Well, we needed some rain. On most fronts today was a write-off, with respectability just about provided by some pedestrian sea passage in between the periods of rain. In a stiff easterly Chesil provided the better returns that included 87
Little Terns, 86
Bar-tailed Godwits, 82
Common/commic terns, 75
Sandwich Terns, 18
Whimbrel, 3
Arctic Skuas, 2
Red-throated Divers and a
Great Skua; mainly lower numbers of a similar selection at the Bill came with the addition of 50
Pale-bellied Brent Geese.
Despite distinctly sub-optimal conditions a small arrival of migrant moths at the Obs last night: another Blossom Underwing along with 5 Diamond-backs and a Silver Y
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— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) April 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
