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27th November

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A grey day that turned increasingly drizzly and blustery as time went on was inevitably rather scant on the birding front, with just 5 Commo...

26th November

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Another cool and bright start saw a varied if not particularly numerous selection of new arrivals uncovered around the Bill before the wind ...

25th November

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A return to last week's bright and wintery conditions saw another pleasant but quiet day at the Bill, with a total of 6 Purple Sandpiper...

24th November

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Asides from the wind veering slightly more to the north and some light showers during the early part of the morning, there was very little d...

23rd November

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Today's rather unrelenting westerly wind saw attentions finally get back to the sea, where asides from the near constant stream of auks ...

22nd November

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Cold, wet and windy; all conditions better suited to a day catching up on various computer-based tasks as opposed to searching for hidden mi...

21st November

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Despite the decidedly chilly start and the first tangible signs of frost on the ground, it was in fact another glorious day, with the whole ...

20th November

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Chilly conditions in the lingering northwesterly and very little change on the birding front, with just 2 Chiffchaffs , 4 Oystercatchers , 2...

19th November

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Whilst there is still plenty of time for some avian surprises before the year is out, today's brisk northwesterly had a distinctive wint...

18th November

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A switch round to northwesterlies plus a rather thick band of cloud saw any momentum gathered during yesterday's vismig fizzle away and,...

17th November

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Despite the expected drop in temperature, it was nevertheless a beautiful and crisp day on the island, with plenty of birds to provide suita...

16th November

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The first sign of a drop in temperature could be felt this evening after what was likely the last mild and overcast day looking at the upcom...

15th November

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It feels as though we have experienced every possible combination of weather this last week, and today was no exception with rolling bands o...

14th November

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Despite overnight rain clearly dropping new migrants at the Bill, persistent showers for the rest of the day made it hard to quantify both t...

13th November

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Another unseasonably mild day saw plenty of birds on the move overhead, with a brief Serin the highlight of a varied selection that include...

12th November

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A drizzly start to the morning soon gave way to a mild and pleasant day which saw a more varied if not particularly numerous selection of mi...

11th November

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Despite being a much drier and milder day, blustery conditions from the south continued to make hard work of the birding, with the lingering...

10th November

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Increasingly heavy showers throughout the morning left little opportunity for any comprehensive check of the Bill area today, with the linge...

9th November

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Today's birding was certainly a case of quality of quantity, with just a few good birds to save what was otherwise a fairly bleak day fo...

8th November

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Today's lovely sunshine and mildness were the prompt for plenty of fieldwork from which the rewards were certainly varied. After a clear...

7th November

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Whilst it was always going to be a challenge to live up to the excesses of yesterday's birding, it was nevertheless another pleasant mor...

6th November

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Wow, what a day. After a spell of unsettled weather there was high anticipation for today's calmness which coupled with an overcast sky ...

5th November

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There was certainly nothing by way of fireworks generated from the majority of today's fieldwork, with singles of Redwing and Siskin at ...

4th November

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A day that went downhill as it advanced, with a mild and bright morning giving way to an increasingly windy, dreary and wet afternoon. There...

3rd November

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It's not a difficult task to single out the highlight from today's birding, with a confiding Snow Bunting along the East Cliffs the...

2nd November

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Clear skies - albeit still with a pretty brisk westerly blowing - saw overhead migrants get going again today, with 1630 Wood Pigeons , 435 ...

1st November

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Despite the interference of several periods of rather heavy rain, today's birding was not entirely without merit, with a few nice scarci...

31st October

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Bar a short, sharp spell of very heavy rain during the morning, today's mix of a stiff southerly and patchy sunshine was enough to provi...
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