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Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

15.09.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 12th September

With the land still too blown out to reveal much in the way of passerine migration, it was of some consolation that there were rewards to be...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

15.09.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 13th September

Another windswept day that could so easily have been written off as yet more of the same had it not been for the dogged perseverance of thos...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

12.09.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 11th September

The less said about the current weather the better, save to remark that the ongoing battering westerlies are already getting really tiresome...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

11.09.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 10th September

An increasingly unpleasantly showery and windy day after a not too bad start had allowed for plenty of coverage that revealed there had been...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

10.09.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 9th September

A distinct autumnal coolness in the air at dawn didn't herald any change in the migrant situation, in fact without either of yesterday's sca...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

09.09.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 7th September

Another day of high expectations and although there were appropriate rewards they certainly weren't widely available, with many visitors lea...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

09.09.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 8th September

This autumn's ratio of rare/scarce migrants to more routine fare was already something to be envied and the events of today served only to i...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

07.09.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 6th September

There used to be such certainties in life: England were always contenders for a World Cup, you'd marvel at the oratory of the titans of Labo...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

06.09.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 4th September

Whilst today saw continued blustery conditions, there were far fewer rewards on the sea, with only 18 Balearic Shearwaters , 10 Common Scote...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

06.09.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 5th September

A thoroughly enjoyable day with some much appreciated calm, sunny weather that saw migration kick back into gear once again with the land, s...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

04.09.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 3rd September

We're usually the first ones to moan about constantly windy weather but the quality of the seawatching that it's precipitated has been so go...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

03.09.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 2nd September

Plenty more wind and at least some more showery rain saw pretty well all the day's attention given to the sea. An early morning Cory's Shea...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

02.09.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 1st September

With the buffeting southwestly remaining a constant - and tiresome - feature it was no great surprise that 2 Grey Phalaropes wrecked in Che...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

02.09.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 30th August

August's going out very differently to how most of it had ticked along - gone is the warmth, sunshine and settled conditions of the bulk of ...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

02.09.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 29th August

Whilst an overnight downpour had mostly ceased before dawn broke, the persistent buffeting wind continued to make birding hard work, with li...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

02.09.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 28th August

Always too blowy and, at least through the morning, always too showery but, with a bit of perseverance, there were a few migrants on offer t...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

02.09.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 31st August

Increasing winds from the southwest called for a day spent largely looking out to sea, with a fair return for the local area that unfortunat...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

28.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 27th August

With passerine migration grinding to a halt in the face of increasingly turbulent conditions it was hoped that the sea might save the day, b...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

27.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 26th August

A rather promising forecast sadly came to naught with the dawn rain barely more than a few specks and the incoming south-westerly far strong...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

26.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 25th August

It was another day of quality rather than quantity, with a Nightingale trapped at Culverwell and the second Wryneck of the autumn trapped i...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

25.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 22nd August

Another day with migration ticking over nicely. In the absence of any real surprises it was the selection of common migrants that entertaine...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

25.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 23rd August

Our current productive spell of migration continued nicely today, with plenty of common migrants on the move including 60 Willow Warblers ,...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

25.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 14th August

Numbers-wise, migration remained at a fairly low ebb but there was just enough variety to make it worth staying out even in the blazing suns...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

25.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 17th August

With everywhere rather too wind-battered today wasn't the easiest day to get amongst migrants and although nothing except waders were in qua...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

25.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 24th August

As is so often the case, today's scarcity interest arrived under conditions that for whatever reason saw passage of common migrants grind to...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

25.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 19th August

After dying back considerably overnight, it was a tad frustrating to awake to another blustery morning with the birding much the same as in ...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

25.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 12th August

Hard work in blazing sun and increasing heat today - especially as there didn't seem to be a lot about to make the toil worthwhile. Decent n...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

25.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 13th August

Passerine migration seems to have lost a lot of momentum as this week's gone on - more's the pity since today's lingering heavy cloud cover ...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

25.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 18th August

There was little change today in either the strength of the wind or the state of migration, with even the most sheltered spots revealing lit...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

25.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 21st August

Another exceedingly pleasant day, with a cool and overcast morning resulting in a steady procession of new arrivals that gradually tailed of...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

25.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 16th August

Whilst the continually freshening easterly wind certainly hampered the day's birding efforts, it did appear from early on that there were ap...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

25.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 15th August

Today's switch round to north-easterlies saw a much appreciated return to migratory proceedings, with a varied selection of new arrivals for...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

25.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 20th August

Today's birding was a real tale of contrasts, with the Obs and Crown Estate Field mist-nets tapping into a nice pulse of new arrivals that s...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

12.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 11th August

A nice selection of migrants on offer again today although numbers were a little down on yesterday and activities were somewhat curtailed wh...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

11.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 10th August

A decent little flurry of migrants today that were enjoyed in the most pleasant calm, sunny and warm conditions - what was not to like! The ...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

10.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 9th August

There's nowt so strange as how migration often unfolds at 'out on a limb' places like Portland and today provided yet another example when t...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

09.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 8th August

Migration action's ebbed away a little as this week's gone on and today's migrant tally from the Bill that included Wheatear and Willow Warb...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

08.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 3rd August

Increasingly blustery westerlies seemed to have put the block on things today and it was quiet on land and sea. A sprinkle of new arrivals o...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

08.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 5th August

The fact that the day had been pretty much of a dud rather paled into insignificance when, late in the afternoon, the first Melodious Warble...

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre

08.08.2025

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 6th August

It was certainly a pleasure to be out birding on such a nice still day and there was the added bonus of there actually being a few birds to ...

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Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 12th September

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 13th September

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 11th September

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 10th September

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 9th September

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 7th September

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 8th September

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 6th September

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 4th September

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 5th September

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 3rd September

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 2nd September

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 1st September

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 30th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 29th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 28th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 31st August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 27th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 26th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 25th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 22nd August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 23rd August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 14th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 17th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 24th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 19th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 12th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 13th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 18th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 21st August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 16th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 15th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 20th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 11th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 10th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 9th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 8th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 3rd August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 5th August

Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre: 6th August

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