It's beginning to seem like a stir-up in the weather won't do any harm, with samey conditions producing a samey selection of migrants again today. A passing
Osprey over Weston and the first
Merlin of the autumn at the Bill were noteworthy, but apart from small arrival of
Pied Flycatchers - including at least 7 at the Bill - the migrant situation remained at the level of a fair spread of
Yellow and
White Wagtails,
Wheatears,
Redstarts,
Spotted Flycatchers and routine
waders and
warblers on the ground and a
Hobby and a few
Tree Pipits and
hirundines overhead. A small resurgence in
Balearic Shearwaters saw 22 logged at the Bill, where 2
Arctic and a
Great Skua also passed by.
A selection of the day's migrant action: Merlin, Wheatear and Yellow Wagtail © Joe Stockwell and godwit duo and Sandwich Terns © Pete Saunders: