24th May: uneventful on the bird front with a handful of Chiffchaffs and Spot Flys along with singles of Wheatear and Yellow Wagtail making up the passerine migrant tally; waders at Ferrybridge included 30 Dunlin, 22 Ringed Plovers and 14 Sanderling; 600 Manx and a single Balearic off the Bill
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) May 24, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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Also on the migrant front, the Obs nocmig recorder picked up a passing Quail overhead in the early hours:
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) May 24, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Rich reward again on the migrant moth front with the chief prizes at the Obs being a Many-lined - Portland's 10th record of this decent scarcity - and 7 Silver-spotted Veneer E ocellea. Among the commoner things a big arrival of 376 Diamond-backs was of note, with Small Mottled Willow also up to 204
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Another decent migrant moth: the island's first Ni Moth this year from our garden trap at the Grove last night - a very smart specimen too
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) May 24, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Just a single Red-veined Darter seen above Yeolands Quarry, Portland this afternoon. Several Hairy Dragonflies and Norfolk Hawkers on the wing at Radipole.
— Oli Mockridge (@yeovilbirder.bsky.social) May 24, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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