Wheatear - Portland Bill,
19th March 2014 © Simon Johnson
19th March
A freshening
westerly ensured that the day was nowhere near as balmy as had been forecast,
whilst overnight clear skies saw to it that the grounded migrant tally remained
pegged right back. Visible passage did continue to feature, with the first 2 Swallows of the spring
(at Barleycrates Lane) of note amongst the steady arrival of Meadow Pipits, but
on the ground there was only a Black
Redstart
at the Bill and a Grey
Wagtail
at Southwell to provide interest amongst the very thin spread of Wheatears and Chiffchaffs. The sea
fared no better, with just 3 Red-throated Divers and a lone Sandwich Tern off the Bill.
