Clear skies and a cold north wind prompted a nice flurry of late movement at the Bill today incl 280 Stock Doves, 255 Chaffinches, 75 Redwings (+ c700 nocmig calls overnight), 14 Bramblings, a Woodlark & a Serin. Additional to the Wheatear, singles of Black Redstart & Firecrest the best on the deck
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) November 12, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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This morning's tardy Greenland Wheatear © Nick Hopper:
There's a lot of wheatear injustice afoot at Portland at the moment: completely random catch of one in the bushes in the CEF early this morning and it turns out to be a Greenland and not an Isabelline, Desert or Pied!
— Portland Bird Observatory (@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social) November 12, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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6x common scoter, harbour was very bare not a single grebe nor GND that i could see, couldnt even spot any mergs!
— andylportland.bsky.social (@andylportland.bsky.social) November 12, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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a bit of a harbour novelty as far as i can see a distant 1stw red throated diver toward bincleaves
— andylportland.bsky.social (@andylportland.bsky.social) November 12, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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these 10 + half doz or so little egret ferrybridge, these on a feeding frenzy by the looks. also a couple of sanderling and half a dozen barwits. a pale bellied brent and i assume this is also but its quite dark on the belly toward the chest. any thoughts @luvaducksbutt.bsky.social just pure pbbg?
— andylportland.bsky.social (@andylportland.bsky.social) November 12, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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