Not the easiest of starts to the year, what with a severe gale that had blown in overnight spoiling the best part of the morning before the onset of heavy rain washed out the rest of the day. The day's only rewards were 6
Kittiwakes, 4
Great Northern Divers, 4
Shelducks, a
Pale-bellied Brent Goose and a
Little Gull at Ferrybridge and a
Firecrest at the Obs.
A lone
Rusty-dot Pearl made it into a moth-trap at the Obs before the gale set in to get the year's migrant moth tally off the mark.
Little Gull, Kittiwake and Pale-bellied Brent Goose getting the Ferrybridge year off to a decent start this morning © Pete Saunders
