Whilst today's clear skies and light northwesterly breeze made for a pleasant day's birding, it was sadly rather disappointing on the migrant front, with improved coverage failing to turn up much beyond a fairly middling tally of expected fare. Despite the low numbers, variety was still on the up compared to recent days with totals of 30 Wheatears, 20 Sedge Warblers, 15 Blackcaps, 10 Willow Warblers, 2 Merlin and singles of Pied Flycatcher and Reed Warbler from around the Bill. Hirundines were conspicous movers with 500 Swallows, 250 Sand Martins and just 75 House Martins logged throughout the day, with a further 150 Yellow Wagtails, 50 Meadow Pipits, 25 Grey Wagtails, 4 Ringed Plover and a Kestrel departing overhead. Having gathered a fair bit of interest, both the lingering Wryneck and the Rose-coloured Starling proved once again hard to get to grips with, with the former mostly back to skulking deep within the cover of the Obs Quarry and the latter taking frequent sojourns between the Starling flocks at the Bill and the Weston housing estates.
