This morning's Osprey heading up West Cliffs - a long, long way away from our viewpoint at the Obs © Martin Cade:
9th May
Visible passage was a little stronger today, with a sample one hour count of 149 Swallows, 72 Swifts and 28 House Martins heading north along West Cliffs reflecting what had been noticeable from casual observations throughout the island; several Spotted Flycatchers, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Hobbys and an Osprey were amongst the other overhead migrants logged at the Bill through the morning. Under the continuing almost cloudless sky it was nowhere near as rewarding on the ground, with little more than ones and twos of routine fare anywhere. The best of the day's sea passage came late, with a total of 5 Pomarine Skuas through off Chesil and the Bill during the evening; earlier, 34 commic terns, 7 Bar-tailed Godwits, 3 Arctic Skuas and a Great Northern Diver had been the best of it off the Bill.
