Peregrine and Kestrel over the Bill © Martin King...
Yellow-legged Gull at Ferrybridge © Pete Saunders...
Little Owl at the Bill © Martin Cade...
...and this evening's full moon at the Bill © Martin King:
24th October
It's almost becoming tedious to report an unchanged weather situation but that was the case, with it so calm, sunny and warm by the afternoon that it felt a lot like being transported back to summer. Inevitably, the bulk of migrant numbers consisted of a short, sharp passage overhead shortly after dawn, when 8 Tree Sparrows were the pick of miscellany of seasonable fare over the Bill; with the exception of 20 Reed Buntings grounded totals there were insignificant but did include singles of Black Redstart and Firecrest. The day's oddities included a fly-by Tawny Pipit at the Bill - nearly the latest new arrival ever reported there - 3 Yellow-browed Warblers spread over the area to the north of the Grove, 2 Ring Ouzels still at the Verne and a Yellow-legged Gull at Ferrybridge.
