A beautiful, calm and clear day (one of the last for a while if the forecast is correct) brought a nice selection of wintering passerines as well as the usual waders. Finches put in a good show with just short of 100
Chaffinches being joined by seven
Bramblings, two
Siskins and 11
Greenfinches. The garden saw another flock of
Long-
tailed Tits whilst the Bill was harbouring the same flock of 10+
Purple Sandpipers, five
Turnstones and a
Black Redstart. Church Ope Cove was once again the place to be, the eastern looking
Lesser Whitethroat made a reappearance along with the ling staying
Yellow-
browed Warbler and
Firecrest flock.
One of the lingering Goosanders at Ferrybridge ©Pete Saunders: