12th April

That we're in a bit of lull in migratory activity shouldn't really be any surprise given the continuing blasting westerly, with the day's rewards pretty well what might have been expected. The spring's first Little Ringed Plover at Ferrybridge was easily the pick of a very lean selection of grounded arrivals, with singles of Great and Arctic Skua the best that could be mustered from the sea.

Never a regular sight on the island, today's Little Ringed Plover showed nicely at Ferrybridge © Martin Cade:

With a stiff westerly wind with sun not even PBO @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social could come up with more than birds ringed all day, 4 WW, 3 CC, 2 Blackcap and 1 Goldfinch. However fantastic to be back at the Mecca I first ringed migrants 65 years ago. Hopefully more to come!

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— Peter J Morgan (@pbo61.bsky.social) April 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM