The tailspin into winter continued at Ferrybridge where the wader selection has remained largely unchanged all week; Knot, Dunlin and Ringed Plover there today © Roy Norris:
20th September
We remained on repeat - or at least, a repeat that gets less fulfilling with each watching: more brisk northeasterly, more clear skies, less migrants. The overhead flow of Meadow Pipits and hirundines at the Bill diminished to a few hundred apiece - with 800 Swallow topping the totals - and 2 departing Kestrels and 2 Siskins were the only other noteworthy vismig sightings. It remained relatively quiet on the ground, with the lingering singles of Marsh Harrier, Kingfisher and Pied Flycatcher providing the best of the interest amongst the few new arrivals at the Bill. Variety from the sea there included 18 Balearic Shearwaters and singles of Brent Goose, Shoveler, Arctic Skua and Arctic Tern.
