27th October 2024

 Weather: W force 3,  SSW 4 in afternoon

As expected with the westerly, passerine movement stopped but compensation was more on the sea than of late, including a Bottle-nosed Dolphin to the west of the north end. The sea provided other interesting sights in an hours watch including 84 Guillemott flying west, mostly as singles, also 4 Razorbills, 9 Red-throated Divers, 7 Gannets, 9 Kittiwakes, 180 Common Scoter and 12 Great Crested Grebes. At the same time 9 Wigeon were in the lagoon and were later joined by 3 more. Two hundred Brent included a bird colour ringed on Anglesey in 2019, which has visited Hilbre each winter since then. A Chaffinch and a Pied Wagtail were on the island but nothing else that could be classed as casual visitors. Four Shelduck and 2 Eider shared the islands with 4 Little Egrets, 2 Grey Herons and the Kestrel. The waders are now building up in numbers, but on the lowish tide this morning observed were 280 Knot, 90 Curlew, 90 Turnstone, 127 Redshank, 3 Grey Plover and 7 Bar-tailed Godwits.