Portland Bird Observatory

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@StevenFalk1 @MarburyBirds Virtually all the ivy in the Obs garden is still in bud, Steven, but during a walk further up-island this afternoon I noticed several patches that were well in blossom and really busy with insects

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A nice male Ring Ouzel in the bottom of the Strips at the Bill - probably best viewed from up at Privet Hedge

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@CloudsHillBirds @graham_jaggard We've looked at these photos and there's a possibility that it's one of the youngsters from last year's successful breeding in the Bill Quarry - the first and last two characters in the ring number match. Any other letters/numbers would be really useful!

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@andy33082645 This afternoon the 2 LtDucks were very distant off Hamm Beach - looking from Ferrybridge they were either side of in line with Nothe Fort

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@JulianThomas19 Does that really need 'proving', Julian? Is it not an entirely typical Daurian in every respect?

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@chikondibug Wjite-speck + Radford's FS

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@chikondibug Beautiful Gothic

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@chikondibug Pearly Underwing

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@chikondibug Scarce Bordered Straw

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@chikondibug Feathered Brindle

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@chikondibug Delicate + the Clancy's

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@chikondibug Beaded Chestnut

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@chikondibug Feathered Ranuculus

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@chikondibug ...that second one should be Diamond-back Moth!

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@chikondibug Feathered Ranunculus x2, Dianobd-back Moth and Turnip

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IN FOCUS SOUTH WEST Optics day this Sunday 18th August @PortlandBirdObs @DorsetBirdClub @DorsetWildlife 01225 891352 for further info @opticronuk @SwarovskiOptik @ZEISSBirding @hawkeoptics @VortexOpticsUK hoping for a Cory's or Sooty Shearwater

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IN FOCUS SOUTH WEST Optics day this Sunday 21st July @PortlandBirdObs @DorsetBirdClub 01225 891352 for further info call Keith. @opticronuk @SwarovskiOptik @ZEISSBirding @VortexOpticsUK @hawkeoptics @DorsetWildlife

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...the AGM will commence at 4.30pm and will be followed by the customary BBQ and other refreshments Should the Obs carpark be full there'll be overflow parking available in the Crown Estate Field
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A reminder for PBO members of our AGM taking place at the Obs this Saturday, 20th July For those interested there'll be a short pre-meeting walk to inspect a recent land purchase that'll be formally announced at the AGM - this walk will commence at the Obs at 3.45pm...

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@SkokholmIsland Ringed just five minutes apart around 01:30am so highly likely to have been more or less together - would have taken one out of the net and ringed it and on turning around to release it would have found the other bird already caught.