Despite cloudier skies there were poor rewards on the migrant front today, with just singles of Bcap, Spot Fly and WW grounded at the Bill; a few Swifts and hirundines were still arriving and 3 Sanderling headed north. Singles of Balearic Shearwater and Arctic Skua thru offshore during the mrng...
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) Jun 4, 2024 at 23:00
...with a freshening westerly pushing through a movement of c2000 Manx Shearwaters during the evening (the highest total so far this yr). The single presumably summering GNDiver was still in Portland Hbr.
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) Jun 4, 2024 at 23:02
I suspect this Great Northern Diver is staying around because his wings are not up to flying north. Clearly still moulting, 4th pic. pic.twitter.com/XgO5BNdfOC
— Graham Jaggard (@graham_jaggard) June 4, 2024
Common Blue taken yesterday afternoon in Tout Quarry. I used my phone & I'm very impressed 🦋🩷🌞
— Verity Pixie Hill (@verityhill5) June 4, 2024
I may get my camera back at some point this year 😅#butterfly #blue #commonblue #butterflies #naturephotography #BBCWildlifePOTD@savebutterflies @WildlifeMag pic.twitter.com/Y5WXy6rFxk
