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16th April
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The cool airflow and crystal clear skies that have become the rule in recent weeks remained firmly established and put the block on routine ...
15th April
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With the northerly wind picking up overnight, the morning brought with it a distinct chill and a noticeable reduction in migrants. We can...
14th April
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Today saw a repeat of yesterday's migrant bonanza with the welcome bonus of a little more variety that included a Wryneck in the Obs Qua...
13th April
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A ground frost and clear blue skies - the perfect conditions for a fall you say? Well perhaps not the most orthodox of conditions but birds ...
12th April
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A continuation of yesterday's unsettled weather resulted in a very similar day list, with the exception of a couple of classic spring wa...
11th April
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An entirely unpredictable day saw sun, rain, snow and cloud descend in turns upon the island - always with the accompaniment of a chilly bre...
10th April
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Going to bed last night our heads were filled with the prospects of gentle northerlies and potential drizzle at dawn, and we were anticipati...
9th April
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A similar start to yesterday with areas of the garden erupting into Willow Warbler song and furtive Blackcaps scrambling between Blackthorn ...
8th April
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A return to form today with slightly milder conditions coming up some numbers on both land and sea. Variety was far off what can or even oug...
7th April
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In the absence of any upturn in common migrant numbers the 3 Ring Ouzels at Barleycrates Lane, the Black Redstart at Culverwell and the Me...
6th April
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Might we have expected a bit more out of today's chilly blast from the north? Maybe, since we've witnessed many a blistering fall fr...
5th April
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The migration tap's been barely more than dripping for a fortnight or more and today's chilly northwesterlies - that it had been hop...
4th April
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Precious little by way of new arrivals to report today, with the season's first Whitethroat the best of the day's discoveries at the...
3rd April
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Quite a shocker today with heavy cloud cover extending across the Channel seemingly stopping migration dead, with precious few new arrivals ...
2nd April
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A chill wind didn't do much for numbers but some quality more than salvaged the day, with a Red-rumped Swallow lingering for a while ov...
1st April
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A stiffer northeasterly breeze had become a feature overnight and remained so throughout the day, funneling most passage along the West Clif...
31st March
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For the most part a rather uneventful day salvaged only by a Glaucous Gull lingering offshore between Chesil and the Bill, and a Velvet Sco...
30th March
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Weather-wise, today lived up to expectations, even if those expectations for a clear blue sky and unbroken sunshine weren't what was req...
29th March
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A really nice early spring day with clement conditions and a hatful of movement afoot; in some ways it was also an odd day, with rich rewar...
28th March
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With the wind whipping up to gale-force overnight, the morning was once again dedicated to the sea. The first two Arctic Skuas of the year w...
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