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Portland Bird Observatory Report Week Commencing 24th of December 2011
24th – The Black Guillemot made another of its very occasional appearances off the Bill again today; 9 Red-throated Divers and a Velvet Scoter also passed through on the sea, the Chiffchaff was still present in the Obs garden and a Redpoll dropped in briefly there. 25th – A short seawatch at the Bill produced [...]
Exploring Nature Walks Eastcliffs 30th of December 2011
If you look at Martin Cade’s birdwatching reports for this month you will see that a Black Guillemot has been seen several times off the Bill lately. This is a very difficult bird indeed to see in Dorset so today we decided that we would have a look off the Eastcliffs just in case it [...]
Portland Bird Observatory Report Week Commencing 17th of December 2011
17th – A bright but still quite breezy day returned a few surprises, of which the best was a Snow Bunting that pitched in briefly on a footpath near the Privet Hedge at the Bill. The rest of the reports were also from the Bill: 26 Dunlin, 4 Red-throated Divers, 3 Common Scoter and a [...]
Exploring Nature Walks Grove Point 23rd of December 2011
With the westerly wind blowing a constant drizzle into our faces we chose a site on the eastern side of the island again to escape the worst of the weather. At the Grove the clifftop path runs alongside the YOI and gives a good view over the East Weares where Natural England introduced a group [...]
Portland Bird Observatory Report Week Commencing 10th of December 2011
10th – In pleasantly quiet conditions the day’s highlight was a Black Guillemot that showed briefly in flight three times off the Bill late in the morning; further watches for it during the afternoon drew a blank. The sea there also produced 19 Common Scoter, 6 Red-throated Divers, 2 Brent Geese, a Shelduck and a [...]
Exploring Nature Walks Penn Weare 16th of December 2011
After seeing Fulmars off the Bill last week, we decided to see if they had arrived on their nesting ledges yet on the east side of the island. The freezing westerly wind had something to do with this decision as well… Walking down the lane towards Church Ope Cove it felt warmer and warmer until [...]
Portland Bird Observatory Report Week Commencing 3rd of December 2011
3rd – On a brisk and showery day a Grey Phalarope was a noteworthy new arrival at Chesil Cove. At the Bill there were 29 Mediterranean Gulls lingering offshore, 2 Common Scoter and a Red-throated Diver through on the sea and 3 Turnstones and singles of Purple Sandpiper and Black Redstart on the land. 4th [...]
Exploring Nature Walks Portland Bill 9th of December 2011
Yesterday was very stormy indeed, so it seemed sensible to head down to the Bill to see what seabirds may have been blown up the Channel. After all, it was about 2 years ago to the day when a similar low pressure system brought hundreds of Leach’s Petrels into Lyme Bay. There were no petrels [...]
Portland Bird Observatory Report Week Commencing 26th of November 2011
26th – Another fair day with the brisk south-westerly keeping it feeling quite mild. Singles of Merlin, Chiffchaff and Firecrest were at the Bill, where 5 Common Scoter and singles of Balearic Shearwater and Little Gull passed through on the sea. Singles of Rusty-dot Pearl and Turnip were attracted overnight to the Obs garden moth-traps. [...]