A day of considerable weather contrasts with the howling gale and some brightness of dawn giving way to an altogether drearier but much quieter afternoon as rain lingering not far out in the Channel never quite made it ashore. The only small changes in the otherwise routine mid-winter selection saw 2
Brent Geese pass by off the Bill, the
Greenfinch flock at Reforne increase to 14 and a couple of
Redwings appear at Easton; the 3 overwintering
Rooks at Barleycrates Lane were also logged for the first time in a while. The
Rosy Starling was still at Easton, the 3
Redpolls and single
Chiffchaff were still at the Bill, the 2
Eider were still offshore at the Bill and 7
Black-necked Grebes, a
Black-throated Diver and a
Slavonian Grebe were still in Portland Harbour.