Friday 9 May 2014

Westerlies

Weather: SW/3-7; squally showers sunny later.

With an end to a prolonged period of easterlies, strong westerlies were now predominant. A brief early morning seawatch saw 120 Gannet moved west along with several Manx Shearwater and  Sandwich Tern . 750 Dunlin fed just off Hoylake prom whilst a Peregrine patrolled the fore shore.

With such strong westerlies there was little hope of passerine migration however the Lighthouse paddocks were surprisingly  busy. 5 White Wagtail, 6 Wheatear , 3 Whinchat fed up on flies around the several dung heaps. Further east at the Leasowe Hotel there were a further 6 Wheatear,2 Whinchat and 6 Whimbrel as well as a small passage of Swift late afternoon.

AMC., KD

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