Once again, quality over quantity on the ground today with a Siberian duo entertaining at the Obs where the month's second Radde's Warbler joined yesterday's lingering Pallas's Warbler. A major arrival in the Weston area that included 2 Yellow-browed Warblers, at least 9 Firecrests, a Ring Ouzel and a Dartford Warbler - along with good totals of commoner migrants - sadly wasn't reflected at all elsewhere, with the 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Dartford Warblers, Wryneck and Firecrest at the Bill, the 3 Firecrests at Pennsylvania Castle and the 2 Ring Ouzels at the Verne Moat all seemingly long-term lingerers rather than newcomers. The day's numbers were again overhead and included 1336 Skylarks, 1161 Starlings, 1045 Meadow Pipits, 675 Linnets, 675 Goldfinches and 405 Wood Pigeons south at the Bill, where the season's first Lapland Bunting and a lone Woodlark were the best of the rest. The freshening onshore wind promised rewards from the sea but in the event 2 passing Sooty Shearwaters were as good as it got at the Bill.
Another day, another Radde's Warbler - Portland's 14th in total © Martin Cade:
Yesterday's Pallas's Warbler took a long time to resurface but once it did it showed quite well on occasions © Martin Cade:
One of the Thumb Lane Firecrests © Duncan Walbridge:
BriskSW again overnight veering S then stiff SE at PBO @PortlandBirdObs . Quality over quantity,8 birds, Reed W, B'cap,2 CC and Radde's Warbler.!! brought back memory of my 1st @DungenessBO on October 4, 1962!! with Pete&Hazel Britton .Pallas's ringed yesterday still present. pic.twitter.com/czoQKYCt9w
— Peter J Morgan (@PBOprof) October 25, 2022
Wakeham and Church Ope Cove this afternoon:
— Port and Wey (@PortandWey) October 25, 2022
8 Rock Pipit and a fem/imm Black Redstart at Church Ope Cove
2 Blackcap along Wakeham Railway Cuttings
10 Chiffchaff around Wakeham
1 Goldcrest and 3 Firecrest in Pennsylvania Castle Woods@PortlandBirdObs @DorsetBirdClub @BTO_Dorset pic.twitter.com/IHuwaDPu7A
