Black Guillemot - Portland Harbour, 3rd November 2014 © Pete Saunders
3rd November
Prolonged birding opportunities were limited today, with showers or longer spells of rain cropping up with depressing frequency. What coverage there was of the land yielded just a thin scatter of mainly expected migrants on the ground, including 3 Redwings and singles of Short-eared Owl, Wheatear, Black Redstart and Fieldfare at the Bill and further Black Redstarts at Blacknor (2), Barleycrates Lane and Castletown; overhead a minor flurry of 700 southbound Wood Pigeons at Weston Street was quite a surprise given the prevailing conditions. The long-staying Hooded Crow was still in residence at the Grove. Seawatching at the Bill produced singles of Pale-bellied Brent Goose and Arctic Skua, whilst the Black Guillemot was still off Portland Castle.