Weather: W 5 decreasing slightly later, visibility moderate but
improving later.
A very windy day found 2 Phylloscopus Warblers sheltering in
the blackthorn, 3 Goldfinch over and the (presumably) local pair of swallows
feeding and roosting in Niffy Bay. Also sheltering there were the small number
of Redshank, Turnstone and Whimbrel present. Over a hundred Dunlin were
around the islands in small flocks.
Four Shelduck were in the Gutter east of Middle with the two
Eider. Noted during a sea watch were 80 Common Scoter, 9 Great Crested Grebe
and 23 Gannet, plus 11 each of Guillimot and Red-throated Diver (all of the
Divers were flying into the mouth of the Dee to the west of Hilbre). About 40
Sandwich Terns were present with Common Tern half that number. Bird of the day
was a Red-necked Grebe in summer plumage seen to fly over the Swash west of
Middle towards Point of Air.
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