Portland Bill

At long last a respite in the weather, with a dry spell around midday, which saw me and Ted head off to Portland Bill.

Mind you it might have been dry, but that south-easterly, gusting at over 50mph, made it a bit of an effort to reach the Obelisk. And as some of the videos below will show, it was also an effort to hold the camera still in the stormy conditions.

There weren't too many seabirds about, with brief glimpses of Gannets, auks and large gulls further out to sea, plus 5 Purple Sandpipers in one of the few sheltered spots to the left of the Obelisk.

Portland Lighthouse

The Red Crane was.................

...........getting a bit of a bashing today.

The Obelisk

With winds gusting at over 50mph, the waves were pretty big as they hit The Bill

And the Pulpit......

..........in the firing line as the waves come crashing in.

In appalling conditions, these Purple Sandpipers managed to find a sheltered spot just east of the Obelisk.....

.....The awful conditions also made it difficult to get a decent video of them.

And of course Ted. Looking a bit windswept.