Alan H

Dad,Bird Ringer and birder for over 35 years. Wirral, UK.

[Alan H @Alanehitch]

A quiet morning @hilbrebirdobs soon livened up when this Osprey passed low over the island.

[Alan H @Alanehitch]

@Merseybirders @Lancsbirder7 Great photos Tony

[Alan H @Alanehitch]

@Richard_w_1984 @HERDOFHERDHALL @SteveOnHilbre @BirdGuides Yes, great to see you mate.

[Alan H @Alanehitch]

Western Reef Heron this afternoon at Foryd Bay, Caernarfon. A first for Britain & Ireland.

[Alan H @Alanehitch]

@SteveOnHilbre Great news mate 👍👍

[Phil Woollen @PhilWoollen]

From Hoylake to Arctic Norway. Knot flagged in 2024 and seen May 2026 in Borselv! It’s already made the journey back to its Canadian / Greenland breeding grounds twice since it was ringed

[Alan H @Alanehitch]

Still decent wader passage @hilbrebirdobs over today’s tide. 200 Ringed Plover, 2 Turnstone, Knot, 12 Sanderling, 40 Dunlin and 150 Oystercatcher.

[Alan H @Alanehitch]

Following on from the influx of Painted Lady butterflies this week, 3 Hummingbird hawk-moth arrived @hilbrebirdobs this morning. As in previous years they were feeding on the Valerian flowers. @BBCSpringwatch

[Alan H @Alanehitch]

@SteelySeabirder Audouin's gull - Ibiza #SuperSeabirdSunday

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[Alan H @Alanehitch]

Swifts arrived locally yesterday and this morning brought a Hobby hunting them over my West Kirby garden, a new record for the garden list. It had no luck catching a Swift but did catch an insect. Not able to get any decent pics into the sun.

[Alan H @Alanehitch]

@SteelySeabirder @dicksonjulie1 Great Shearwater #SuperSeabirdSunday

[Alan H @Alanehitch]

Interesting food choices for the fledged Starlings in my West Kirby garden, this adult tried to feed a frog to one of its young.

[Alan H @Alanehitch]

@Grayo1977 @WirralARG Nature struck back within minutes a Sparrowhawk took a newly fledged Starling..

[Alan H @Alanehitch]

The May passage of small waders was evident @hilbrebirdobs yesterday. 310 Dunlin, 300 Sanderling and 210 Ringed Plover feeding up before heading North.

[Alan H @Alanehitch]

@SteelySeabirder Shelduck pair @hilbrebirdobs this morning #SuperSeabirdSunday

[Alan H @Alanehitch]

@birderjack I think my local pair won’t be too far behind.

[Alan H @Alanehitch]

The Swallows are back @hilbrebirdobs with migrating birds still passing through heading North chased by the breeding pair.

[Alan H @Alanehitch]

@SteelySeabirder Sandwich Terns @hilbrebirdobs this morning #SuperSeabirdSunday

[Tony Conway ⚜️ @Merseybirders]

The 2 Black Terns stayed for another day, and the sunshine was out and they continued to show very well @ SeaforthNR