Yeolands Quarry 31 May in fairly cool conditions. Red Veined Darter 2m 1 f-type on slopes. I think this is Brooklime at the pond. If ID is ok it's not in the BSBI atlas for the island so may be new for Portland. An ichneumon making photography something of a challenge. @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

Now 3 species of tiger moth in a week: Wood Tiger at Maiden Castle 23 May. Scarlet Tiger caterpillar at Warmwell, also Keeled Skimmer at a too dry Warmwell Heath. @dorsetmoths.bsky.social

139 Manx Shearwaters east past Bridging camp this evening in two hours - all close in.

Littlesea to Ferrybridge etc 16/17 May White(ish?) Wagtail Dung Heap Stables. Cream Spot Tiger rescued from the path at Camp Road dog field - epaulettes on thorax but is hind wing too orange ? And a thistle I don't know with Musk Thistle at the coast path slippage, west of Ferrybridge. c30cm tall

Kite passage W over the Fleet this morning - 3 Langton Herring, 15 Abbotsbury in c30mins, odd singles along Ridgeway etc. Pale buzzard at Abbotsbury. Close buzzard at Hardy Mon. Ponds at Valley of Rocks and Hardy's very low water & mucky - no odos. Nice to be out cycling - but rain would be better.

Among the more obvious delights of Cerne Giant Hill on 9 May: Brown Argus 24-Spot Ladybird. Glow-worm larva - rescued from the path before it was trodden on. gorse orbweaver spider - agalenatea redii - in refuge. Perfect colour match. As always - corrections welcome. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

Lynch cove 7am low tide Bonapartes gull 2cy Curlew Whimbrel 2 Roe Deer male on Chesil opposite bridging camp

Seawatching from the Littlesea viewpoint does not have the better views of Ferrybridge or the Bill - too many distant blobs. But some compensation with the large waders (especially) which take the land route to Weymouth Bay - and the soundtrack is undoubtedly better. (Muntjac seen again Monday).

Daft April total of 6 Dragonfly species on cycle ride from Weymouth 30/4 Hairy Dragonfly Broadmayne Common Blue Damsel at worryingly dry Warmwell Heath Beautiful Demoiselle at Moreton Moreton Plantation: Broad Bodied Chaser 2m 1f, 4-spotted chaser 3. Green Tiger Beetle And Large Red Damselflies

Cogden beach this afternoon - same idea as @vivkeene.bsky.social Wheatear 2, whinchat 1 on beach. Lesser whitethroat 2 Whimbrel 1 on beach and 1E (same?) Common tern 2 singles, sandwich 4 all east close to beach. Great show of shingle flowers but two windy for invertebrates 4 kites Abbotsbury hill

Some recent invertebrates. My first Demoiselle sp was at Briantspuddle 19/4/26 - not id'ed to species. Also between there and Culpeppers dish that day: Holly Blue, Green Hairstreak and Crucifer Shieldbug. My first Hairy Dragonfly was in Littlesea Wood 25 Apr. The photo at Lodmoor 26 April.

Ferrybridge 21/4 Eve. A group of 18 Bar-tailed Godwit & 7 Whimbrel dropped in. Washed & fed. 5 the Whimbrel moved on quite quickly calling, the Barwits left later. One existing ringed barwit unmoved by the fuss. Magic. 45 Dunlin most spl, 8 Ringed Plover, 3 Turnstone @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

The Fleet Bridging Camp/Lynch Cove last few days. Avocets with the Bonaparte's Gull 20/40. Red-Legged Partridge. And "IT'S BEHIND YOU"

Littlesea 21 Apr Swift 7 wader sp including Grey Plover,Whimbrel , barwit 4e Wheatear 1 & willow warblers pushing through. yellow wagtail Yesterday 2 Avocet with the Bonaparte’s Gull

c12 barwits or whimbrel East over Lynch Lane/ Lanehouse Weymouth approx 15:50 - sea nay be worth a look

