Clear skies - albeit still with a pretty brisk westerly blowing - saw overhead migrants get going again today, with 1630
Wood Pigeons, 435
Starlings, 279
Goldfinches, 125
Stock Doves, 103
Chaffinches and 19
Siskins making up the bulk of the numbers over the Bill, where 2 late
Swallows, a
Merlin and
Brambling also passed through. The
Pallas's Warbler lingered on at Avalanche Road/Thumb Lane and a/the
Caspian Gull was again at the Bill but it was otherwise relatively mundane on the ground, with
Dark-bellied Brent Geese increasing to 720 at Ferrybridge, 2
Pale-bellied Brents, 2
Grey Plovers, 2
Bar-tailed Godwits, a
Sanderling and a late
Wheatear also there, and a
Black Redstart at the Bill. The sea was again carpeted in feeding
Kittiwakes,
auks and the like, but passing singles of
Great Northern Diver and
Little Gull were the only additions of note off the Bill.
The Pallas's Warbler at Thumb Lane (top) © Duncan Walbridge and Avalanche Road (bottom) © Simon Craft:
Pallas's (Leaf) Warbler at Avalanche Road, @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social
today - I've had a relatively poor autumn for birds, with limited time, so this little jewel may be the highlight:
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— alanlewiswildlife.bsky.social (@alanlewiswildlife.bsky.social) November 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
