I took an unexpected detour to Portland today, to look for the dusky warbler near the hump. It was calling frequently in the bushes, but it was difficult to pinpoint exactly where from. Another birder figured that it was actually on the other side of the bushes directly in front of us (which had made it sound as though it was on the other side of the small field). About 5 minutes later, a small bird popped out of the scrub, and I got it under my bins, and sure enough it was the DUSKY WARBLER. After calling out that it was showing, the bird flew across in front of us, and showed openly on the side of the hedge row for about 30 seconds before disapearing again.
We also had large flock of mediterranean gulls going over Weymouth to roost.
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