Yesterday's putative Yelkouan/Menorcan Shearwater reappeared off the Bill once the gull flock aggregated and lingered there all day, at...

The lovely quiet conditions of dawn promised some movement after a few indifferent days and fieldworkers on the land weren't disappointe...

Still breezy but otherwise an altogether more pleasant day that came up with a slight surprise in the form of an early first Willow Warbler ...

No respite from the wind again today, in fact by the evening it can't have been too far off gale force at the Bill; that said, the retur...

A day of seriously grim conditions - constantly dreary skies, frequent reduced visibility and a stiff southwesterly - saw sea interest dwind...

A bright and breezy morning gave way to an increasingly wild afternoon that saw the wind gusting up toward gale force as a rain band arrived...

The lustre of rarity heritage that's burnished this week in the Portland annals has tarnished a little of late and today was far from ab...

PBO Trustees are pleased to announce that following the latest government guidelines for England the self-contained Cottage will re-open fo...

The last day of the month was somewhat of a surprise weather-wise, with a solidly grey sky and continually renewing rain cloud lingering ove...

Whilst the east coast of the country experienced an extraordinary passage of Swifts, we were experiencing another incredibly blustery, grey ...

Howlingly windy conditions made for difficult birding today and, aside from a Bee-eater heard calling high over Barleycrates Lane, there wer...

A morning of thick cloud, heavy rain and the return of the dreaded westerly hindering any field work until after mid-morning. This resulted ...

The overnight thunderstorms had disappeared by the morning, but as the dawn broke thick fog rolled in entirely blocking the sea from view. T...

After belated reports of the Rosy Starlings feeding voraciously until nearly dusk yesterday it was no great surprise that they couldn't...

A continuation of the clear blue skies and gentle breeze of yesterday but with some added heat gave the impression that summer is well and t...

Clear blue skies and a gentle sea breeze were the perfect conditions for a handful of high flying finches. Three Crossbills over the centre ...

Were it not for the pair of dazzlingly pink Rosy Starlings remaining at Weston (alright one was more dazzling than the other), today might h...

A bright and unexpectedly blustery day saw yesterday's single Rosy Starling show up again at Weston where it was soon discovered that i...

Certainly not a day to write home about - at least not until after dark when news of a Rosy Starling photographed by a member of the public...

An unexpectedly windy day saw clear skies interrupted by sudden, heavy downpours. Avian life was dominated by a seeming mass fledging of the...

Quite how Portland managed to miss heavy rainfall for the best part of the day when a constant downpour was visible just to the north of the...

As we plough steadily on towards July, the birding becomes an increasingly Sisyphean task as hope has entirely turned from quantity to quali...

A truly abysmal day for birds was slightly remedied by a couple of Lepidopteran highlights. On the avian front, migrants were on exceptional...

Blistering blue skies and barely a breathe of wind did wonders for the veg patch after the recent rain, but the birding day got off to a slo...

The Obs car park and viewing terrace will re-open tomorrow. We'll be providing toilet facilities for visitors in the Annexe but please ...