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Hilbre Bird Observatory

20.10.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 19th October 2025

Weather: ESE force 5 rain late morning Two species dominated this morning, a total of 227 Chaffinches flew south as the front arrived ...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

20.10.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 18th October 2025

Weather: ESE force 4 slight mist It generally felt like late autumn today, cold blustery and not a lot moving considering the weather co...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

18.10.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 17th October 2025

Weather: ESE force 2, mist around the estuary, light air in afternoon As the tide was flooding a Firecrest was found in the obs garden, t...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

17.10.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 16th October 2025

Weather: SW force 2, ESE 1 in the afternoon A slow start to the day (with light south westerly rather than forecast south easterly wind...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

16.10.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 15th October 2025

Weather: SE force 1, ESE 2/3 by early afternoon. A really good day on the island this morning with 15 birds ringed, which is not expe...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

15.10.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 12th October 2025

Weather: S force 1, slight mist , SSE 1/3 in the afternoon with fog in the estuary itself. There was a light mist early morning and a to...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

15.10.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 13th October 2025

Weather: At about 1030hrs something disturbed the 30 Linnet on the south end and landed noisily in the Pittospurum, a Sparrowhawk was hope...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

11.10.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 8th October 2025

Weather: NW force 3, W4 by noon A Raven was over middle early but no birds of prey were seen this morning. Eight Red-breasted Merganse...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

09.10.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 7th October 2025

Weather: SSW force 3, WSW 4 in the evening Pink-footed Geese were heard calling before sunrise but not seen, although 14 left the estuary a...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

07.10.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 6th October 2025

Weather: SW force 2, NE 1 early afternoon The gales of the weekend seemed like a distant memory today as the calm weather prevailed and ...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

07.10.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 5th October 2025

Weather: WNW force 7, W 7 by late afternoon Following the storm yesterday a lot of sea birds were in the irish sea and the continued bl...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

06.10.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 2nd October 2025

Weather: ESE force 2/3 slight mist later SE 2/3 A calm day with few migrants except for 2 Wheatears, a small movement of Meadow Pipits, a...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

06.10.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 4th October 2025

Weather: WSW force 8/10, gusting 11, W 8 by the middle of the afternoon This daunting prospect faced our observer walking down to the sea ...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

03.10.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 1st October 2025

Weather: SE force 3 A mid-morning visit after overnight rain discovered singles of Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Grey and Pied Wagtail, a few M...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

01.10.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 30th September 2025

Weather: SSE force 3 backing SW 4 during the morning A quieter day than yesterday but early in the morning there were 4 Teal and 26 of t...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

01.10.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 29th September 2025

Weather: SE force 3 and later in the morning SSE with no discernable force A very good day with 7 Chiffchaffs and 4 Goldcrests, a passage ...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

30.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 28th September 2025

Weather: WSW force 3 The mornings are getting later now and this Curlew, one of 20 gives a striking picture. Two Chiffchaffs this morning...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

29.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 27th September 2025

Weather: SE force 3/4 cloudy Not as much arriving as yesterday despite the cloud. Three Chiffchaffs and 3 Wheatears were the highlights....

Hilbre Bird Observatory

27.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 26th September 2025

Weather: E force 2 later SE slight mist around the coast It's always a good day when a Yellow Browed Warbler is caught for ringing, ev...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

26.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 24th September 2025

Weather: SE force 2 E 1 by evening, sunny No sign of the nightjar at Hilbre today following its sudden disappearance on yesterday mo...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

26.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 25th September 2025

Weather: SE force 2 NNW 1 at 14.00hrs sunny all day A clear sky all last night meant little was expected to be held up on their migrat...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

25.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 23rd September 2025

Weather: no recordable wind at dawn, NNE force 3 in afternoon, sunny A medium sized bird that was glimpsed in flight from Telegraph house...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

23.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 22nd September 2025

Weather: SE force 1/2 sunny It was warm and sunny with very little wind but a bigish tide. There was some gentle migration going on for...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

22.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 21st September 2025

Weather: NNE cool , mostly sunny A cool northerly breeze on the island today with a distinct chill in the air. A real autumnal feel with ...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

22.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 20th September 2025

Weather: SE force 3 with rain, backing NE 2 before mid-morning Even on the wettest day for a long time a short visit was made to the ...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

21.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 19th September 2025

Weather: SSE force 3 later SSW 4 A quiet day with few migrants which consisted of 2 Goldcrest in the obs garden, a Grey Wagtail over h...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

19.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 18th September 2025

Weather: NE force 0/1 rain front mid-morning A late morning visit after the rain found 6 Wheatears on the island, some were similar loo...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

18.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 11th September 2025

Weather: SW force 4/5 showers later A pre-tide visit turned out to be quiet as expected. A single Chiffchaff, 6 Meadow Pipits and a Pie...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

18.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 14th September 2025

Weather: SE force 1 A mid-morning visit found a Chiffchaff was on the island, and the rest of the interest were the sea birds on show: 9 ...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

18.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 17th September 2025

Weather: SE force 5/6 SW 6 by midday, heavy rain first half of the morning The rain overnight and for a few hours this morning did not...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

17.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 15th September 2025

Weather: WSW force 8/9 later WSW force 9 squalls The weather gauge showed 48 Knots but a south westerly is not always the prime co...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

17.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 16th September 2025

Weather: W force 7/8 WSW 4 late evening A marathon sea watch for our single-manned observer brought an outstanding amount of scarce sea b...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

14.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 13th September 2025

Weather: S force 2, later WSW 5 Yes, it is certainly the right time of year now for watching the sea, but maybe not the right sort of ...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

13.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 12th September 2025

Weather: WSW force 4 A visit of just a couple of hours before the tide flooded was quiet as expected. A Razorbill was briefly on the sea o...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

11.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 10th September 2025

Weather: ESE force 4 cloudy rain later Another fairly quiet day but with a decent scattering of migrants. Five Chiffchaffs and a Gioldcr...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

10.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 9th September 2025

Weather: ESE force 4, slight mist around the estuary, SE 4/5 middle of the afternoon A juvenile Common Buzzard came in off the sea and th...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

09.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 8th September 2025

Weather: SSW force 4, SW 2/3 in afternoon mostly sunny, showers later A decent day for a south westerly airstream, 5 Robins, 5 Swal...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

09.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 7th September 2025

Weather: SW force 4 A late afternoon arrival at the obs after all the rain had the bonus of being able to see the partial eclipse of the m...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

07.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 6th September 2025

Weather: ESE force 3 veering SE 3 later Another Marsh Harrier flew passed the island this morning, this time a juvenile arriving fro...

Hilbre Bird Observatory

06.09.2025

Hilbre Bird Observatory: 5th September 2025

Weather: WSW force 3 WNW 4 after the tide The odd migrant turned up on a quiet day, and there was one each of Willow Warbler, Wheatear, ...

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