14th June: In very benign conditions there were a few new arrivals/movers incl 4 Reed Ws on the land & 50 Com Scoter, 43 commic terns, 10 Canada Geese, a Black Tern & an Arctic Skua thru off the Bill; shearwaters still conspicuous with c1000 Manx & 50 Balearics off the Bill...
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) June 14, 2026 at 11:11 PM
...also good to see that pair of Wheatears in the Bill Quarry have bred successfully - 2 fledged youngsters there this evening...
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) June 14, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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...also not too difficult to have the best ringing day of the month so far - hitherto the weather's been shocking! 29 new birds ringed were mostly local youngsters but the total did include two Reed Warblers and the fourth Greenfinch of the year (only one Greenfinch was ringed in the whole of 2025)
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) June 14, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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Three Knots at Ferrybridge this morning that we forgot to include in today's highlights © John Dadds:
Considerably improved overnight mothing at the Obs - not a great variety of migrants but such a huge increase in Large Yellow Underwings that you got the feel there was something going on with them. A Striped Hawk, a Delicate and 11 Small Mottled Willow best of the conventional migrants
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) June 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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Dotted Fan-foot, I believe a good moth for Dorset #mothsmatter
— Debra Saunders (@debbyseamist.bsky.social) June 14, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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Seabirds at Portland Bill after a long bike ride this morning - Manx (left) were closer than the Balearic Shearwater (top right) which stayed a long way out. Guillemot and Razorbill also on the sea and a few flocks of Common Scoter east @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social
— Peter Moore (@moorebirdsbybike.bsky.social) June 14, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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only around 10-12 red veined darter at yeolands quarry, also present common blue and blue tailed damselfly, emperors, broad bodied chasers, black tailed skimmers, martin thought he had a ruddy darter too.
— andylportland.bsky.social (@andylportland.bsky.social) June 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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