Hilbre Bird Observatory

  The first week of June is the typical date to see the amazing Hummingbird Hawkmoth on the island, 3 were present today, it loves the Valer...

 Weather:  S force 1     sunny and very hot   On what is probably the hottest bank holiday ever at Hilbre, few birds made unexpected appeara...

 Weather: ENE force 1   Another beautiful and warm day with little wind and no cloud.   Twenty Gannets and 8 Sandwich Terns were noted with ...

          Weather: SE force 2   warm and mostly sunny.   NNW 2 in the afternoon The first day recently with a warm south easterly at dawn. I...

 Weather: SSW force 5/6  After a cool week or so in the month of May a brief visit found it somewhat milder but little evidence of much spri...

  Weather:  NE force 4  decreasing NNE 2  A clear night brought a sunny day to the island. Three warblers were present, a singing Chiffchaff...

 Weather:  W force 3   cold at first warming later  A visiting birder present from dawn reported single migrants of Tree Pipit, Yellow Wagta...

 Weather: ESE force 4,      In the afternoon SSE 3/4 It was very cold this morning but it warmed up as the tide came in. Another quiet day b...