March 31st and the Spring migrants are almost non-existent, with:
Arctic Skua: One east of the Observatory
Sand Martin: 15+ moving up the island
Swallow,: My first Swallow of the year and it was heading south!!
Meadow Pipit,: Small flocks moving up the island with at least 50 counted on my walk.
Chiffchaff: Five seen feeding in the Alexanders
Linnet: Small parties moving up the island, with at least 40 noted.
Birds Recorded:
Gannet
Cormorant
3 Buzzard
2 Kestrel
3 Pheasant
1 Arctic Skua
Herring Gull
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gull
20+ Razorbill/Guillemot
30+ Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
5 Skylark
15+ Sand Martin
1 Swallow
50+ Meadow Pipit
2 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
1 Stonechat
5 Chiffchaff
2 Blue Tit
1 Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
1 Raven
60+ Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
40+ Linnet
Goldfinch
It seems the local Buzzards are..........
.............upsetting the Herring Gulls, and........
...........here another Buzzard is being mobbed by a Raven.
Arctic Skua. Not my video, but one which Martin Cade (Warden at PBO) took at Portland Bill on 2 May 22.
A rather inquisitive Lesser Black-backed Gull
A Cormorant flanked by two Great Black-backed Gulls
So many Stock Doves, which I came across........
.............in pairs.
This pair were in the Obs garden.
As a comparison here are a pair of Wood Pigeons
And it was a good day for Meadow Pipits, with..........
............at least fifty counted as they made their way up the island.
A male Stonechat in the Top Fields.
General Shots:
Well it is Easter Sunday and unsurprisingly the The Bill car park was pretty busy.
Ted:
Yes I know, I'm coming!!
Ships Today:
