Bee-eater the day's star bird but also passage in both directions at the Bill: 2 singing Reed Warblers freshly arrived but signs of autumn with 2 departing Sand Martins and the first post-breeding dispersing Grey Heron; also a Hobby thru. Sea: 2 Sooty Shearwaters, c20 Balearics & an Arctic Skua.
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) June 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
One of the day's Sooty Shearwaters lingered offshore all day - this little video clip was taken in the evening when it once ventured in quite close to the Bill tip © Martin Cade:
After stumbling across the Bee-eater at Portland Bill this AM, Balearic and Sooty Shearwater (the latter picked up by @remblax.bsky.social) brought the non-motorised year list to a satisfyingly round 200 - the earliest I have reached this milestone by 2 months 👀 @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
— Peter Moore (@moorebirdsbybike.bsky.social) June 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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On the passerine migrant front literally any arrival is something to shout about at the moment so it's good to hear single Reed Warblers new at both the Obs and Culverwell this mrng
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) June 8, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Ringing picking up a little at the Bill with 22 new birds between the Obs and Culverwell; a Reed Warbler the only migrant but a decent total of 7 newly fledged Dunnocks among the local stuff
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) June 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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at least 6x silver studded blue on the wing at tout at last
— andylportland.bsky.social (@andylportland.bsky.social) June 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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lulworth & small skipper now on the wing, seen marbled white at the bill but this was the first in tout, oddly didnt see any MOS moffs but had a few speckled yellow
— andylportland.bsky.social (@andylportland.bsky.social) June 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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