Another trickle of new arrivals at the Bill today: Swift, Swallow and House Martin all into double figures in/off overhead; 6 Spot Flys, 3 each of Reed W and Wthroat, and singles of Bcap and Garden W on the ground. 200 Manx offshore, with 3 Arctic Skuas also thru on the sea.
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) Jun 1, 2024 at 23:29
4 orchids on portland is good going (low numbers here) if i get to count the gone over early purple given the flower still retain some colour ;) bee, pyramidal, common twayblade, early purple pic.twitter.com/z1SdsqTPTy
— andy (@andy33082645) June 1, 2024
lots of early gentian now in bloom (still early days), found a very good number in a new spot for me, possibly where @beardybirder found them pic.twitter.com/tr07anSAxp
— andy (@andy33082645) June 1, 2024
not a very good butterfly day but still around half a doz adonis blues at blacknor gully, half quite worn like this and still no females nor small copper or lulworth skipper there. pic.twitter.com/XVTbt3xEZp
— andy (@andy33082645) June 1, 2024
