In contrast to yesterday, today was entirely birdable but in a dwindling northwesterly breeze somehow didn't ever have a feel of an oddity being just around the corner. Some early visible passage included 800
Wood Pigeons, 150
Goldfinches, 2
Swallows, a
Redwing and a
Fieldfare over the Bill but action quickly fizzled out there; later, 1020
Starlings headed north over Blacknor. Grounded arrivals were very thinly spread and of low quality, with lingerers such as 3
Black Redstarts, a
Merlin and a
Short-eared Owl providing the only interest at the Bill; elsewhere, 4
Great Northern and a
Black-throated Diver were in Portland Harbour and at least 1
Black Redstart remained at Chiswell. Sea interest came in the form of 43
Common Scoter, 5
Brent Geese, 2 each of
Red-throated Diver and
Wigeon, and a single
Red-breasted Merganser through off the Bill.
