Weather: NW force 7 showers of rain, hail and snow.
A truly awful day weather wise … but repair works were completed on another heligoland trap. Before and after.
Weather front having passed Hilbre (looking towards red rocks from middle)
With the work taking place in a gale, not much bird watching took place, however recorded were 120 Brent, 20 Common Scoter, 220 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 650 Oystercatchers, 90 Redshank, with 85 Turnstone cowering in the reef or east of Middle out of the wind, rain, hail and snow, also 12 Common Gull, 8 Great black-backs, 220 Herring Gulls, 4 Blackbirds, 2 Rock Pipits and a Wren. A Weasel moved between the gazebo garden and the obs garden.
Photos PSW, SRW
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