Grey Wagtails - Southwell, 14th March 2014 © Pete Saunders (top) and Nick Stantiford (bottom)
14th March
The murky conditions we mentioned yesterday eventually made
it to Portland and the island was fog-bound for much of the day. The evidence
seemed to suggest that the other side of the Channel was clear, since migrants
were trickling in throughout the day. Three early House Martins were of
particular note at the Bill, where 30 Chiffchaffs, 6 Wheatears, 6 Redwings, a
presumed migrant Common Buzzard and a Black Redstart all made the list and
there were some decent-sized gatherings of grounded Meadow Pipits by the
afternoon; 6 more Redwings and 2 Grey Wagtails were at Southwell. The only
other report was of the Iceland Gull still at Ferrybridge.
