16th August
15th August
Visible passage Tree Pipit 4, Ringed Plover 2, Hobby 1, Dunlin 1.
Sea passage Lesser Black-backed Gull 12s, Kittiwake 7e, Balearic Shearwater 2e 3w, Common Scoter 2w, Arctic Skua 2, Shelduck 1, Yellow-legged Gull 1; also Harbour Porpoise 2, Bluefin Tuna 1.
Ringed Plover 103, Dunlin 60, Sanderling 3, Curlew 3, Knot 1, Whimbrel 1, Redshank 1.
Selected immigrants Obs: Diamond-back 248, Rush Veneer 70, Rusty-dot Pearl 26, Glasswort Case-bearer Coleophora salicorniae 12, Dark Sword Grass 7, Spindle Knot-horn 3, Silver Y 2, Chamomile Conch Cochylidia implicitana 1, Bulrush Veneer Calamotropha paludella 1, Narrow-winged Pug 1, Hummingbird Hawkmoth 1, Pearly Underwing 1, Shining Marbled 1, Small Marbled 1. Easton: Olive-tree Pearl 1. Grove: European Corn-borer 1, Dark Spinach 1, Painted Lady 1, Bordered Straw 1, Scarce Bordered Straw 1.
14th August
We usually get 20 to 30 Stock Doves in the garden, now it’s 4 or 5 This one doesn’t look well, I fear the worst pic.twitter.com/1pwOpDxxQJ
— Debby Saunders (@debbyseamist) August 14, 2022
bit of a weird pink blush on one of the pied flys pic.twitter.com/Mh3eRqSiij
— andy (@andy33082645) August 14, 2022
this mornings whinchat, not sure what this buzzard had but didn't seem keen on sharing! pic.twitter.com/51HHlIHI7r
— andy (@andy33082645) August 14, 2022
13th August
Grounded migrants Wheatear 70, Willow Warbler 20, Sedge Warbler 5, Yellow-legged Gull 1, Whinchat 1, Grasshopper Warbler 1, Reed Warbler 1, Spotted Flycatcher 1.
Visible passage Sand Martin 40, Dunlin 4e.
Sea passage Mediterranean Gull 200w, Black-headed Gull 56w, 6e, Lesser Black-backed Gull c50etc, Balearic Shearwater 20etc, Common Scoter 2e, Sooty Shearwater 1w; also Bottle-nosed Dolphin c8etc.
Selected immigrants Obs: Diamond-back 43, Rush Veneer 15, Rusty-dot Pearl 11, Dark Sword Grass 9, Saltmarsh Knot-horn 3, Silver Y 3, Tufted Button Acleris cristana 1, Spindle Knot-horn 1, Beautiful Marbled 1, Bordered Straw 1. Grove: Saltmarsh Knot-horn 2, Spindle Knot-horn 2.
12th August
11th August
10th August
Grounded migrants Wheatear 40, Willow Warbler 20, Sedge Warbler 5, Pied Flycatcher 2, Yellow-legged Gull 1, Blackcap 1, Garden Warbler 1.
Visible passage Swallow 200e, Sand Martin 180e, Redshank 1.
Sea passage Balearic Shearwater 60e, Common Scoter 5w 3e, Lesser Black-backed Gull 14s, Sandwich Tern 3e, Teal 2e, Arctic Skua 2e.
This morning's Whimbrel at Ferrybridge © Pete Saunders:
9th August
8th August
7th August
6th August
— Debby Saunders (@debbyseamist) August 6, 2022
A few of the white-rumped sandpiper at Ferrybridge. Snoozing & hanging with dunlin, sanderling & ringed plover. Showing off it’s white bits before tide low enough to feed. Well found by @debbyseamist @DorsetBirdClub pic.twitter.com/p4XXHQRohP
— OTBT birder (@BirderOtbt) August 5, 2022
5th August
— Portland Bird Observatory (@PortlandBirdObs) August 5, 2022
4th August
With the murky conditions of the last couple of days well and truly cleared away by the passing of the weakest of weather fronts clear skies were the order of both the night and the day. Migrants were afforded the opportunity to make onward progress and a fair number paused at least briefly at the Bill, where 100 Willow Warblers and 30 Sedge Warblers made up the bulk of the the totals accrued from woefully inadequate coverage; a Garden Warbler and a handful of Wheatears were also logged, with 10 Sanderling the best amongst the grounded wader selection at Ferrybridge. Overhead passage wasn't as conspicuous as might have been hoped: a Honey Buzzard over Easton was the stand-out highlight, with the few pulses of hirundines through at the Bill hardly amounting to a concerted passage. Sea movement was limited but did include 4 Balearic Shearwaters, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls and a Black-tailed Godwit through off the Bill.
The clearer, fresher conditions did no favours for overnight moth-trapping, with a lone Porter's Rustic - the third of the season and the 27th record for the island - the immigrant highlight at the Obs.
The vast majority of the day's little flurry of Willow Warblers were dazzling youngsters...