22nd December

A damp, dreary and extremely mild day. Despite the wind having dropped right out late in the night scrutiny of the land was pretty unrewarding and what few reports there were came from the water: the Red-necked Grebe and Iceland Gull were still in Portland Harbour and the 2 Eider and 10 Common Scoter were still off the Bill.

Portland Harbour was like a millpond and in between spells of iffy visibility both the Red-necked Grebe and Iceland Gull were going about their business © Joe Stockwell: