Red-throated Diver, Manx Shearwater and Common Gulls passing the Bill this morning © Pete Saunders:
24th March
An increase in cloud cover that preceded the gradual return of turbulent conditions was enough to drop another small arrival of migrants at the Bill, where dawn saw the grounding of amongst others 50 Chiffchaffs and 20 Willow Warblers, whilst the trickle overhead included 5 Siskins and a Merlin along with a few dozen each of Meadow Pipit, Linnet and Chaffinch. Before long, coverage of the land became a losing battle against the elements but interest at sea picked up, with 100 Manx Shearwaters, 22 Red-throated Divers and 15 Lesser Black-backed Gulls moving through off the Bill ahead of the gale.
