The less said about the current weather the better, save to remark that the ongoing battering westerlies are already getting really tiresome. The day's high spot concerned the appearance of 3 more Caspian Gulls - one at the Bill and 2 at Ferrybridge - taking their tally to 6 in two days. The sea was very quiet: a quick fire 47 Balearic Shearwaters after dawn gave hope but both they and anything else quickly fizzled out, with just 12 more Balearics and an Arctic Skua of note through the rest of the day. Swallows, Sand Martins and a few Grey Wagtails were attempting to depart overhead throughout the morning but the only grounded passerine reports of note concerned the lingering Dartford Warbler, 2 Pied Flycatchers and singles of Whinchat and Spotted Flycatcher scattered between the Bill and Pennsylvania Castle. Ferrybridge was far busier, with 5 Yellow-legged Gulls, 7 Knot, 3 Sanderling, 2 Little Stints and a Curlew Sandpiper amongst the variety.
Thanks to the attentiveness of Thomas Miller the Caspian Gull tally advanced by another three today; this one was in the Culverwell gull flock...
