Early morning looked set fair for another nice day, with just a little more cloud and the wind speed increased by a dozen knots or so. Swifts still prevailed at Radipole, as did the vocal Blackcap but in addition there were also a singing Lesser Whitethroat and Bullfinch. As it was low water, spring tide it was thought the investment of a bus fare (the 'free' service doesn't start until 09-00) to get me to Ferry Bridge to look for Waders. It didn't take long to establish there were few, namely a couple of distant Dunlin, but it was good to confirm that the unseasonable pair of Red-breasted Merganser were still there along with a number of Little Tern, while the human vigil continued to guard their nest site.
Onward to Portland, where Barleycrates Lane produced nothing, it was a full hour before there was something notable. At the Admiralty compound, I met a fellow birder from Central London looking for Puffin, and much more by luck than judgment I was able to point to one sat on the sea at the bottom of the cliff. Leaving him to it I continued to the fence, where there were c2 more, but the count could also have included the original bird.
Onward to Portland, where Barleycrates Lane produced nothing, it was a full hour before there was something notable. At the Admiralty compound, I met a fellow birder from Central London looking for Puffin, and much more by luck than judgment I was able to point to one sat on the sea at the bottom of the cliff. Leaving him to it I continued to the fence, where there were c2 more, but the count could also have included the original bird.
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