6th May

Very little changing save for the fact that by the afternoon the nagging, cold northeasterly had dropped right away. Although the recent nights have been clear it's still a puzzle as to why so few migrants are being dropped by the current stiff headwind - conditions that have delivered us bucketloads of birds on many occasions in the past. Today's offerings were again very much on the lean side: diurnal arrivals trickled though in fair numbers and included a Marsh Harrier in off the sea at the Bill, but on the ground it was still a hard slog for no more than ones and twos amongst which there was nothing at all unexpected. Singles of Great Northern Diver and Arctic Skua were the best of it on the sea at the Bill.


Now twds Southwell over top fields

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— Joe Stockwell (@joestockwell.bsky.social) May 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
As often happens in early May, a small group of Whimbrel have got more or less stuck at Ferrybridge in recent days as they try to refuel sufficiently for the next stage of their journey, presumably to Iceland © Martin Cade:



@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social I found this day-flying Little Thorn on Sat 3rd May, along the coastal path below the prison. Not a species familiar to me. Could it be a good record for the island? Thanks. #teammoth #dorsetmoths

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— Will Clennell (@birdbeard.bsky.social) May 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM