Overnight moth-trapping at the Obs a bit of a surprise package after a day of unpromising stiff W/NW winds. Singles of Old World Webworm and Migrant Sable the highlights, with plenty of other migrants and dispersers amongst a really busy catch.
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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23rd July
Today's interest started early when another 5 Storm Petrels were sound-lured and ringed at the Bill either side of midnight. Daylight saw a few Balearic Shearwaters reappear offshore, with 48 logged through the day; the higher numbers there though consisted of the likes of 230 Mediterranean Gulls, 104 auks and 68 Kittiwakes, with 2 Arctic Skuas and a Yellow-legged Gull providing a bit of quality. Migrants on the ground and overhead were numerically far fewer but did include the first Garden Warbler of the autumn, 3 Little Egrets and a Kestrel arriving from the south and a handful of Sedge and Willow Warblers.
