Weather: SSE force 4, W 7/8 with rain by noon
An early start to catch the early morning tide.
A lovely morning began with winds in the south and birds turning up at Hilbre. In the half light Long-tailed Tits were heard calling in the obs garden and 4 were later ringed.
Seven Goldcrests also made landfall and 2 of those were ringed.
Some larger movements of other birds included over 100 Meadow Pipits 'in off' the sea, and quite a few Chaffinches going south. Five Pied Wagtails, a Chiffchaff and a Reed Bunting arrived and a single Jackdaw was logged. As the weather deteriorated and the tide flooded 31 Little Gulls started moving through and 165 Gannets were logged, some passing close to the island.
Also notable were 220 Common Gulls moving west, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 135 Common Scoter and the Scaup.
Two Great Crested Grebes were also on the sea and the Purple Sandpiper count was up to 16 today. A Peregrine was a welcome visitor today.
A porpoise could be seen towards the wind farms despite the choppy sea at the time.
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