Shhh. I'm asleep until Autumn.....................

It really is that quiet. Work means I haven't been able to get out and check the N Wirral shore for Storm Petrel in the current N Westerlies and rain has stopped birding after work. Nationally the conspiracy theorists are at it again suggesting photos of Blue-cheeked Beeeater in Devon aren't kosher as its pictured on a type of telegraph wire rarely seen these days....................

Groucho Payne refound the Norfolk Caspian Tern Sunday - a lifer for the Apprentice aka Al Orton. He kindly sent me a phone scoped picture to confirm the I.D and point out it had a humungous red conk unlike Royal Tern that has an equally humungous orange conk. Both shine like beacons and should be visible for miles out to sea...................................................a message to those who saw the Royal fly past the Orme but dudn't see the bill colour!

Return wader passage is well under way and hopefully we'll dig out something interesting in Cheshire over the next few weeks