We're not at all sure what we're doing wrong right now but the upshot of it is that migration is not far off a non-event despite the influence of a well-established and seemingly promising mild airflow. Three
Wheatears, 2
Goldcrests and singles of
White Wagtail,
Blackcap and
Chiffchaff were the sum total of the grounded tally at the Bill/Southwell, where a trickle of
alba wagtails arrived overhead and 6
Red-throated Divers and a
Manx Shearwater passed by on the sea. A selection of winterers - including 8
Purple Sandpipers and 2
Black Redstarts at the Bill and a
Black-necked Grebe in Portland Harbour - remained on station.
Single
Silver Ys provided overnight migrant moth interest at the Obs and the Grove.
Goldcrest at Southwell © Alan Mayell...
...and Black-necked Grebe and Great Northern Diver at Portland Harbour © Pete Saunders: