22nd August 2022

 Weather: SE force 3, later ESE 1   drizzle early morning, rain early afternoon

An early start to the day and small signs of some movement with the arrival of 2 Wheatears and 4 Willow Warblers on the island during the morning.

 One of the Willow Warblers was ringed.

A Whitethroat was a welcome addition to the list, and late morning a few dozen Swallows passed through on their journey south. Many waders showed on the shore including over 150 Ringed Plover, 130 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 300 Dunlin and 12 Sanderling, the pick of the bunch however was a single Greenshank.

The sea was relatively quiet except for a single Shag and a loose group of 65 Great Crested Grebes sitting out on the calm sea to the north. The tern roost had 225 Sandwich, 2 Common and best of all 2 Little Terns. Little Egrets are most numerous at this time of year, there were 12 today, and 2 Peregrines were recorded. Sunset at Hilbre can be impressive.

Ringed: 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Robin

Photos SRW