Decided to stay on Portland today and have a more relaxed
day checking the “top fields”, “Culverwell” and the Obs garden.
The day started at dawn with the usual movement overhead of mainly
Yellow Wagtails (14), a few Grey (6), “White”
Wagtails” (4) and Tree Pipits (6, including two in the top fields) followed by a passage of Hirundines
(that lasted most of the day but petering out around 16:00.
The garden produced a Firecrest
that stayed around for most of the afternoon and another (or the same bird) at Culverwell in the evening.
A few flyover waders today included three Ringed Plover, a Common Snipe, a Dunlin
and a flock of sixteen Greenshank.
Other species noted was a flyover Siskin, five Spotted
Flycatcher, two Pied Flycatcher,
a Reed Warbler, two Lesser Whitethroat, two Redstart, three Whitethroat, a Grasshopper
Warbler, two Chiffchaff,
fourteen Willow Warbler, twenty plus Wheatear and two Raven.
A very brief view of what I believe to be a Nightingale but
only seen for around two seconds flying away from me, appeared quite Rufous on
the back and tail and the wings less so!
Several raptors around included two Buzzard, two Sparrowhawk
and two Peregrine. When up in the
top fields I heard a rushing noise quite close to me that was the male
Peregrine whooshing past me at a distance of about 5 metres and attempting to
take a Linnet but he missed!
A Great-spotted
Woodpecker seen at Culverwell.
The Bottlenose
Dolphins were off the East Cliffs this afternoon and three Balearic Shearwater flew west late in
the afternoon.
A recent influx of immigrant butterflies and moths was noticeable
today with many Red Admirals, Painted Ladys and Silver Y moths.
Apologies if this is a bit of a ramble but feeling quite knackered
tonight! Yeah, OK what’s new!
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