Great Northern Diver overhead at Ferrybridge this morning © Pete Saunders:
20th November
With downturns in the weather inevitably going to get more frequent from here on in today's clear sky and relative calm had to be made the most of. A few late migrants at the Bill included a light trickle of Chaffinches, Linnets and Goldfinches overhead, along with 5 Bramblings, 3 Redwings and a Fieldfare; the 4 Purple Sandpipers, 2 Chiffchaffs and single Blackcap on the ground were all lingerers/winterers. The sea there was busy with auks in the low thousands and c200 Mediterranean Gulls, along with a late Balearic Shearwater and 2 Brent Geese. Four Black-necked Grebes, 2 Great Northern Divers, 2 Kingfishers and a Common Scoter were at Ferrybridge/Portland Harbour.
