The lingering singing male Cirl Bunting has been really furtive just lately - on several days it hasn't been seen/heard at all - so its appearance early this morning in the Obs garden with a female in tow may well be extremely significant! © Martin Cade:
A few routine migrants aside, the Obs garden moth-traps have been very quiet this spring so a Brindled Beauty was a welcome overnight catch; although a widespread enough moth on the mainland, if we remember rightly this is only the third record for Portland © Martin Cade:
Wheatear at Ferrybridge today © Roy Norris:
A walk round Portland this Am/Pm, managed to get a shot of this beauty, male Whinchat. @PortlandBirdObs @GlenOrioleglen @brucepark21 @Rhewitt2 @SightingDOR @DorsetBirdClub pic.twitter.com/fHYOpraE5K
— Simon (@TheRockinBirder) April 25, 2023
glad to be back on portland, not really what i was expecting to find today, useless at plants but pretty certain these are green winged orchids, whether new or eaten by bunnies in prior years before flowering who knows, bottom of horse field verne common not far from gate pic.twitter.com/bLaxqfPzzC
— andy (@andy33082645) April 25, 2023