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18th May

It remains very quiet with seawatching producing just a Pomarine Skua and two Mediterranean Gulls. There was a very small arrival of birds on the land which included a Chiffchaff previously ringed on 18th April at Portland Bird Observatory and a Tree Pipit. Eight Corn Buntings were feeding at the Point.

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17th May

Very quiet again. Seawatching produced just one Arctic Skua and nine Manx Shearwaters while a Willow Warbler and two Spotted Flycatchers were the only birds of note on the land.

Single Porpoise and Grey Seal were seen offshore and a Brown Hare was seen on the land.

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16th May

Very quiet. Six Arctic Skuas flew east and a Willow Warbler and five Siskins were of note on the land.

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15th May

Two Little Egrets flew east and a Hobby, a Cuckoo, a Spotted Flycatcher, two Siskins and 60 Corn Buntings were seen on the land and three Grey Plover flew east overhead.

A Porpoise was seen offshore and a couple of Brown Hares were seen on the land.

A Mottled Shieldbug was found at the Observatory.

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14th May

Seawatching was very slow but with the surprising exception of 38 Manx Shearwaters passing west. Seven Mediterranean Gulls and 144 Kittiwakes were also seen. A Spoonbill flew north along the coast along with 42 Swifts and a Siskin. A flock of 40 Corn Buntings were feeding in the broom around the Point.

Four Porpoises were feeding offshore.

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13th May

Cold and strong northerly winds with frequent thunder and lightning. Seawatching produced just 125 Kittiwakes, 14 Mediterranean Gulls, an Arctic Skuas and five Manx Shearwaters. Birds passing overhead included 32 Swifts, a Merlin, 37 Swallows and 37 House Martins. A Willow Warblers and two Corn Buntings were seen on the land.

A Porpoise and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.

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12th May

Cold NW winds again and not a great deal to be seen. A Turtle Dove was the highlight on the land, along with three Grey Herons, 25 Swallows and two Willow Warblers. A flock of 35 Corn Buntings was also seen. Seawatching produced just three Eiders, 12 Ringed Plovers, two Mediterranean Gulls and a second-winter Yellow-legged Gull. 

A Brown Hare was seen in the Desert.

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11th May

Very quiet. A Firecrest was trapped in the Moat and 16 Swallows flew over. Seawatching produced just eight Ringed Plovers and five Mediterranean Gulls.

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10th May

Very little to be seen in near-gale conditions. Seawatching saw just two Grey Plovers, eight Sanderlings, two Little Terns and three Mediterranean Gulls of interest.

A Grey Seal was seen offshore.

Three Temminck's Stints were seen on the Reserve again.

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9th May

It remains very quiet on the land but sewatching continues with another 13.5hrs recorded and producing two Shoveler, two Gadwalls, two Eiders, 167 Grey Plovers, 56 Whimbrels, 103 Sanderlings, 28 Redshank, 1005 Black-headed Gulls, 42 Mediterranean Gulls, six Arctic Skuas, 13 Pomarine Skuas, a Great Skua and two Little Egrets. 

Two Porpoises, a Common Seal and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.

Nine Grizzled Skippers, ten Brown Argus and 40 Common Blues were seen.

A party of three Temminck's Stints were feeding around the pools at Boulderwall Farm on the RSPB Reserve.

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