Despite mistiness coming and going throughout the day there were only positives from what fieldwork there was, with a few more passerine migrants showing up and waders distinctly better than they have been thus far this season. Two each of Sedge and Willow Warbler were new at the Bill, where 2 Whimbrel and a Common Sandpiper provided the wader interest; with frequently limited visibility it was no surprise that the sea came up with little more than singles of Shelduck, Balearic Shearwater and Yellow-legged Gull. Ferrybridge was much improved, with 30 Dunlin, 7 Ringed Plover, 5 Turnstones and singles of Whimbrel, Knot and Redshank amongst the wader selection.
Whimbrel, Knot and Redshank at Ferrybridge this morning...
After yesterday's first trapped WW of the autumn, today the first Sedge Warbler. Bit too misty and murky for the sea so just the one Balearic so far this mrng.
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) July 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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