After dying back considerably overnight, it was a tad frustrating to awake to another blustery morning with the birding much the same as in ...

There was little change today in either the strength of the wind or the state of migration, with even the most sheltered spots revealing lit...

With everywhere rather too wind-battered today wasn't the easiest day to get amongst migrants and although nothing except waders were in...

Whilst the continually freshening easterly wind certainly hampered the day's birding efforts, it did appear from early on that there wer...

Today's switch round to north-easterlies saw a much appreciated return to migratory proceedings, with a varied selection of new arrivals...

Numbers-wise, migration remained at a fairly low ebb but there was just enough variety to make it worth staying out even in the blazing suns...

Passerine migration seems to have lost a lot of momentum as this week's gone on - more's the pity since today's lingering heavy ...

Hard work in blazing sun and increasing heat today - especially as there didn't seem to be a lot about to make the toil worthwhile. Dece...

A nice selection of migrants on offer again today although numbers were a little down on yesterday and activities were somewhat curtailed wh...

A decent little flurry of migrants today that were enjoyed in the most pleasant calm, sunny and warm conditions - what was not to like! The ...

There's nowt so strange as how migration often unfolds at 'out on a limb' places like Portland and today provided yet another ex...

Migration action's ebbed away a little as this week's gone on and today's migrant tally from the Bill that included Wheatear and...

A day best forgotten: the cool, dreary and increasingly blustery conditions were completely uninspiring and did nothing for the quality of t...

It was certainly a pleasure to be out birding on such a nice still day and there was the added bonus of there actually being a few birds to ...

The fact that the day had been pretty much of a dud rather paled into insignificance when, late in the afternoon, the first Melodious Warble...

What a difference a year makes: this time last year local waters were awash with shearwaters, with every minor blow producing the likes of C...

Increasingly blustery westerlies seemed to have put the block on things today and it was quiet on land and sea. A sprinkle of new arrivals o...

Passerine migrants continue to drop in quite plentifully, with today's tally at the Bill consisting of 45 Willow Warblers , 25 Sedge War...

You do wonder just how much more would have been found over the last fortnight or so had there have been anything even approaching adequate ...

A samey but nonetheless enjoyable end to a rewarding July. The grounded migrant tally benefitted from some good cloud cover overhead at dawn...

July's been pretty good to us and continued in that vein today, with a notable rarity in the form of a Black Kite that passed through o...

More of the same today, with both passerines and waders still well-represented. The grounded migrant tally at the Bill included 60 Willow Wa...

A decent day for passerine migrants and an even better one for waders, with the latter showing up in by far their highest numbers so far thi...