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	History
		Hilbre Bird Observatory was established in 1957 by a group of keen local bird watchers who had met on the island during the preceding years and who had concluded that it would be a good base to study birds, particularly migratory ones.
		The work of the Bird Observatory on Hilbre was soon recognised by the local Council (who own the island) as being important and in 1962 they provided a new, purpose built thirty foot cabin with eight birth bunk room, transported to Hilbre and this became the Observatory’s new home.
		In the same year, Hilbre Bird Observatory members reconstructed the sea-watching hide making it larger and cladding it with sandstone so that it blended in with the old Life Boat Station at the north end of the island.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /hilbrebirdobs/page2.html (482 words)

	Hilbre Island by Sea Kayak
		The normal route is to paddle clockwise around Hilbre Island then stopping for lunch on the beach at the south end.
		The classic route is to return anticlockwise around the island, which by now should be calm and to find the shallow cave in the cliff and attempt to turn the boat through 180 deg.
		The islands are use by many birds for overwintering.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/RENS_Holmes/J04.htm (754 words)

	hilbre: Hilbre Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hilbre is actually made up of three islands known as Hilbre, Little Hilbre and The Eye.
		Hilbre Island October 30th 2002 I went back to Hilbre Island, for the first time in years, at low tide, walking across the sand which spread out around me in all directions.
		Hilbre Islands LNR The three tidal islands lying at the mouth of the Dee Estuary, Little Eye, Middle Eye and Hilbre, have been designated a Local Nature Reserve.
	www.aliope.com /hilbre.html (283 words)

	G0WRE's Hilbre Island On The Air (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hilbre is the largest (11 acres) and most northerly of the islands.
		Hilbre is a small island in the estuary of the River Dee, between the Wirral and North Wales.
		The maps show the location of the islands, but please note that the islands are actually a lot smaller than the maps suggest, if I had them to scale they'd be virtually invisible.
	www.qsl.net /g0wre/hilbre.htm (765 words)

	Hilbre Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A caretaker was appointed to look after the boat and he lived on the island.
		The lifeboat was operated from the island until 1938.
		Motor lifeboats were being operated from Hoylake and New Brighton, the tractor at Hoylake meant that the boat could be launched at any state of the tide and it was felt that these boats would provide adequate cover for the area.
	www.btinternet.com /~m.fish/closedstations/hilbreisland.htm (186 words)

	Hilbre Island
		The three islands that form the Hilbre chain of islands are known individually as Little Eye, Middle Hilbre and the main island of Hilbre itself.
		Because Hilbre is an island, visits have to be timed to co-incide with low tide, otherwise, the visitor may be cut-off during the crossing by the tide or be marooned on the island once it had been reached and the visit would last quite a few hours longer than anticipated.
		By 1945, the islands had outlived their maritime usefulness and were sold to Hoylake Urban District Council for the sum of £2500.
	www.hoylakegolfopen.co.uk /id35.html (1587 words)

	Beginner's Guide to Hilbre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Although I tend to refer only to the island of Hilbre, the nature reserve actually consists of three islands of which Hilbre is the largest.
		The other two islands go by various names, the most common being "Middle Eye" and "Little Eye", in reference to their relative sizes and the fact that they are eye-shaped.
		Please note that the islands are a lot smaller than the maps suggest, but if I had them to scale they'd be invisible.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /dixons/info/begin.htm (414 words)

	Species Spotlight-Turnstone
		They leave Hilbre in April/early May heading northwards to their breeding grounds in Greenland and Arctic Canada and adults begin to return in July (3 of our colour-ringed birds from previous years were spotted on 11th August this year), with young birds following on.
		The reason we believe that Hilbre’s Turnstones are from Greenland and/or Arctic Canada is that we have caught a bird that had been ringed in Iceland and we have alsohad a recovery of one of our birds also in Iceland.
		The second was ringed on Hilbre on 30th August 1964 and was recaptured at Snaefellsnes, Iceland, on 18th May 1972 presumably on its way to its breeding grounds.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /hilbrebirdobs/page15.html (758 words)

	Nature Photography by Phil McDermott, Backlighting in Nature Photography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is useful to pack a variety of lenses for a visit to the islands, as there are plenty of opportunities to photograph the details of the shore and amongst rock pools.
		Hilbre Island is accessible at all times of the year but can be busy during the summer months.
		Country: UK Description: Hilbre Island and the Dee Estuary are justly famous for their ornithological importance, particularly during spring and autumn migration.
	www.philmcdermott.co.uk /article5.html (674 words)

	Friends of Hilbre - Birds
		Hilbre is nationally famed as one of the best sites in the country to see Leach’s Storm Petrel.
		Lying out to sea Hilbre Island acts as a magnet to any land bird flying along the coast or may be taking a short cut across Liverpool Bay.
		The Hilbre Islands are largely free of ground predators and this means the population of breeding birds is more dense relative to the mainland.
	deeestuary.co.uk /hilbre/hilbirds.htm (850 words)

