Well it was back to gloomy and very chilly weather today, with temperatures not rising above 5.0°C.
A walk through Bumpers Lane didn't reveal the male Black Redstart, but talking to one of neighbours it was a bit further south in the housing estate.
So the main highlights this afternoon were:
1 Skylark - Over Bumpers Lane
2 Meadow Pipit - In the Lower Horse Paddock
2 Stonechat - In the Lower Horse Paddock
14 Long-tailed Tit - Along Broadcroft Quarry lane
Birds Recorded:
1 Kestrel
Herring Gull
1 Common Gull
Wood Pigeon
1 Skylark
2 Meadow Pipit
Dunnock
Robin
2 Stonechat
Blackbird
14 Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Wood Pigeon
1 Skylark
2 Meadow Pipit
Dunnock
Robin
2 Stonechat
Blackbird
14 Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
An adult Herring Gull
And a couple of record shots of........
........an adult Common Gull heading up Portland's east coastline.
And here are a couple Stonechats.............
................. in the Lower Horse Paddock
Along Broadcroft Quarry Lane a party of 14 Long-tailed Tits passed through.
And a few Ted's running alongside Bumpers Lane