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16th-24th February

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After a long barren spell the gradual introduction of milder and more more settled conditions has perked up interest no end, with 24th seein...

8th-15th February

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Whilst yet more unsettled weather severely interrupted time spent out in the field, there was still the distinct impression that little chan...

31st January-7th February

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A very unsettled period of weather for the beginning of February saw little in the way of new arrivals, with a single Yellowhammer on the 1...

29th-30th January

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A steady couple of days, with a Red-necked Grebe in Portland Harbour, 5 Teal through off the Bill and a Redwing at the Obs (all on 29th) th...

28th January

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Nice sunny, quiet conditions were very welcome and allowed for plenty of coverage today. Little Gulls continued to provide interest, with 1...

26th-27th January

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Some decent numbers again during the continuing stormy conditions, including Red-throated Diver totals off the Bill of 32 on 26th and 41 on...

25th January

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The calm after the storm revealed a few displaced Little Gulls today, with 3 lingering at Chesil Cove and another through off the Bill. The...

24th January

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Wild weather but some rewarding birding today, with aggregations of 11 Great Northern Divers and 7 Great Crested Grebes in the sheltered w...

13th-23rd January

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Since we're getting concern for welfare messages from folk worried about our wellbeing in the light of there not being any updates here ...

12th January

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Besides a few of the regulars there was a nice little event during the afternoon when the year's first 3 Little Gulls joined the feedin...

10th-11th January

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A weekend of two halves: Saturday was the nicest day of the year to date with ample opportunities to get amongst a few of the wintering pass...

7th-9th January

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After a quiet couple of days when the only interest concerned singles of Golden Plover and Snipe at the Bill on 7th, the 9th saw a little m...

3rd-6th January

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A crisp but very birdable few days saw a few more cold weather refugees pitch up around the island. There were no particular surprises but G...

1st-2nd January 2026

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The year's started as uneventfully as last year ended, with a fair selection of the winter regulars on offer but little in the way of si...

28th-31st December

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A quiet end to the year with cold-weather movement limited to just a lone Lapwing at the Bill on 29th, whilst a Brambling that dropped in br...

25th-27th December

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A cold and windy Christmas period produced more waterfowl through off the Bill including 20 Wigeon , 12 Red-throated Divers , 4 Shoveler and...

24th December

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An unexpectedly exciting day with a blasting and increasingly cold easterly the prompt for a flurry of waterfowl, wader and gull movement. L...