A much quieter day with a distinct bite to the wind to remind us that summer is nearly over. Despite the chill the sun continued to shine and the
Painted Ladys continued to move in force. Passerine migrants were thinner on the ground than in recent days with highlights of just two a piece of
Redstart and
Pied Flycatcher and double figures of
Wheatears. The sea was much quieter too with singles of
Arctic Skua,
Balearic Shearwater and
Sandwich Tern. Ferrybridge maintained its form for variety with
Black-
tailed Godwit again and four
Mute Swans new for the autumn.
Ferrybridge rarely has a dull day at the moment and today was no exception with a fly-by Arctic Skua (...we're a bit concerned about the skua - it's in a weird plumage that we're not really familiar with at close range but it seems to have eg just two outer primaries with white shafts) and 5 Redshank © Debby Saunders (skua underside) & Pete Saunders (skua upperside and Redshank):
