27th May

27th May: Turtle Dove still at the Obs; Quail new at the Bill + 3 CC, 3 Spot Fly, 2 Little Egret & a Reed W; inc in Med Gulls to 40 off the Bill, with 30 Com Scoter, 25 commic terns, 4 Grey Plover & singles of GNDiver, Balearic Shearwater & Black Tern thru on the sea; 10 Sanderling at Ferrybridge

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— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) May 28, 2026 at 1:25 AM


The Turtle Dove lingered all day in the vicinity of the Obs © Martin Cade:


 

Spectacular lightning-filled cumulonimbus cloud off to the east of Portland this evening

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— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) May 28, 2026 at 1:09 AM