Still very quiet during this period before a long-awaited change in the weather brought with it a small arrival of early migrants on 19th - details below:
Gratifyingly quick response at the Bill from a few early migrants to today's first mildness: 5 Snipe, 2 Lapwings and an increase in Stonechats on the ground, a party of arriving Meadow Pipits overhead and a steady up-Channel passage of Kittiwakes offshore
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) February 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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A Chiffchaff new in the Obs garden this afternoon - joined the long-staying overwinterer; since we're wildly optimistic and currently bathed in lovely warm sunshine we'll have this one as a new migrant!
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) February 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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