Birding Group Visit To Hilbre Island 22nd October 2012
Usually when we go to Hibre Island we have to brave a lot of wind and usually some rain as well. Today was completely different and the day was warm and completely windless. This mean that a t-shirt would have been the best attire because after a brisk walk across the sands we got pretty warm. We were surprised to see three Mergansers on the sailing lake although it wasn’t too clear what they could find to eat there. As we walked across the sand we started to see Curlew which were scattered about the place and getting more frequent as we neared the island. We could also hear the eerie “singing” of a large number of Common Seals relaxing on a sand bar.