Hilbre Bird Observatory

A higher tide today than for some time with wading birds having to vacate the shore for the top of the island (left, Dunlin with a Sanderli...

A slow start but the southerly winds with showers brought a good variety of birds to the island today. A touch of winter came to the summer ...

A Black-necked Grebe was seen at the north end by a visiting birder early this morning, unfortunately it did not hang around and was last se...

The Black Tern (above, and below with other terns) was still entertaining observers this morning and at times giving quite close views whil...

To the relief of the members who missed it yesterday the Black Tern was found again feeding off the north end at the early morning high tide...

A Black Tern arrived down the east side at 10.30hrs and stayed to feed for about an hour in the east gutter just off Niffy bay. Talk this mo...

A probable hippolais warbler was seen briefly this morning at 09.30hrs near to the ' heli ' trap. The bird was of a substantial siz...

The wind veered north westerly during the morning and gave views between squalls of good numbers of interesting sea birds:- 125 Gannets, 132...