Like the Curate's Egg, Not All Bad - Part II

 It was always going to be High Water when reaching Ferrybridge, Portland so expectations were never like the tide - HIGH! However, not to write things off there were but c2

BRENT GEESE

but not, it should be pointed out, those shown.

The low profile of a
GREAT NORTHERN DIVER
amid the choppy waves was enough to claim a sighting

but had it been a First in My Life it would not have cut the mustard.
Reaching a completely deserted

PORTLAND BILL
(Lighthouse and Trinity House Obalisk right)
it was a chance worth taking to park on the mini roundabout and

Look to Seaward across the notorious

Portland Race dashing over the Shambles Bank
(Shambles being, the same as the narrow thorougfare in York, a Slaughter House)
Most of what Birds were seen were numerous but unclickable 

such as

CORMORANT

in just about equal numbers to

GANNET

but only a single discernable

SHAG
There was no way we were going to even attempt the walk to the cliff edge

where there was a likelihood of

PURPLE SANDPIPER
on the ledges but from the lee of the Lighthouse wall did manage a few

GUILEMOTs

skimming the turbulance of the Race along with just a sole

RAZORBILL
No attempt was made either at the Bill Quarry to find the

BLACK REDSTART
but poor views of a

LITTLE OWL
in the Obs Quary via the camera zoom but left the
Lower Light

PORTLAND BIRD OBSERVATORY
until another day given the worsening virus situation.

Some further effort was put into trying to find maybe a

RED-THROATED DIVER
as well, but no such luck!
Despite the foul weather and the Headline an enjoyable day was had as always good to be back in
This Part of Dorset!