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SUMMARY:Portland Bill - First Spring Migrants
DESCRIPTION:Leader: Simon Ashley\nPurple Sandpiper\nAn Early start\, but it should be worth it. We’ll head straight down to the southerly promontory – We will be sea watching looking out for early migrants. \nPortland Bill is a prime location for birdwatching due to its strategic position on migration routes. The topography of the area concentrates offshore seabird passage. The west side of the Bill consists primarily of sea cliffs which provide excellent vantage points for seawatching\, especially during spring and autumn migration periods. The Portland Bird Observatory regularly records migrant species\, with numbers varying according to weather conditions and season. Spring migrants typically begin arriving from March onwards\, \nBirds we hope to see:\nSeabirds\n\nFulmar\nKittiwake\nMediterranean Gull\nCommon Gull\nGannet\nManx Shearwater\nGuillemot\nRazorbill\nShag\nCormorant\n\nWaders\n\nPurple Sandpiper\nDunlin\nWhimbrel\nGrey Plover\nSanderling\nOystercatcher\nRinged Plover\nTurnstone\nCurlew\nRedshank\nCommon Sandpiper\n\nEarly Migrants\n\nChiffchaff\nWillow Warbler\nBlackcap\nWheatear\nSwallow\nHouse Martin\nSand Martin\nYellow Wagtail\nWhite Wagtail\n\nResident and Other Birds\n\nLittle Owl\nEurasian Skylark\nEurasian Kestrel\nEuropean Stonechat\nGoldcrest\nSong Thrush\nBlackbird\nRobin\nDunnock\nWren\nRock Pipit\nMeadow Pipit\nLinnet\nGoldfinch\n\nOffshore Passage Birds\n\nCommon Scoter\nRed-throated Diver\nGreat Northern Diver\nArctic Skua\nGreat Skua\nSandwich Tern\nCommon Tern\nArctic Tern\n\nWe’ll also visit the estuary scrapes at Ferry Bridge and finish off with a visit to Lodmoor or Radipole Lake. \nWe plan to return by about 6:00 pm. \nNorthern Wheatear Frank Vassen from Brussels\, Belgium\, CC BY 2.0\, via Wikimedia Commons\n  \n 
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LOCATION:Portland Bill\, Portland Bill Lighthouse\, Bill\, Portland\, Dorset\, DT5 2JT
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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