The dribble of early autumn migrants continued today. Waders have begun producing the best of the variety, with 33 Dunlin, 4 Whimbrel, 11 Ringed Plovers and singles of Sanderling and Redshank at Ferrybridge, and singles of Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper at the Bill. Grounded passerines were lower-key, with 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Willow Warblers and a Sedge Warbler all that could be mustered at the Bill, where a light trickle of Swallows and Sand Martins joined higher numbers of departing Swifts; a Grey Heron also trundled through overhead from Ferrybridge to the Bill. Sea interest at the Bill was limited to 10 Black-headed Gulls, 5 Common Sandpipers and singles of Manx and Balearic Shearwater.
The Grey Heron incurring the wrath of one of the local Herring Gulls over Ferrybridge © Pete Saunders:
