28 Jan 24

Portland Bird Observatory, Crown Estate Fields, Top Fields, Higher Lighthouse, The Slopes, Portland Bill and Hut Fields

It was a longer walk today, to see what was about. The main highlight had to be the 6 Skylarks in the Top Fields with at 4 of them singing.

Other highlights included the fem/juv Black Redstart to the east of the Main Lighthouse and 3 pairs of Stonechats. One pair in the Top Fields and two pairs on the Slopes.

Birds Recorded:
4 Fulmar
5 Gannet
Cormorant
Shag
4 Kestrel
3 Oystercatcher
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
20+ Razorbill/Guillemot
Wood Pigeon
6 Skylark
12 Meadow Pipit
5 Rock Pipit
2 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
6 Stonechat
1 Black Redstart
Blackbird
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch

One of the four Fulmars along the West Cliffs

Top to bottom are a Shag, Cormorant and another Shag on the ledges to the west of the Slopes.

Close to the Red Crane were these three.........

................Oystercatchers............

...............feeding on the exposed rocks. This one has a Limpet.

A male Stonechat and his...........

.............mate in the Top Fields.

A fem/juv Black Redstart to the east of the main Lighthouse.


General Shots
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The Bill from the Slopes


Ted and Theo
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Ted waiting for Ted and then off again. 😂😂

Okay what's going on here!!!

Oh you want to get down now. Just as well it's my car Theo's on.