Whilst the rest of the country revelled in rare vagrants from the west and scarcities from the east, we were left swimming our way around a seemingly drowning island with only intermittent flocks of
Blackcaps and
Chiffchaffs to maintain our levels of enthusiasm. Two pairs of jeans, two waterproof coats and a soaked pair of walking boots later and our migrant tally consisted of a scatter of 4
Firecrests, a
Woodlark and a
Merlin. Thankfully Ferrybridge provided some much needed variety and the lingering
Black Brant, two
Bar-
tailed Godwits, a
Black-
tailed Godwit and nine
Red-
breasted Mergansers improved the day list exponentially.