After seeing Red Kite two days running the skies have been clear and the days have been bright and sunny which is good for the suntan but not good for pushing migrants within view. I am still regularly recording forty plus species despite the water levels receding.
Time spent scanning the fields and paddocks’ looking for a Wheatear has not been fruitful to date, but this species is making a trickle of an appearance on Portland so numbers are low! Hopefully in the weeks ahead the birds will move North and you never know I might chance on one here!
Red Legged Partridge are resident but they are not regularly seen. They are usually picked up dashing across a field/path and diving into a ditch.
There were singing Chiffchaff, Cetti’s Warbler in amongst the common passerines. A group of Snipe were feeding along the margins of the waterline. No signs of any Jack Snipe but I guess they may have moved on if they were present this year.
Song Thrush was busy claiming their territories and Blackbird was seen in low flight along the hedge and tree lines. A Mistle Thrush announced itself from a tree before dropping into a horse paddock to feed.
A couple of Pied Wagtail were also present in the same paddock remaining after the horses had been returned to the field.
The weekend is forecast to be sunny with next week looking a bit more promising with cloud but there is a slight drop in the temperature!
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