With the Red-breasted Flycatcher still present at the hump for its 3rd day and a break in the weather, it was too good an opportunity to miss.
In fact of my 4 previous sightings of this flycatcher 2017, 2017, 2019 and 2023, this one was very confiding; landing on a Sycamore branch in front of myself and several other birders, and appearing to watch us watching it. It was really quite bizarre.
This flycatcher hails from Eastern Europe and central Asia where it breeds, and over winters in South Asia including India. It is a scarce migrant to our shores, and Portland is certainly a good location to see one in October.
Birds Recorded:
Wood Pigeon
Robin
Chiffchaff
Goldcrest
1 - Red-breasted Flycatcher
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Birds Recorded:
Wood Pigeon
Robin
Chiffchaff
Goldcrest
1 - Red-breasted Flycatcher
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch