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Portland Bird Observatory Report Week Commencing 22nd of October 2011
22nd – On a day of freshening southerlies there was a fair bit more sea passage and a very small but nonetheless welcome increase in grounded migrants, amongst which the chief prizes were singles of Pallas’s Warbler at the RN Cemetery and Yellow-browed Warbler and ‘eastern’ Chiffchaff at Lancridge, all found late in the afternoon. [...]
Exploring Nature Walks The Verne Naval Cemetry 26th of October 2011
This morning’s target was a Yellow-browed Warbler from Asia – a species which turns up surprisingly often on Portland especially in the sycamores around the Naval Cemetry above Portland Port. Another reason for visiting this fascinating spot was that it offers welcome shelter from a south-westerly wind, situated as it is in the lee of [...]
Portland Bird Observatory Report Week Commencing 15th of October 2011
15th – A lovely warm, sunny day with just a hint of a south-easterly breeze. Migrants weren’t at all plentiful but did include a little more of quality than of late, with a Yellow-browed Warbler at Avalanche Road, a Honey Buzzard over Ferrybridge and the north of the island, Crossbills heard over Wakeham and Barleycrates [...]
Exploring Nature Walks Tout Quarry 21st of October 2011
With lots of reports of Ring Ouzels coming in during the week we set off on foot from the hotel to try our luck at the traditionel ouzel spot on the scree slope below Tout Quarry. On the way we met our old friend Boots Coman working on the excavation of the tramway that used [...]
Portland Harbour afternoon racing – practice makes perfect
After last weeks minor shoulder injury sustained whilst sailing a Dart 16, it was great to get back on the water fully fit. The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy was busy as they were at the start of ‘Speed Week’ and hoping a few records may be set to be broken. It wouldn’t have [...]
Portland Bird Observatory Report Week Commencing 8th of October 2011
8th – Another day with far more overhead than there was on the ground. The usual suspects were well represented over the Bill, where a one hour sample count produced totals of 445 Linnets, 430 Meadow Pipits, 130 Goldfinches, 120 alba wagtails, 73 Chaffinches, 30 Siskins, 27 Swallows and 9 Skylarks; passage continued for a [...]
Exploring Nature Walks Pennsylvania Castle 14th of October 2011
A biting wind blowing across the hotel car park sent us to the sheltered valley that leads down to the ruins of St Andrews Church above Church Ope Cove. The only area approaching woodland on the island this stand of chestnuts and sycamores often attract migrant birds in spring and autumn. Today it was fairly [...]
The Nook – Sinister Dexter and Air Kisses
Well I left today with the intention of completing all the climbs at the new crag called The Nook. The start of the day wasn’t too good as I didn’t read the access and went the wrong way – oops! So I had to back track and drive to the real access – what a [...]
Portland Bird Observatory Report Week Commencing 1st of October 2011
1st – The scorching weather continues and the day’s oddities included a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a late Nightingale both trapped and ringed at the Obs and a Wryneck found during the afternoon at Reap Lane. Passage of routine fare remained at much the same level as in recent days: the likes of hirundines and [...]
Exploring Nature Walks Portland Bill 7th of October 2011
With last week’s fine anticyclonic weather replaced by biting westerlies there was only one place to be – out on the end of the Bill in the thick of it! As soon as we got to the car park we could see we had made the right decision with hundreds of Gannets milling about just [...]