19th March

A lovely feeling day with hardly a breath of wind through the morning, largely overcast but some warm sunshine late morning before mist and murk moved in on a slowly increasing easterly breeze; a walk round the southern end of Portland again first thing revealed it to be steady without being spectacular as my migrants totals comprised 70+ Chiffchaffs, 28 Wheatears, my first 18 Sand Martins of the year, 4 Black Redstarts, 10 Stonechats, 3 Willow Warblers, 22 Goldcrests and a Blackcap.   There was also an obvious, corresponding increase in Meadow Pipits and alba Wagtails across the area with the odd Chaffinch, Linnet and Greenfinch flying about which may or may not have been migrants.

Wheatear

Chiffchaffs

Stonechat

Wheatear

Black Redstart

Kestrel