A reminder for PBO members of our AGM taking place at the Obs this Saturday, 20th July For those interested there'll be a short pre-meeting walk to inspect a recent land purchase that'll be formally announced at the AGM - this walk will commence at the Obs at 3.45pm...
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) Jul 18, 2024 at 16:49
...the AGM will commence at 4.30pm and will be followed by the customary BBQ and other refreshments Should the Obs carpark be full there'll be overflow parking available in the Crown Estate Field drive.google.com/file/d/1hDg-...
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) Jul 18, 2024 at 16:54
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Two Roseate Terns that pitched in from time to time amongst the loafing gulls at Ferrybridge were a not altogether surprising highlight today, with the wader tally there consisting of 18 Ringed Plovers, 6 each of Curlew and Dunlin, and singles of Whimbrel, Sanderling and Redshank. At the Bill a brisker breeze saw to it that the day's visible migrants was considerably more active than many of yesterday's, with few of the 50 or so Sand Martins and miscellaneous tag-alongs overhead lingering long in the increasingly hot sunshine; grounded arrivals looked to be entirely absent there. The sea ticked over largely uneventfully, with 29 Common Scoter, 4 Yellow-legged Gulls, 3 Balearic Shearwaters and 2 Manx Shearwaters lingering and 2 Arctic Skuas, a Whimbrel and a Puffin through off the Bill.
If you like your fill of gratuitous physical violence you can always eschew Strictly Come Dancing for the Mediterranean Gulls at Ferrybridge © Martin Cade:
