Hilbre Bird Observatory

 Weather: ESE force 1,  S force 1 after the tide The Chiffchaff was still here but a new bird in the form of a female Blackcap was on the is...

 Weather: E force 3, increasing slightly force 4 in the afternoon The highlight of this morning was an Osprey on the east hoyle bank feeding...

  Weather: SE force 3, slight mist, SSW light air later in the afternoon A light south easterly brought in 2 Chiffchaffs and a Willow Warble...

  Weather: SE force 2/3 later NNE 2   sunny all day A very nice day with a small number of migrants arriving. A Chiffchaff was in the obs ga...

 Weather: SSW force 4/5 some rain from mid-morning The list of wildfowl this morning gave an autumnal feel to the day. The list included 50 ...

Weather: SW force 4 A Merlin spent this mornings tide chasing Turnstone and Rock Pipits, a Peregrine was also here. The Merlin is the typica...

  Weather: NW force 6,    showers The wind was still fresh and from the north west and therefore continued sea watching was  the order of th...

 Weather: W force 7/8  veering WNW during the day, some drizzle Gale force winds in September mean only one thing - sea watching. Our local ...