A rather unexpectantly pleasant day with warm sunny spells and much abated winds seemed to tempt out a long string of visiting birders ready to assist our needy cause; unfortunately, improved coverage did no more than confirm the general dearth of migrants that had been suspected during recent turbulent weather. Aside from the reappearance of the lingering
Dartford Warbler, a total of 18
Wheatears, 11
Stonechats, 5
Yellow Wagtails, 3
Blackcaps, 2
Caspian Gulls, 2
Chiffchaffs, a
Yellow-legged Gull and a
Whinchat were the day's only grounded migrants at the Bill; an equally meagre tally from the sea there included little more than 147
Kittiwakes, 6
Balearic Shearwaters and 2
Sandwich Terns. There was very little change in evidence at Ferrybridge, with the lingering 2
Little Stint again among the expected selection of waders there.
