Hilbre Bird Observatory

Gentle easterlies with some coastal mist greeted the observers this morning and during the first hour or so there was some movement of Black...

The Brents are up to 42 birds and there were excellent counts of 420 Shelduck, 250 Grey Plover and 370 Curlew. Two Purple Sandpipers were at...

A short visit this morning found a Reed Bunting in the trapping area together with the dutch ringed Blackcap from yesterday. Sixteen Skylark...

If there was any doubt as to where many of the birds arriving at Hilbre in the late autumn come from, it was once more demonstrated by the ...

The first Hen harrier of the autumn/winter flew passed the obs today and was the star bird of a good and varied day. A pair (male and female...

The Brent reappeared today but just 27 birds, with 2 Wigeon and a Common Scoter the only other wildfowl. The sea had 5 Red-throated Divers, ...

A sunny day with a cold north easterly found little on the islands initially with a single Blackbird and Song Thrush and a few finches dropp...

The good news today is that the L/B Brent are already up to 37 with at least 2 family parties of 2 & 4 juvs with parents. None were spor...