Bonaparte's Gull and Scandinavian Rock Pipit - Ferrybridge, 7th March 2015 © Pete Saunders (Bonaparte's Gull stills) and Martin Cade (videos)
7th March
The quest for early migrants was quickly dropped from the agenda today when news came through of the discovery of a Bonaparte's Gull off Chesil Cove - the first ever 'get-able' record for Portland; although tricky to catch up with there it soon turned up on the falling tide at Ferrybridge where it showed extremely well for a time before become rather troublesome again. With most other fieldwork taking a backseat the only other reports were of a Scandinavian Rock Pipit at Ferrybridge, 2 somewhat incongruous Canada Geese off Portland Castle, the Hooded Crow still at the Grove pig farm and the wintering Blackcap still at the Obs.
