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Portland Bird Observatory Report Week Commencing 19th of November 2011
19th – More fine weather and another very light sprinkle of late migrants. All the day’s reports came from the Bill area, where 4 Black Redstarts, 2 Merlins, 2 Purple Sandpipers, 2 Chiffchaffs and singles of Little Egret, Wheatear and Siskin were on/overhead on the land and a single Red-throated Diver passed through on the [...]
Exploring Nature Walks Inmosthay 24th of November 2011
We were on a mission today – to find the Mouse-pee Pinkgill. This is a very rare fungus that had been seen last week in Tout Quarry just next to the hotel. However we didn’t know where to look in Tout and we didn’t know if it would still look the same a week later. [...]
Adams Triumph – Portland Climbing, Dorset
Well went to Portland bill yesterday and it was a late one. When I got there it was 4-ish which only let me have a couple of hours light which was plenty for me to get on and try a few things. So I got to the Hidden Cove area where this route called Adams [...]
Live Event Tracking at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) and TracTrac, the leaders in live sports tracking, are pleased to announce that they have signed a collaboration agreement and they will be working closely together. Event organisers at the WPNSA will now have the option to access pay as you go tracking infrastructure which will make [...]
Portland Bird Observatory Report Week Commencing 12th of November 2011
12th – An at times lovely warm, sunny day produced a decent list of fairly standard late autumn fare. New arrivals at the Bill included singles of Golden Plover, Woodcock, Swallow, Wheatear and Corn Bunting, along with 200 departing Starlings and a light scatter of thrushes and finches; long-stayers still around there included the likes [...]
Hydro Foil Catamaran Sea Trials at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) was the chosen venue for an intensive two week sea trials for the innovative new hydro-foil sailing catamaran, known as C-FLY. This is a 26ft catamaran created out of fifteen years of development by a team of aerospace engineers. Chris Edwards, one of the C-FLY design team [...]
Portland Bird Observatory Report Week Commencing 5th of November 2011
5th – It’s been a long, long time coming but the second half of the autumn finally got going today: numbers weren’t spectacular but the species list was particularly varied and included plenty of birds on the move. Most attention was given to the Bill area where a Great Bustard (presumably a released bird although [...]
Exploring Nature Walks Old Hill 11th of November 2011
Walking straight out of the Heights Hotel car park to the north you soon come to the treacherously steep hill that was the only way up to the top of the island in years gone by. Today we decided that in the fresh south-easterly that was buffeting us the trees lining Old Hill would be [...]
Speed Week, Slaloms, November winds and Winter
Speed week was another exciting event this year with the kitesurfers getting the best speeds once again. The Windsurfers werent far behind though. So the harbour record still belongs to Mr Pete Young our local Speed Sailor. Ant Baker won the Pro fleet in the BSA slalom event (K77) held at the end of speedweek in October. [...]
Live n Deadly at Kingbarrow Quarry
Come along to Kingbarrow Quarry (near the Heights Hotel) between 10am and 3pm this Saturday 12th November to get Live n Deadly! The event, linked with the TV show featuring Steve Backshall, is a quest for children aged 3-13 to solve the wildlife crime. Prizes for all who complete the challenge! All you need to [...]