18th November

A switch round to northwesterlies plus a rather thick band of cloud saw any momentum gathered during yesterday's vismig fizzle away and, save for another pulse of over 8,000 Woodpigeons and a likely Marsh Harrier, there was very little in the way of new arrivals. With the wind strength increasing as the day went on, the search for grounded migrants was always going to be a bit of a challenge, with just 3 Song Thrush, 2 Black Redstarts and singles of Redwing, Chiffchaff and Firecrest logged around the Bill. Elsewhere, checks of the middle of the island produced another 4 Firecrests plus flyover Grey Wagtail and Brambling.