A very underwhelming start to the bank holiday weekend, with a long downpour through the hours of darkness seemingly again putting a complete block on passerine passage. With no more than single figure totals of the commoner migrants uncovered it was left to a lone Pied Flycatcher at Ladymead to salvage some minor interest from the land. Waders were more numerous, with 15 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Sanderling and 2 Knot the best on offer at Ferrybridge. The wind very quickly veered into the northwest once the rain cleared and the only offshore movement of note concerned 100 Manx and 16 Balearic Shearwaters through off the Bill.
