By way of 'proper' migrants, the fact that a lone
Snipe at the Bill was the day's show-stealer just about said it all today; single
Black Redstarts at Southwell and Blacknor also made the list but amongst commoner fare
Chiffchaff and
Wheatear chipped in with totals of one and zero respectively! For those that follow the fortunes of releases and the like there was excitement in the form of singles of
White-tailed Eagle and
Red Kite over the middle of the island at various times during the morning.
And if you're minded to have a go at releases...
We're going to get complaints from the guests about the din from our Little Owls before long: one of them has taken to using the Obs garage roof as its main calling perch and it just doesn't stop - it's currently been calling for nearly an hour and is still going strong!
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— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) March 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
