Not the easiest birding day with a freshening southerly and increasing threat of rain ensuring that what few migrants were about weren't easy to get amongst. A mix of lingering and new birds included 5
Firecrests, 3
Goldcrests and 2
Chiffchaffs at the Bill, a
White Wagtail at Reap Lane and 3
Redshanks and singles of
Greylag Goose,
Kittiwake and
Wheatear at Ferrybridge. The sea was a wee bit disappointing in promising-looking conditions, with the first
Puffin of the year and the second
Arctic Skua of recent days giving hope at the Bill, but little else moving there apart from 6
Common Scoter, 2
Red-throated Divers and a small but noticeable up-Channel movement of
Razorbills.
Wheatear at Ferrybridge this morning © Debby Saunders:
...and the Greylag Goose over Ferrybridge © Pete Saunders: