The pretty dreadful start to May continued with a remarkable dearth of grounded migrants and, despite wall to wall sunny skies, only a very ...

The supply of grounded migrants continues to dwindle by the day. Wheatears - including 40 at the Bill - again secured top spot but there wa...

The beginnings of a change to fresher conditions were evident today but it came too late to perk up migrant interest that remained at a very...

The fact that no Willow Warblers were ringed all day at the Obs in what amounted to absolutely perfect mist-netting conditions just about su...

Weather-wise, a repeat of yesterday whilst on the bird front there was less in the way of both numbers and interest. A Red Kite over Ferryb...

Whilst holidaymakers were lapping up the glorious sunshine and warmth of the start of the bank holiday weekend birders were left scratching ...

A something of nothing day with early cloud failing to drop migrants in any quantity at all; a rapid clearance saw hirundines get moving but...

Too nice a day for much of an arrival on the ground today and most of what did pitch up didn't linger long. Willow Warbler topped the n...

The proverbial day of two halves, with a horribly wet morning giving way to a gloriously sunny afternoon. The rain had begun relatively earl...

A cool, breezy start to May but with enough on land and sea to keep visitors entertained. The 2 lingering Golden Orioles at the Bill attrac...

For the most part it was back down to earth with a bump today with the migrant tap reduced to little more than a drip; however, the 2 Golde...

This spring's migrant avalanche had got so delayed that it was probably always going to be a really big one when it did strike and today...

Dreary skies and little more than a waft of a northerly breeze saw another quite nice little arrival today. Scarcities consisted of nothing ...

With bands of rain a constant nuisance birding was never easy today but the stir-up in the weather that had seen the breeze freshen up from ...

With a brisk westerly still well established nocturnal migrants were again extremely thin on the ground, with the relatively good passage of...

  A reminder that there's an  In Focus field event at the Obs between 10am and 4pm this Saturday, 28th April. Not th...

Still largely hopeless for common migrants today but one or two morsels of quality gave the list a hint of respectability. A Hoopoe - no do...

Another very low key day, with migrant numbers showing few signs of picking up. Wheatears were more conspicuous, with 75 at the Bill alone,...

What a difference a year makes: on this date last year 412 birds were ringed at the Obs (...and the previous day 300 had been ringed), today...

Today's parting of the thunderstorms as they approached the island was a thing of some marvel and ensured that the island stayed dry as ...

Another gloriously hot and sunny day with the bonus of an unexpected flurry of migrants. Wheatears staged a strong arrival with at least 15...