With the northeasterly gusting up around gale force at dawn passerine migrant seeking/trapping was all but out of the question and a trickle...

With the wind having strengthened several more notches birding on the land became hard and unproductive work today, with only a distinct upt...

Scorchingly hot again today with the cloudless sky not looking at all likely to have dropped new grounded arrivals. The Serin was still abou...

The fierce heat continued, being only slightly tempered by an easterly breeze that freshened a little through the day. Routine fare at sea i...

9th July: Despite heat-restricted coverage there was increased variety at the Bill today, with 34 Sand Martins, 2 LRP (1 by day & 1 via ...

8th July: Two surprises out of the heat today, with an early doors Serin at the Obs and the serendipitous flushing of a Quail on East Cliffs...

7th July: Beginning to get pretty hot again which curtailed fieldwork. A raft of 18 Balearic Shearwaters becalmed off the Bill at dawn likel...

6th July: Samey conditions and samey birds today, with the only new migrants at the Bill being 46 Sand Martins leaving to the south & 16...

5th July: A few arrivals on the land today incl a GSWoodpecker at the Bill, 9 Swifts & 2 Sand Martins leaving overhead & 11 Dunlin ...

5th July: Balearics dominated the returns on the shearwater front, with at least 62 logged at the Bill, where Med Gulls were still on the up...

A diary date for Obs members: it's only a fortnight until this year's AGM that'll be held at the Obs at 4:30pm on Saturday 18th ...

2nd July: A little bit busier at the Bill today, particularly offshore where the Manx & Balearic Shearwaters totals were back up to c500...

1st July: Only cursory coverage of land and sea at the Bill today, with 9 Balearic Shearwaters & an Arctic Skua through offshore and 5 S...

30th June: The sea's providing most of the interest at the moment, with 237 Manx & 43 Balearic Shearwaters, 56 Med Gulls, 37 Com Sco...

  29th June: Just one early doors appearance of a Serin at the Obs today. c50 Balearic Shearwaters remained off the Bill, with singles of Gr...

28th June: Apart from the continuing Serin(s), today's only real interest concerned 48 Balearic Shearwaters thru off the Bill during the...

27th June: Apart from the rash of Serins today's happenings at the Bill were rather routine, with 40 Balearic Shearwaters and an Arctic ...

  Last night's electric storm did precious little for us on the migrant moth front: lots of routine variety at the Obs including 10 Smal...