Day early WEBS quiet but.. Lynch Cove Bonapartes Gull 1st w (12:15) not there earlier on the high tide Wheatear 2 Tree Pipit at dung heap at stables at back of Liitlesea caravan site 3 singing lesser whitethroat Canada goose 6 on Chesil at Bridging Camp also whimbrel 1 @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Green winged orchid 2 at Overcombe also Clouded Yellow 4 whimbrel at Lodmoor flew up joined with2 more left west Italian lords n ladies. Booming bittern there at dusk last night distant to north

Green-winged orchids and the first Yellow Rattle 12 April. Verne Common, Portland opposite (and left of) the cemetery track

Littlesea etc Bonaparte 1w Lynch cove Wt eagele 2 imm e down Fleet 08:40 towards Ferrybridge 6 common scoter best of the sea

Pod of 8+ dolphins off Bridging camp 08:30 with terns and manx on fish shoal. Diver sp e at 08:00 had the look of black throated. Would be good if anyone can confirm either of these

Bonaparte’s Gull Lynch Cove this evening - thankyou Brett. singing Lesser Whitethroat. Large distant raft of 45+ duck on flat sea - scoter I guess. (Snipe, male yellow wagtail through there tues am) The trip to/from Briantspuddle is interesting if same gull for high tide movement. Will it repeat?

BridgingCamp/Littlesea 6 Apr Willow Warbler 6 (3 singing) Swallow Sand Martin 2 Wheatear at least 6 maybe 10 seeming to be pushing through Sea quiet - Manx 8 and some sandwich terns

Chesil Cove 3 Apr Tideline corpse count from Cove House Inn south to Quiddles steps gannet 1 Kittiwake 1 Auk sp c20 including guillemot razorbill and one puffin @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social Earlier Bridging Camp 8:15-9:30 manx 10w 1e Scoter 28e 1w Kittiwake 3w 1e

Herbury Gore etc 31 March Knot 2 Redshank c20 Sandwich tern c28 shoveler m w Swallow 2 Willow warbler 1 singing Coal tit 1 in wood

Littlesea Sat morning 11 Sandwich Terns on the low tide mud Common Scoter male drifted through narrows on falling tide Otherwise very quiet

Ring ousel male flew into Verne moat nw of steps c12:45 red kite 1s 12:55 @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social @dors

Bridgecamp seawatch 06;55 to 07:40 Manx 1e Gannet 86e Red throated diver group of 3e Common scoter 2e Shelduck 3e Sandwich tern wheatear On Fleet at Littlesea Brent 5 Rb merge distant tight flock of 40 Short eared owl 1 briefly over Chesil off Chickerell

Littlesea The Fleet etc 15 March Sandwich Tern 1 spl - none wintering here so migrant Long Tailed Duck Common Scoter f Slav Grebe 1 Whimbrel 1 Curlew 2 Brent Goose 4 - down from c.100 on Monday Sea very quiet bar a tight group of 40+ Kittiwake E very close c13:00 @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Greylag west over Bridging Camp this morning thurs. 2 Linnets there yesterday likely migrants given general winter absence here. Also the wintering Whimbrel still. On Sunday green sandpiper at Portesham withy bed + groups of 5 & 3 stonechats on the downs there seemed like passage birds.

20 Feb Littlesea The Fleet First flowering Cow Parsley of the year (later first Alexanders at Sandsfoot) Distant view of the Chesil roost with 2 yellow-flagged Curlews from north Dorset and a whimbrel. WEBS on 21 Feb added 4 Slavs and f Common Scoter - LTDuck still present.

