An exciting start to
the day saw an overnight arrival of a number of grounded migrants.
The first circuit of the Lighthouse produced at least 30 Wheatear
and 10 Whinchat including some stunning males. A good number of
warblers were also to be found in the coastal sallows. Some 50 Willow
Warbler, 20 Blackcap, 12 Chiffchaff, Reed and Sedge Warbler had
arived over night. Two Yellow Wagtails dropped into the
coastal paddocks briefly before heading off north. Two Redstart
were along Park Lane near their usual place near Parkfield House
In Lingham Lane, a
further male Redstart was located in Wood Warbler Wood where a
male Lesser Whitethroat was also singing mid morning.
Offshore 14 Great
crested Grebe were found off the Lighthouse car park along with a
summer plumaged Red throated Diver and 10 Sandwich Tern.
Despite big numbers of Black Tern in Liverpool Bay, none could be
located from the Lighthouse.
A summer plumaged
Great Northern Diver was offshore from Hoylake where there
were also 3500 Dunlin, 1000 Sanderling, 2 Knot and a Grey Plover.
With continued
easterlies we are looking forward to continued migration.
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| Whimbrel - with one Redshank Leg !! (Les Hall) |
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| YellowWagtail (Tim Kinch) |
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