Weather: W force 6
Two Stonechats were on the island today and one was caught and ringed. Two Rock Pipits are still present.
Ringed: 1 Stonechat, 1 Song Thrush [ 3-2 ]
(BT)
Saturday, 7 March 2015
Friday, 6 March 2015
6th March 2015
Weather: SW force 3/4
A Wood Pigeon was a new spring migrant for this year, main-landers may be surprised that such a bird is almost unknown at Hilbre except at times of passage, even then very few are recorded. Two hundred Knot and a Little Egret were on the shore.
(DB)
A Wood Pigeon was a new spring migrant for this year, main-landers may be surprised that such a bird is almost unknown at Hilbre except at times of passage, even then very few are recorded. Two hundred Knot and a Little Egret were on the shore.
(DB)
Thursday, 5 March 2015
5th March 2015
Weather: W force 2, later NW 3/4
The first few bird movements of spring were seen this morning with a Stonechat on Middle Eye (found by visiting birder Tom Kinch), also 2 Grey Wagtails on the main island was a new species for the year. As we approach the nesting season 8 Meadow Pipits and at least 5 Wrens and a pair of Blackbirds were noted on the island today. Also today 50 Common Scoter, 2 Great Crested Grebes, a Grey Heron on the main pond and 7 Purple Sandpipers. Two Harbour Porpoise were off the north end of the island.
(DB)
The first few bird movements of spring were seen this morning with a Stonechat on Middle Eye (found by visiting birder Tom Kinch), also 2 Grey Wagtails on the main island was a new species for the year. As we approach the nesting season 8 Meadow Pipits and at least 5 Wrens and a pair of Blackbirds were noted on the island today. Also today 50 Common Scoter, 2 Great Crested Grebes, a Grey Heron on the main pond and 7 Purple Sandpipers. Two Harbour Porpoise were off the north end of the island.
(DB)
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
3rd March 2015
Weather: NW force4/5
Shore counts today : east hoyle 500+ Cormorants, 360 Curlew, 300 Herring Gulls (Middle Eye) and 6,000 Herring Gulls on the north shore.
Shore counts today : east hoyle 500+ Cormorants, 360 Curlew, 300 Herring Gulls (Middle Eye) and 6,000 Herring Gulls on the north shore.
Monday, 2 March 2015
2nd March 2015
Weather: WNW force 9/10
A visit to the east hoyle at high water in a severe gale with driving hail showers produced records of 4 Pintail flying north, 230 Redshank between Little Eye and West Kirby shore, 40 Shelduck, 220 Curlew, 600 Knot and 1 Grey Plover.
(DB).
A visit to the east hoyle at high water in a severe gale with driving hail showers produced records of 4 Pintail flying north, 230 Redshank between Little Eye and West Kirby shore, 40 Shelduck, 220 Curlew, 600 Knot and 1 Grey Plover.
(DB).
Saturday, 28 February 2015
28th February 2015
Weather: WNW force 3
A brief visit produced a count of 203 pale-bellied Brent and a single dark-bellied, a slight increase on recent days, the flock is known to be fluid with some individuals both arriving and departing during the winter. A Stock Dove was bird of the day, and was nearly an ex-bird as it was pursued around the island by a Peregrine but managed to evade capture by diving into the Pittosporum bush by the obs garden. Thirty five bar-tailed Godwits flew north east. The first frog spawn of the year was noticed in the main pond.
(DB)
A brief visit produced a count of 203 pale-bellied Brent and a single dark-bellied, a slight increase on recent days, the flock is known to be fluid with some individuals both arriving and departing during the winter. A Stock Dove was bird of the day, and was nearly an ex-bird as it was pursued around the island by a Peregrine but managed to evade capture by diving into the Pittosporum bush by the obs garden. Thirty five bar-tailed Godwits flew north east. The first frog spawn of the year was noticed in the main pond.
(DB)
Friday, 27 February 2015
27th February 2015
Weather: NW force 3
The good news today is that the Common Seal from yesterday appears to have left the islands from the shelter of the east side. The first Chaffinch and Goldfinch were recorded today and the first flowering of Lesser Celandine. A Rock Pipit was at the north end and another on Middle Eye.
(DB)
The good news today is that the Common Seal from yesterday appears to have left the islands from the shelter of the east side. The first Chaffinch and Goldfinch were recorded today and the first flowering of Lesser Celandine. A Rock Pipit was at the north end and another on Middle Eye.
(DB)
Thursday, 26 February 2015
26th February 2015
When obs regular Derek arrived in this mornings rain he reported that the Common Seal was still present near the main slipway, and Dave from the ranger service brought across Sarah of the marine rescue service and Phillipa a vet from Leahurst to have a look at it. The opinion was that it may have a gum problem and it was given an antibiotic injection and then released on the east side of the island as it was thought to be well enough to look after itself. Photo below, Phillipa, Sarah and Derek approach the seal.
With little other time available the only bird sighting of note was a flock of 300 Bar-tailed Godwits flying SW to NE.
(DB) photos Roy Forshaw
With little other time available the only bird sighting of note was a flock of 300 Bar-tailed Godwits flying SW to NE.
(DB) photos Roy Forshaw
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