25th August

A little better on all fronts today although the only oddity left it until late when a Great Shearwater passed by off the Bill amongst a steady movement of some hundreds of Manx and a few Balearic Shearwaters that developed as the wind freshened late in the afternoon; including these birds, the day's sea totals included more than 500 Manx and 26 Balearic Shearwaters, 92 departing Great Black-backed Gulls and 70 departing Lesser Black-backs, 17 Arctic Terns and an Arctic Skua. Waders were on the up again, with 250 Ringed Plovers, 3 Sanderling, 3 Knot and a Black-tailed Godwit in the mix at Ferrybridge, and 3 Ringed Plovers, 2 Turnstones, a Whimbrel and a Common Sandpiper through at the Bill. Passerine passage picked up a little - although it was only a little! - with 16 Yellow Wagtails, 2 lingering Pied Flycatchers, a Tree Pipit and a Grey Wagtail easily the best on offer at the Bill where singles of Little Egret and Merlin also passed through.