A wet and wild day saw very little in the way of land-based migrants, and much of the focus was on the sea. Highlights on from both a morning and evening sea watch included the first
Sooty Shearwater for the year, four
Balearic Shearwaters and 67
Manx Shearwaters. In terms of commoner species, there was a strong passage of
Gannets with 368 within a few hours in the early morning, at one point being harassed by a
Bonxie. On the land, a small selection of
Wheatears,
Willow Warblers and
Blackcaps were the best we could muster on the passerine front, as well as a lone
Yellow-
legged Gull below Culverwell. Ferrybridge was unremarkable compared to recent form, with the usual selection of waders, including 21
Sanderlings and a single
Whimbrel.
On a wet, miserable day, Ferrybridge still managed to provide a selection of waders to watch ©Pete Saunders: