Much calmer conditions but in all other respects a very similar day to yesterday, with the majority of migration interest again on the sea. The gull-fest at the Bill continued, with a huge flock of large gulls congregating just off the East Cliffs that included 500
Lesser Black-backed Gull; another pulse of 1000
Kittiwakes also streamed out west. Other birds on the move out to sea included 58
Balearic Shearwaters, 23
Common Scoter, 2
Bonxie, 2
Sooty Shearwaters, a
Yellow-legged Gull and an
Arctic Skua, whilst the burgeoning group of
Grey Phalaropes at Chesil Cove had reached 6 by the end of the afternoon. The land wasn't entirely without interest, with a small flurry of 10 new
Chiffchaffs at the Obs being joined by amongst others a
Garden Warbler; a
Black-tailed Godwit was a peculiar grounded arrival at the Bill, a
Caspian Gull was again settled there and the 2
Little Stints were still at Ferrybridge.
Off the Bill, some of the Balearic Shearwaters were nice and close..
...although the only Sooty that passed while we were at the Obelisk was typically that bit further out:
However, it was the gulls - particularly the c500 Lesser Black-backs and c1000 Kittiwakes - that provided the real spectacle during the seawatch © Martin Cade:
Five of today's six Grey Phalaropes at Chesil Cove © Daniel Law