Littlesea The Fleet 20 Feb Curlew 15 Whimbrel 1 GND 2 Long tailed duck White Tailed Eagle did a circuit c8:45 then sat on Chesil @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

No luck with BTD/RNG in Portland Harbour 7 Feb Slavonian Grebe with GC Grebes Sandsfoot/Castle Cove Razorbill close to shore on Fleet at Ferrybridge near Crab House Cafe Total of 6+ GND at various sites with nice close one at Stone Pier. @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Littlesea,The Fleet 6 Feb Big tide Great Northern Diver 3 Slavonian Grebe 6 together at one point (maybe 7) Male Marsh Harrier Total of 13 Coot still in Lynch/Tidmoor/Cuttcleaves Coves Few Brent, Shelduck (7), no duck bar Mergs. One large-looking Lesser Black Backed Gull @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Littlesea 31 Jan GND 2 Slav 4 Long tailed duck Scaup male off Butterstreet

Camp Road to Cuttcleaves Cove Cirl Bunting m Camp Road Goosander 1stw male Slav 5 Cuttcleaves Water rail with wonky leg Lynch Cove Marsh Harrier - heading from Fleet towards Radipole Few Mergs, very few gc grebes Redwing 5 RTDiver on sea @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Also long-tailed duck.

A cycle ride to dip the Winterborne Monkton geese on Saturday 3/1. Good to explore the Winterborne with a few nice self-found bits. Cattle Egret by the Broadmayne road Green Sandpiper landed in the stream front of me Also Firecrest, a few Siskins. c80 Golden Plover at top of Combe Valley Road.

Little Grebe on the Fleet just west of the Bridging Camp first thing - scarce here. Cold weather movement ? 5 Lapwings on the spit. Question: what is the official name for the bay just north/west of Herbury ? I've always called it Herbury Gore but OS map calls the bay to the south/east Gore Cove.

approx 9 white-fronts SE of Waddock Dairy SY804902 ish between Moreton and Waddocks Cross CBs. Poor views through trees with greylags from footpath @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Right idea, wrong day... I walked Culpepper's dish to Throop on 23 Dec. Best was a Firecrest at the main ford at Throop. Also Snowdrops now out in Briantspuddle. Seems like a good week to look at the less-often-visited parts of the Frome and Piddle.

four Lapwing in-off at the Bridging Camp this morning a clue to something happening. pair of shoveler in Cuttcleaves Cove notable here. GND , Slav, Com scoter f

Yellow-legged Gull 3rd winter Cuttcleaves Cove, The Fleet. Still 300+ Coot in the area with Scaup & long-tailed duck. Few dabbling duck this end of the Fleet this winter (esp Teal). Pochard brought my patch/year list up to 150 - basicly Martleaves/Pirates Cove to Cuttcleaves - 5 * 1km squares.

Today's Scaup and Goldeneye in Cutcleaves Cove, Chickerell, The Fleet

Cuttcleaves Cove The Fleet Goldeneye rh Scaup f type Slavonian grebe 2 Tidmoor point: Coot 310 + more Butterstreet GND 1

Tidying up photos from the year just ending and found this of a Rock Pipit on the west cliffs of Portland, 1 May. At the time I had assumed it was nesting material in the beak. But zooming in it seems to be craneflies @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

The Fleet Littlesea etc White Tailed Eagle w bridging camp 9:10 GN Diver first of winter Slav 2 Goldeneye rh Tidmoor RB Merg 43 Whimbrel Barwit 4 Coot c40 by chesil w of Chickerell Hive Point

Muntjac in Littlesea wood first thing. There was one knocking about last winter too.

Desert wheatear still present nw corner bridging camp

Decent enough session at Langton Herring: Firecrest and knot at Herbury Gore, Goosander RH at Coastguards, 4 Barnacle geese+ Marsh Harrier at Rodden Hive. (+ a walker told me about WTE over in morning) Well done @luvaducksbutt.bsky.social where was the water rail ? @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Littlesea etc Goosander 3 in narrows later 4 Littlesea - same ? Long Tailed Duck just w of Tidmoor Com scoter f Whimbrel Grey plover 2 Barwit 4 Lapwing 1w Water rail calling Lynch Cove Slav 2