Alan H

Lunchtime visit back to West Kirby marine lake to see the Slavonian Grebe. #UKBirding

29.09.2025 19:41 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Grey Phalarope #SuperSeabirdSunday

28.09.2025 14:36 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A small fall of Chiffchaff and Goldcrest @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social this morning. 100 + Mipits moving, a Goosander below the Obs and the Slavonian Grebe on WKML on my way off the island.

28.09.2025 14:33 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This evenings Grey Phalarope at Hoylake, showing well on the East Hoyle. Great find by Tim Kinch. #ukbirding

22.09.2025 19:20 — 👍 13    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Pair of Blackcap present in my West Kirby garden for the second week, Blackbirds and Jackdaws feeding on the apples and suet balls. #UKBirding

04.01.2025 17:27 — 👍 15    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Waxwing

Merry Christmas all 🥃

25.12.2024 09:34 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Common Scoter

Common Scoter

Common Scoter

Common Scoter

Thousands of Common Scoter passing @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social yesterday with birds resting around the island also. #ukbirding

02.12.2024 08:17 — 👍 37    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Rook

Redwing

Redwing

Redwing

A weekend away in North Wales despite the heavy rain a few Redwing and Rook feeding close by. #ukbirding

23.11.2024 12:36 — 👍 14    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Knot and Dunlin

Mixed wader flock

Dunlin and Grey Plover

Thousands of Knot and Dunlin during the Hoylake high tides this weekend. Good numbers of Grey Plover and Oystercatcher as well.

18.11.2024 13:06 — 👍 16    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Fresh in off the sea @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social this Starling found the first patch of grass to feed on,ignoring people as they passed by.

12.11.2024 08:30 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Barred Warbler

Barred Warbler

Great start to the day with a Barred Warbler caught and released by Jane Turner in her Hoylake garden. My second Wirral Barred Warbler after the 2014 West Kirby bird (also in a garden).

06.11.2024 16:33 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This autumns 3rd YBW @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social this morning, was caught and ringed. A Sparrowhawk arrived hunting around the island, and another surprise raptor was a Red Kite that @steveonhilbre.bsky.social found at Little Eye on our way home.

06.10.2024 12:41 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My first Redwing of the Autumn in West Kirby this morning.

03.10.2024 07:53 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Yellow Browed Warbler

Managed to connect with the Pale-legged Leaf Warbler @Bempton_Cliffs showing well at times and calling. A bonus Yellow Browed Warbler fed nearby.

02.10.2024 19:29 — 👍 13    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Steppe Grey Shrike at Dunbar this afternoon, feeding well on wasps and other insects.

16.09.2024 22:13 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Merlin

European Shag

Rock Pipit

European Shag

Early tide Saturday morning @hilbrebirdobs.bsky.social an imm Merlin spent the morning hunting Turnstone and Rock Pipits. A couple of Shag fed around the North end. 2 Raven on Middle Eye and a Peregrine briefly. 150 Pinkfeet south of Little Eye.

15.09.2024 17:45 — 👍 12    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0