Before a Dormouse survey near to Dorchester I popped to Portland Bill for a couple of hours birding. I parked in the main car park and birded the lighthouse, Pulpit Inn and Observatory area. The bushes were alive with Chiffchaff and with good numbers of Willow Warbler, Blackcap and Whitethroat as well as Redstart, Whinchat, Tree Pipit, Yellow Wagtail and a Hobby flew north. I spent some time at the Observatory Quarry where the Wryneck showed well eventually, it would disapear for long periods under the Brambles to feed.
My eBird checklist for the morning can be viewed here.
Wryneck - Observatory Quarry, Portland Bill
Wryneck - Observatory Quarry, Portland Bill
Little Owl - Observatory Quarry, Portland Bill
Northern Wheatear - Portland Bill
Chiffchaff - Bird Observatory, Portland Bill
