A quiet end to the year with cold-weather movement limited to just a lone Lapwing at the Bill on 29th, whilst a Brambling that dropped in briefly from height at the Bill on 31st had all the look of a late migrant; the only other minor oddities were single Little Egrets overhead at the Bill on 29th and passing through on the sea there on 31st. The long-staying Goosander continued to visit Ferrybridge daily and winterers included the Purple Sandpipers at the Bill and selections of customary divers and grebes in Portland Harbour.
a couple of GND off the tourist information centre and another distantly off hamm beach as was a BNGrebe, disappointing considering how far you could see in calm bright conditions.
— andylportland.bsky.social (@andylportland.bsky.social) December 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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at the third time of asking got a record shot of one of the kingfishers opposite the sailors return after missing off the tourist centre and also the sailing academy car park. unfortunately just after martin adlam left.
— andylportland.bsky.social (@andylportland.bsky.social) December 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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whilst seeing martin and dawn out and about today was the best thing, fluking a bottlenose dolphin entirely way out of the water was next best, opposite the sailors return,
— andylportland.bsky.social (@andylportland.bsky.social) December 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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