A lovely fine day for getting amongst a lot of the regular winterers; additional to the social media reports copied below, 24 more Red-throated Divers passed through off the Bill and there was a fly-by Merlin at Easton.
This Dark Sword Grass trapped overnight at the Obs was the year's first migrant moth © Martin Cade:
osprey quay 1x black redstart, hamm beach 1x BTD, 2x GND, causeway 4+GND ferry barwit, bench 2x cmn scoter, sandsfoot 3+ slavonian grebe 3+BNG 2x BTD (acting like a pair), 2+GND, curlew. 2x razorbill harbour pic.twitter.com/IqZMvZPqVb
— andy (@andy33082645) January 26, 2024
Perfect Portland Bill #Dorset
— Geoff & Steph Langrish (@geoff_langrish) January 26, 2024
2 (poss 4) Purple Sandpiper 💜
female Black Redstart ❤️
150+ Gannet at 1115hr
many 100s Guillemot
2 Kestrel, Raven
3 Turnstone, Fulmar, Rock Pipit, Seal!@PortlandBirdObs @DorsetBirdClub@Dorset_NL@DorsetCPRE@VisitWestDorset @DorsetSwannery pic.twitter.com/le2fbrNf7z
