Hilbre Island wildlife - a photo on Flickriver

            Zoomed in on selection of sea birds here, although I was trying to catch the seal bobbing in the water, its head is visible by the shoreline in the centre. 

The island is a haven for wildlife. Both Atlantic grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) and common seals (Phoca vitulina spp. Vitulina) can be sighted around the island. The West Hoyle sandbank to the west of Hilbre provides a haul-out for quite large numbers of Grey Seals, and these can be seen swimming around the islands most days of the year. Dolphins and porpoises are also occasionally seen. At low water Anemones and starfish can often be spotted in rockpools.

The Dee Estuary is one of the ten most important estuaries in Europe for the overwintering of wildfowl and waders and Skuas, Gannets, Manx Shearwaters, Oystercatchers, Leach's Petrel, Kittiwake and Little Gull and Common, Arctic, Sandwich and Little Tern often pass the Island. The Hilbre Islands are also important as a stopping-off point for the twice yearly migration of birds along the west coast of Britain. This was the main reason for the founding of the Hilbre island Bird Observatory in 1957. The members carry out regular recording and ringing of birds on Hilbre.

Taken on: August 30, 2020

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Camera: Pentax K-5, f/10.0, 1/320 sec, 300mm (=450mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Pentax K-5
Lens:	TAMRON AF70-300mm F/4-5.6 LD MACRO
Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	300mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Contrast:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Express (Android)
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