Female Osprey CJ7 had laid 4 eggs for a third year in row. This is quite a rare occurrence in Ospreys, but great news for the recovering population here on the south coast @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @careyssecretgarden.bsky.social
Amazingly close encounter with this male Whinchat at Ferrybridge yesterday morning.
The first character on the ring is definitely 5
G818 White tailed eagle spending some time in Christchurch harbour yesterday along with 3 other WTE at one point !! @harbourbirds.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @chognature.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
Photos of Forsters Tern From @harbourbirds.bsky.social Boat today in Wareham channel
5R0 just intruded on the Carey nest! @harbourbirds.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social
Osprey, Red Kite and Marsh Harrier all in air together
Osprey flying over Arne shipstal hide. @harbourbirds.bsky.social
Forsters Tern, now in 90% breeding plumage feeding in Lytchett Bay. @harbourbirds.bsky.social
Do you even know the meaning of the word? ๐
It has reached lunchtime and my timeline is inexplicably devoid of #Bluethroat photos. Good job I finally cracked and popped out to see it for the first time this morning. ๐คฃ Nikon Bridge performing as well as the bird in early morning light. #Dorsetbirds
G625 eating on the wing whilst soaring high in Christchurch Harbour today before carrying out a mid-air food pass to his mate G818 @harbourbirds.bsky.social @chognature.bsky.social @bournemouthecho.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
5 Wimbrel flying over Coombe Heath, Arne
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Female Osprey CJ7 has laid her 3rd egg of the season ๐ช๐๐ช@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Whinchat Lytchett Bay Poole Harbour Dorset @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social #birds
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social ospreys are in order of seeing them the third was not ringed as far as I could tell I think the first two were .swallows and the usual, lookout coombe Heath
One of two Ospreys seen gaining height over the Wareham Channel this morning from the @harbourbirds.bsky.social Spring Safari boat trip. @ukoi.bsky.social
More Bluethroat from yesterday at Swineham.
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Osprey along Wareham Channel viewed from French's VP @narwhalsh.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @mick666.bsky.social
Osprey just been hovering over French's Pools @narwhalsh.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @mick666.bsky.social
@harbourbirds.bsky.social 2nd osprey attempted to fish by round island but unsuccessful then flew towards Wareham channel 10 mins ago
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social 2osprey have just flown down middlebere Channel towards Brownsea
Black Redstart first of the year at St Aldhelms between Weston Farm and Renscombe
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@harbourbirds.bsky.social osprey fished by round island now heading towards Wareham channel with fish
Male Whinchat, male Common Redstart and singing Sedge Warbler this morning along Turlin shoreline , all Lytchett year ticks @narwhalsh.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @mick666.bsky.social
This afternoon I went to Swineham again and joined the Bluethroat club.
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I finally got mine
2 Ospreys just flown up Middlebere Channel towards Wareham Channel. 1 had metal ring on left leg and plastic blue? ring on right
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Seems to have been a decent fall of migrants this AM. A Red-rumped Swallow just gone over Ballard plus 2 Whinchat there & 18 Wheatear, plus Lesser Whitethroat, good numbers of Willow Warbler, Chiff. Cuckoo at Arne, Cattle Egret at Lytchett Fields @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social another windy morning on coombe Osprey buzzard peregrine curlew good number of swallows through black tailed godwits great crested grebe shelduck dartford warbler stonechat meadow pippets raven