Hilbre Bird Observatory

Weather: S force 3/4 rain mid-morning Three small raptors were present today. A Sparrowhawk in the obs garden, A Kestrel, also a Merli...

Weather: SSE  3-4  vis 3 mls with mist and showers clearing later. Only 5 Blackbird and1 Song Thrush were on the island this morning, 4 ...

Weather: SE  1-2 increasing 5-6 by mid-day, poor vis. Another good day for Thrushes with 2 Fieldfare on Middle at first light, the...

Weather  E force 1, increasing 3 later At first light Blackbirds (14) and Redwings (16) were around the island, although the Redwings calle...

Weather: Flat calm at dawn with good visibility, North 2 by lunch time. The first Purple Sandpiper of autumn turned up after high tide...

A juvenile male Sparrowhawk was ringed by a Hilbre member in his garden in West Kirby on 1st March 2013 and retrapped on Hilbre on 13t...

Weather: ESE force 1/2     heavy rain and drizzle An afternoon visit braving the poor weather was rewarded with a sighting of the Snow Bu...

SE  1-2  Good visibility A pre dawn start was made in order to beat the tide, with 8 Redwing heard passing over. A second observer f...