The strength of the wind again scuppered attempts at comprehensive coverage and there was scant reward for those that did make an effort. The Bill area offered up 6
Purple Sandpipers and singles of
Merlin,
Yellow-legged Gull,
Redwing and
Firecrest on the land and 60 or so
Common Scoter and 2
Eider settled offshore. Elsewhere there were 3
Firecrests in the Pennsylvania Castle area and 8
Pale-bellied Brent Geese and a
Knot at Ferrybridge.
In comparison with yesterday's super-pristine full adult today's Yellow-legged Gull was a little bit sub-standard: it was a rather slighter bird - so perhaps more likely a female? - with a selection of not-quite-adult features...
This was yesterday's adult in flight © Martin Cade:
