21st June

21st June: The return of really nice hot and sunny conditions saw quite a bit of movement get going, notable a few waders - Little Ringed Plover, 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Redshank & a Dunlin at Ferrybridge + 4 Whimbrel thru at the Bill - & 23 Sand Martins thru at the Bill...

— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) June 21, 2026 at 10:12 PM

...Still c250 Manx and 12 Balearics offshore with 38 Common Scoter also thru on the sea www.portlandbirdobs.com/2026/06/21st-june.html

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— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) June 21, 2026 at 10:13 PM

 

A nice lot of action around Ferrybridge and Portland Harbour this morning - Little Ringed Plover and Shelduck family © Pete Saunders...




...and Icelandic Black-tailed Godwits (many thanks to Mark Golley for running through the key features of islandica vs limosa for us), Dunlin, Oystercatcher family and Hares (the latter seem to have considerably increased on Chesil this year) © John Dadds:








Migrant-wise, mothing hasn't really been hitting the mark in recent nights but a couple of Portland specials that we very rarely catch at the Obs have been nice to see - Coast Diamond-back and Rest-harrow Piercer

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— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) June 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM