An unexpectedly glorious day saw a small influx of
Blackbirds and a handful of other thrushes early doors. Birds of note at the Bill included a
Water Rail at Culverwell (we've been surprisingly low on Water Rail numbers this autumn so this was a welcome addition to the day list) and a
Jacksnipe at Wallsend. The
Lesser Whitethroat continued to intrigue at Penn Castle with much speculation over its origins, the
Yellow-
browed Warbler also remained in the area. Once again the Harbour and Ferrybridge were the place to be for variety with singles of
Slavonian Grebe and
Eider in the Harbour and
Goosander at Ferrybridge amongst the now regular
Black-
necked Grebes,
Great Northern Divers and
Red-
breasted Mergansers.
Firecrests have maintained decent numbers across the island despite the recent dip in temperatures ©Duncan Walbridge: