5th July

5th July: A few arrivals on the land today incl a GSWoodpecker at the Bill, 9 Swifts & 2 Sand Martins leaving overhead & 11 Dunlin & 10 Ringed Plovers joining the lingering LRP at Ferrybridge. Still c40 Balearic Shearwaters off the Bill, an inc to c300 Manx + 28 Com Scoter & 18 Sandwich Terns thru

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— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) July 6, 2026 at 12:41 AM

Feel for moth dispersal/migration getting a bit of momentum last night incl a big arrival of Garden Grass-moth culmella and Marbled Piercer splendana at the Obs; Small Mottled Willows up to 70, with 4 Small Marbled & singles of Vestal & Bordered Straw amongst the scarces there...

— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) July 6, 2026 at 1:05 AM

...best rarity of the night a Scarce Spindle Ermine irrorella at LepiLED on the Penn's Weare screes whilst targeting local micros - only the fourth for Portland after the first three last year

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— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) July 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM

Big thanks to Gavin Broad and Mike Wilson for organising such a successful @britentsoc.bsky.social weekend at the Obs - so many really exciting discoveries to report in due course!

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— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) July 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM