Hilbre Bird Observatory

Weather:WSW  2  vis 25 ml At daybreak 1500 Cormorant came out of the estuary. Brent Geese numbered 239 and Common Scoter 220. Best o...

Weather: SW  2 increasing to 6-7 later, good visibility The best part of the day was the stunning sunrise, well worth getting up early...

Weather: SSE force 2/3 It was a bright sunny day on Hilbre and even turned out to be warm, at around midday. However, despite the sun, ...

Weather: Light air, -1 with frost Best bird of a cold early morning was a drake Scaup seen off the north end for a few minutes, at the smae...

Weather: SE 2  gloom at first then sunshine Pre-dawn Redwing were heard overhead. A Woodcock was put up from the west side below the ligh...

Weather: Flat calm most of the day with good visibility. The calm conditions made it easy to see the birds on the water around the North...

Weather: SE 1 vis 2 mls with heavy mist.  Not an ideal day for photos but the mist brought 14 Redwing and 3 Song Thrush to the islands...

Weather:  SE 3, 8/8 cloud, moderate vis A brief visit to the islands saw good numbers of Brent Geese again but birds were well scattered a...