	Articles - Hilbre Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hilbre Island is the largest of a group of three islands at the mouth of the estuary of the River Dee, which is a part of the estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest.
		Hilbre Island is approximately 4.7 hectares in area, and lies about 1.6 km from Red Rocks the nearest part of the mainland of Wirral.
		Until the end of the 1970s, there was a route from Red Rocks in Hoylake, but this has now been closed because of the danger of being caught by the tide and visitors are advised to set out from the town of West Kirby.
	www.cat-center.com /articles/Hilbre_Island (252 words)

	icCheshireOnline - Worm's barrier reef puts future of Hilbre in doubt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In the meantime conservationists have pushed ahead with their campaign to save the island and are again urging people from Merseyside to help ensure that Hilbre can remain the jewel in Wirral's crown.
		Susan Craggs, chairman of the friends of Hilbre Island said: "It is really sad that the island is being worn away.
		The waves have been under-mining the rocks on the northeastern tip of the island and we fear that whole side of Hilbre could be gone within 20 years.
	iccheshireonline.icnetwork.co.uk /0100news/dailypost/tm_objectid=13030308&method=full&siteid=50020&page=2&headline=worm-s-barrier-reef-puts-future-of-hilbre-in-doubt-name_page.html (411 words)

	VirtualTourist.com - Hilbre Island Tips - Pictures, Tips and Reviews
		It is thought that the islands were part of the mainland until the end of the last ice-age, about 10,000 years ago.
		The islands were said to be the haunt of smugglers and wreckers long ago.
		On Hilbre Island a generator (mound of grass with a low brick chimney) was used to power lights during world war II.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Merseyside/Hilbre_Island-311403/Things_To_Do-Hilbre_Island-BR-1.html (630 words)

	Christopher George - Walking to Hilbre
		Hilbre Island is a tidal island in the River Dee not far from Liverpool where I was born.
		Hilbre is actually made up of three islands, the biggest of the three inhabited and the other smaller islands not.
		Hilbre is a bird sanctuary and has been visited by Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.
	chrisgeorge.netpublish.net /Poems/WalkingtoHilbre.htm (203 words)

	Hilbre Island
		I went back to Hilbre Island, for the first time in years, at low tide, walking across the sand which spread out around me in all directions.
		I have heard that this island was a favourite of Eric Hosking, the pioneering bird photographer.
		As I came up to Little Hilbre, the gutter running along the landward side was already filling with water, and as I came around the corner of the island, I found that a huge flock of oystercatchers were resting in the gap.
	www.cheshirewildlife.co.uk /Hilbre (678 words)

	Latest Bird Sightings - Dee Estuary
		3 Whimbrel, 6 Wheatear, 5 Redpoll and 1 Grasshopper Warbler - Hilbre Island.
		2 Brent Goose, 12 Pied Wagtail, 2 wheatear and 5 Goldcrest - Hilbre Island.
		18 Purple Sandpiper, 18 pale-bellied Brent Goose and 1 dark-bellied Brent Goose - Hilbre Island.
	www.deeestuary.co.uk /lapmay01.htm (1861 words)

	Hilbre Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The half acre of Little Eye, our first island, is often a refuge for snow buntings, but not this time so on we pressed for Middle Hilbre.
		The sea sculptured red sandstone of Hilbre itself is always welcoming, once or twice in the past we have only just made it as the tide almost caught us.
		It was not long before the island was again embraced by the sea and we settled to checking all the familiar places for the birds which come to shelter here as their feeding grounds are concealed.
	www.wildlifetrust.org.uk /montgomeryshire/otter/hilbre.html (455 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		To the west Cheshire is dominated by the estuaries of the Dee and Mersey.
		Hilbre Island and the RSPB reserve at Gayton Sands on the Dee are well known throughout the country for their vast flocks of waders and duck, but the Mersey, due to it`s difficult access is less well known yet can be every bit as good.
		Hilbre is a great place to observe the spring and autumn passage when both land and sea birds can be seen.
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/europe/england_cheshire.html (2052 words)

	Trinity House \| Interactive \| Gallery \| Hilbre Island Lighthouse
		Hilbre Island Lighthouse provides a port land mark for the Hilbre swash in the River Dee estuary.
		This small automatic lighthouse came under the full jurisdiction of Trinity House in 1973, before this it was operated by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Authority.
		Hilbre Island Lighthouse was converted from acetylene gas to solar powered operation in 1995.
	www.trinityhouse.co.uk /interactive/gallery/hilbre_island.html (58 words)

