The length of time between updates gets longer as the quality of this winter's birding stagnates! There were almost no changes to report...

In rather samey weather there's just been a rather samey selection of mainly routine winterers to report from the last few days. Out and...

Still very quiet around the island so far this week - many of the regular winterers remain on station and the likes of Red-throated Divers ...

All sorts of weather and not that many sorts of bird in the last few days as the conditions swung from flat calm and icy cold to wildly wind...

Not the easiest of starts to the year, what with a severe gale that had blown in overnight spoiling the best part of the morning before the ...

A low-key end to the year over the last few days, with a Ring-necked Parakeet at Easton (28th) the only sighting of particular interest; ot...

In conditions that looked to be entirely unpromising for such things - there's been barely a breath of breeze for three days, let alone ...

Another day rendered largely opaque by continuing fog. A Mistle Thrush over Osprey Quay was an oddity and a Golden Plover over Ferrybridge...

The nicest day for quite a while allowed for more comprehensive coverage today. A Long-tailed Duck joining the 5 Common Scoter in Portland...

With a run of unhelpful weather conditions and the onset of seasonal apathy, reports have been in short supply in recent days; these singles...

Portland Bill : Red-throated Diver 1, Turnstone 3, Greenfinch 1. Ferrybridge : Greenfinch 30.  The Greenfinch flock continues to grow at Fer...

Portland Bill : Red-throated Diver 2, Common Scoter 2, Chiffchaff 1. Harbour : Red-breasted Merganser 15+, Great Northern Diver 5, Common Sc...

Portland Bill : Red-throated Diver 1, Common Scoter 4, Chiffchaff 1.  Ferrybridge : Great Northern Diver 2, Dunlin 200, Ringed Plover 80, Me...

Portland Bill : Red-throated Diver 16, Common Scoter 3, Chiffchaff 1, Water Rail 1. Ferrybridge : Mediterranean Gull 1400. Church Ope : Blac...

Portland Bill : Red-throated Diver 8, Common Scoter 3, Water Rail 1. Ferrybridge : Great Northern Diver 3, Brent Geese 152, Greenfinch 26. C...

Portland Bill : Common Scoter 4, Red-throated Diver 2, Turnstone 4, Purple Sandpiper 1. Ferrybridge : Great Northern Diver 3, Turnstone 30, ...

Portland Bill : Redwing 2, Chiffchaff 2, Black Redstart 1, Purple Sandpiper 3, Turnstone 4, Dunlin 1, Red-throated Diver 2. Harbour : Common...

Another day of moderate North-easterly winds, saw a small arrival of thrushes, with a minimum of 10 Song Thrushes and 3 Redwings pitched in...

Portland Bill : Red-throated Diver 3, Common Scoter 2, Great White Egret 1, Blackcap 1. Ferrybridge : Dunlin 136, Ringed Plover 54.

Today's bitter North-easterly wind seemed to do the trick, with a nice variety of birds present for so late into the month. The highligh...

Portland Bill: Red-throated Diver 9w, Common Scoter 6e, Great Northern Diver 1e, Chiffchaff 2. Ferrybridge: Common Gull 4, Great Crested Gr...

With a second day under the effects of Storm Darragh, it seemed that most of the birds had the good sense to remain well under cover, with a...

With maximum gusts of over 70 mph and persistent rain from midday, there was very little in the way of birding opportunities, with today...

Despite the wind currently rattling against the office window marking the arrival of Storm Darragh, the majority of the day was surprisingly...

Portland Bill : Woodcock 1, Purple Sandpiper 6, Turnstone 2, Red-throated diver 3, Great Northern Diver 1. Harbour : Common Scoter 5. Ferryb...

It was yet another unseasonably mild day, but with a distinct feel of fewer migrants around against the backdrop of an ever increasing south...

A calm and overcast morning saw a nice variety of birds on the move for so late in the season. Overhead passage made up the bulk of the day...

A switch back round to North-westerlies brought with it cooler and breezier conditions that inevitably meant more time spent catching up on ...

The month got off to a rather wet start, with a fairly heavy band of rain passing over during the first couple of hours after dawn. The high...

Whilst the continuing mild weather made for pleasant birding, there appeared to be little in the way of new arrivals, with a total of 3 Song...

An overcast day with temperatures back up into double figures saw a small arrival of migrants join the already lingering birds around the ob...