8th June: A wet morning but bright, sunny afternoon with a few waders the best of the new arrivals incl 9 Sanderling, 6 Ringed Plovers, 4 Dunlin & a Golden Plover at Ferrybridge. Sea quieter today with 300 Manx, 25 Balearics & 2 Arctic Skuas the best off the Bill. youtu.be/D0fPdCtyq6c?...
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) June 8, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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Popped over to RSPB Lodmoor for an evening check out of what looked to be a good call by @davidturner1967.bsky.social for a Purple Heron there earlier in the day and treated to bizarrely fabulous views when after an hour or more of looking it suddenly appeared almost directly overhead!
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) June 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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