Today's Wheatear was looking rather bedraggled in the morning's showers © Pete Saunders
1st December
The month got off to a rather wet start, with a fairly heavy band of rain passing over during the first couple of hours after dawn. The highlight of the day came in the form of a late Wheatear at Ferrybridge where a total of 8 Shelduck, 4 Common Scoter and 2 Bar-tailed Godwit were also present. The only other records from around the Bill seemed to involve lingering birds, with singles of Chiffchaff and Firecrest at the obs and a Water Rail at Culverwell. At sea, just one each of Red-throated Diver and Great Northern Diver to note.
