Just a hint of an upturn in passage today as the relentless wind of recent days finally begun to subside. Numbers were far lower than might have been hoped for the last third of the month but variety at the Bill included 30
Wheatears, 25
Sedge Warblers, 20
Whitethroats, 10 each of
Yellow Wagtail and
Willow Warbler, 2
Little Egrets and singles of
Redstart,
Grasshopper Warbler and
Reed Warbler. An impressive 320
Ringed Plover topped the numbers at Ferrybridge, where 64
Dunlin, 8
Sanderling and singles of
Knot and
Redshank were also on show, whilst seawatching at the Bill came up with a steady southbound passage of
Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 11
Sandwich Terns, 8
Manx Shearwaters, 5
Balearic Shearwaters, 3
Arctic Skuas.