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| Brünnich's Guillemot |
An early start and pickup at 6:45am soon saw me and two other birders, Mark and Richard (who I had met in Shetland), winging our way down the M5. We were not too sure where we would end up today, whether it would be Brixham to see the White Billed Diver or Portland to see the Brünnich's Guillemot. As we passed by Bristol, news came in on the pager that the Brünnich's Guillemot was still at Portland and we opted for that bird over the White Billed Diver.
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| Brünnich's Guillemot |
We arrived at Portland Harbour at about 10:30am and joined the hordes of other Birders near the castle to view the Brünnich's Guillemot which spent most of the time out of view underwater (constantly fishing). With patience, I eventually managed to obtain some record shots and then we had a look at the Black Guillemot, Black Throated Divers and Great Northern Divers nearby.
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| Twitchers |
We then decided to make our way to Portland Bill for a spot of brunch and sea watching. A brief sea watch produced Guillemots, Razorbills, Gannets, Shags, Kittiwakes and a Red Throated Diver.
On the way back home we briefly visited Chesil Beach to see Mediterranean Gull, Red Breasted Merganser and Red Necked Grebe, a Glossy Ibis just north of Radipole Lake and my Little Owl.
A great day's birding with great company and fitting way to finish off the birding year.
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| Little Owl |
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