Passage seems to have been really set back by the cold snaps this month, with remarkably few new arrivals in evidence today. A lone
Wheatear was the only long-distance migrant logged at the Bill where further minor interest came in the form of 2
Short-eared Owls, 2 lingering
Firecrests and 5
Long-tailed Tits on the land and 19
Common Scoter, 3
Red-throated Divers, 2
Manx Shearwaters and a
Sandwich Tern through on the sea; elsewhere, a
Grey Heron flew north over Blacknor and 8
Black-necked Grebes and a
Common Scoter were still in Portland Harbour.