Birds logged around the Bill included 3 Black Redstarts, 2 Purple Sandpipers as well as singles of Chiffchaff and Blackcap, with sea passage including a total of 26 Common Scoter and 2 Red-throated Divers. Elsewhere at Pennsylvania Castle/ Church Ope were 2 Black Redstarts and up to 5 Firecrests. 3 Black-necked grebes and 2 Great Northern Divers were seen in the Harbour with a Common Tern observed from Portland Castle. Totals from Ferrybridge included 156 Dunlin, 34 Ringed Plover, 13 Turnstone, 1 Curlew and an additional 2 Great Northern Divers up the Fleet.
Milder conditions overnight led to an increase in migrant moth totals, with 10 Rusty-dot Pearls, 2 White-Speck, and singles of Silver Y, Pearly Underwing, Dark-sword Grass and Diamond-back.
Pennsylvania Castle Wood & St Andrew's Church this afternoon: 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest and 5 Firecrest
— Port and Wey (@PortandWey) November 20, 2022
Video compilation of 4 video clips of the 4 Firecrests in the grounds of St Andrew's Church@PortlandBirdObs @DorsetBirdClub @BTO_Dorsethttps://t.co/Vvsb4TcWzq pic.twitter.com/vABofmY28D
