Redstart at Sweethill and Reed Bunting at the Bill amongst the day's grounded arrivals Pete Saunders & Martin Cade:
This Great Spotted Woodpecker trapped at the Obs was the eighth ringed this year - an all-time record for Portland © Martin Cade:
11th October
The return of quiet conditions was welcome and produced plenty of passage although perhaps not quite the quantity of grounded arrivals that might have been hoped after a turbulent interlude. The day's numbers were overhead, with 2450 Wood Pigeons, 420 Linnets, 200 Meadow Pipits, 140 alba wagtails, 70 Goldfinches, 60 Skylarks, 45 Chaffinches and 24 Stock Doves the higher totals amongst the morning movers over the Bill. On the ground, 100 Chiffchaffs and 40 Blackcaps made up the bulk of the Bill totals, with the lingering Red-backed Shrike and Cetti's Warbler, at least 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 Dartford Warblers and 2 Long-tailed Tits providing the best of the quality there; at least another 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers were elsewhere on the island. Two Wigeon, a Brent Goose and an Arctic Skua were the pick from some unrewarding seawatching at the Bill.
