356 Cormorant flying out to sea at dawn, 8 dark-bellied Brent (out of over 200 birds), female Scaup, 4 Pochard, 1 male and 2 female Pintail, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers.
(DB)
7th December :- 222 Brent Geese (including at least 5 dark-bellied), 150 Redshank, 14 Linnets on Little eye. Six Common Seals separate from the main seal haul out on the west hoyle bank.
(DB)
10th December :- A Snow Bunting was flushed from Middle island, the female Scaup at the north end, 72 Bar-tailed Godwit.
(MGT)
11th December:-  A male Tufted Duck flew west, the female Scaup still present, 1 Teal, 5 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Starling, 2 Goldfinch, 3 Little Egrets, an unringed Rock Pipit at the north end, 260 Curlew on the east hoyle, 19 Purple Sandpipers, 8 Great Crested Grebes.
(DB,BSB)