Another of our incremental improvements today saw both higher numbers on the ground and a stronger visible passage overhead:
Turtle Dove and
Lesser Whitethroat were additions to the year-list at the Bill where 150
Willow Warblers made up the bulk of a decent little dawn arrival, 2
Common Sandpipers at Hamm Beach were also new for the year whilst a good passage of
hirundines developed along Chesil during the afternoon; 2
Jays at Ventnor Road were the day's only island oddities. The island-wide tally of slightly more infrequent migrants included 3
Whinchats, 2
White Wagtails, 2
Redstarts, a
Yellow Wagtail and a
Grasshopper Warbler, with 4
Red-throated and a lone
Great Northern Diver the best of a poor return from the sea at the Bill.
Wheatear and Fulmar at the Bill this morning © Joe Stockwell and a wader selection from Ferrybridge © Debby Saunders: