No great change in our fortunes today, with overhead passage a little more conspicuous but grounded arrivals notably inconspicuous. Visible passage over the Bill included 600
Meadow Pipits, 310
Linnets and 130
alba wagtails, with 2
Merlins and a
Hobby amongst the tag alongs; elsewhere, the autumn's first
Redpoll was over Coombefield. The decidedly thin spread of arrivals on the ground included another autumn first in the form of a
Short-eared Owl at the Bill, a
Firecrest at Coombefield/Thumb Lane and a late
Whimbrel at Ferrybridge but only very low totals of more routine fare; a brief
Barred Warbler at the Bill was likely to be the lurking lingerer although it couldn't be established if it was a ringed bird or not.
Auks and
Kittiwakes totalling 1500 and 580 respectively made up most of the numbers off the Bill, with 3
Balearic Shearwaters the only particularly worthwhile sightings amongst them.
Stiffiish SW going more S overnight, with ..again a warm, sunny day did little for new birds at PBO. @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social . A tardy total of 13 birds from CEF, with 5 from the garden! in 9 hrs! Robin4, MeadpIp 6, Blakcp2, CC 3, & Swallows 3. Retrap Robins order of the day and Grey Wagtail.
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— Peter J Morgan (@pbo61.bsky.social) October 2, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The second Maize Wainscot in two nights from the Obs moth-traps this morning.
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— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) October 2, 2026 at 9:41 AM