	Fitness & exercise - TR: Hilbre Island
		This morning's walk was to Hilbre Island which is the biggest of three
		Hilbre but it took me about 45 minutes.
		By the time I left Hilbre there were a few other people on the island.
	www.fitnessbanter.com /q-t_26449-TR-Hilbre-Island.html (822 words)

	icCheshireOnline - Hilbre Island takes a battering (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		TENS of thousands of pounds needs to be found to stop chunks of Hilbre Island being washed away.
		Bad weather has battered the island and damaged some of its vital historic structures.
		The last three winters have seen major damage to parts of the island caused by heavy rain and very strong winds.
	iccheshireonline.icnetwork.co.uk /0100news/dailypost/tm_objectid=14754377&method=full&siteid=50020&page=1&headline=hilbre-island-takes-a-battering-name_page.html (250 words)

	i-une.com: Merseyside > Hilbre Islands
		Includes advice for people visiting the island, a history of the organisation, recent sightings, articles about the birds and members' travels, and information about publications.
		Hilbre, the Cheshire Island: Its History and Natural History
		The excavations at Hilbre, 1926 (Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire.
	directory.i-une.com /Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Merseyside/Hilbre_Islands (155 words)

	Hilbre
		A visit to these islands is a true wilderness experience and they are justly renowned for their birds.
		Both the nearby sand bank at West Kirby and the rocks on the islands are used as high tide roosts when spectacular numbers may be present.
		Ahead is Little Hilbre and beyond Hilbre itself, a track on the south end takes you onto the island.
	www.ukbis.net /cawos/hilbre.htm (802 words)

	Hibre Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In the past there was a lifeboat stationed at the island.
		In 2003 a diabetic woman was airlifted to hospital after she fell on the Rocks between Middle Eye and Hilbre Island.
		In March 2004 burglers were trapped on the island by an incoming tide and when the tide subsided they were arrested by the police.
	homepages.enterprise.net /hyland/maps/interest/hibre.html (131 words)

	CWT, Watch Hilbre Island trip (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The group leaves the slipway at West Kirby at low tide (11am) and walks the 2 miles across the sands to Hilbre Island.
		Hundreds of seals are hauled out on the sand banks of the River Dee Estuary at this time of year and can be seen clearly with the help of a telescope.
		Many more swim around to end of the island where you may get closer to them.
	www.wildlifetrust.org.uk /cheshire/watch_hilbre.htm (185 words)

	Friends of Hilbre
		The three tidal islands, Little Eye, Middle Eye and Hilbre Island and the surrounding foreshores, are the freehold property of, and managed by, the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.
		The Friends of Hilbre was formed in 2001 and our membership is approximately 180.
		To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of Hilbre Islands Local Nature Reserve for the benefit of the public.
	www.hilbreisland.org.uk (175 words)

	icLiverpool - Hilbre Island takes a battering
		Erosion does change the island as we know it, but it is also a natural process and helps provide homes for dozens of species of wildlife.
		Sue Craggs, chairwoman of Friends of Hilbre, said: "There is quite an area of cliff being undermined by the sea.
		The effects can also be seen on the historic lifeboat slipway and station which have almost completely gone.
	icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk /0100news/0100regionalnews/page.cfm?objectid=14754376&method=full&siteid=50061 (509 words)

	Hilbre Guest Book (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Swimming off, or around, the Island is strongly advised against due to the presence of very deep and cold water and extremely strong currents and vicious rips.
		I lived in Meols for a short while in the late 50s and as a 'local' was proud to acquire 'official' rights over to the island.
		she lived on Hilbre for a number of years and sadly father in law no longer alive - he gave us endless stories of life as a light-keeper.
	www.apuu61.dsl.pipex.com /view.shtml (2126 words)

	Gdf Galleries. Hilbre Island Wirral Cheshire a print by the artist Phillip & Glyn Martin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hilbre Island Wirral Cheshire a print by the artist Phillip & Glyn Martin
		Many of the originals from this set are available for sale at around £350 or $500, feel free to enquire about the availability of these very collectable works.
		Make Hilbre Island Wirral Cheshire a personalised Cheshire gift by asking us to include a note from you in the parcel and having it sent directly (use the comment section on the delivery details page)
	www.gdf-galleries.co.uk /carditem.php/itemid/7737 (317 words)

	United Kingdom: England: Merseyside: Hilbre Islands, British Hilbre Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		United Kingdom: England: Merseyside: Hilbre Islands, British Hilbre Islands
		United Kingdom / England / Merseyside / Hilbre Islands
		Hilbre Bird Observatory and Ringing Station Organisation for observing, studying and ringing birds which occur on or around Hilbre Island.
	united_kingdom.mousemagnet.com /hilbre_islands.php (128 words)

	Hilbre Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Top: Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: England: Merseyside: Hilbre Islands
		Hilbre Bird Observatory and Ringing Station - Organisation observing, studying and ringing birds on or around Hilbre Island.
		Hilbre Islands Local Nature Reserve - Information from Wirral Borough Council covering how to get to Hilbre Island, the wildlife and the history of the islands.
	www.engine-promotion.com /Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Merseyside/Hilbre_Islands (133 words)

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