The first sign of a drop in temperature could be felt this evening after what was likely the last mild and overcast day looking at the upcoming forecast. Once again, the majority of the day's migration activity was focused overhead, with a large-scale movement of Woodpigeons heading north-east along the coast that included over 10,500 from the Bill alone, with a further 150 Goldfinches, 8 Redwing, 2 Lapwing and 2 Brambling also logged there. What grounded migrants were present seemed to involve mostly lingering birds, with 5 Goldcrests, 2 Chiffchaff and a Black Redstart as well as 4 Purple Sandpipers and a Turnstone at the Bill. Elsewhere, a varied selection from Ferrybridge included 610 Brent Geese plus 2 Pale-bellied, 80 Dunlin, 66 Ringed Plover, 65 Cormorants, 19 Turnstone, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits, and singles of Sanderling and Grey Plover.
With early reports of several thousand Woodpigeons over Wyke Regis, it seemed for a time as though most of the day's movement had managed to bypass the island entirely, before several huge flocks passed by in quick succession including this one numbering over 3000 © Jodie Henderson
Today's Sanderling among the Dunlin at Ferrybridge © Pete Saunders
