This is a first for the Blog: a Birding palindrome. On Tuesday 10 Sep 19, a photo emerged of a Lapland Bunting at Portland, which seems to have been photographed by visitors, but not seen by anybody at the Portland Bird Obs that day. That was soon rectified by plenty of photos when it was relocated the following day, accompanied by comments of how approachable it was.
When it was still present on the Friday, I decided that I would use it as an excuse for my just about annual visit to Portland Bill. Despite only being just over an hour to the Bill, I get a lot more enjoyment out of kicking around locally within ten miles of my house. I rarely travel out of my local area, except for a Tick. I headed off at lunchtime, when it was still present on the Saturday morning. I had expected there to be plenty of photographers, but the early afternoon arrival meant that there were only one or two others enjoying it while I was there. As it was feeding next to the coastal path, there was a steady stream of people walking past, but it remained unfazed.
