Somerset level day.
#rspbgreylake and #rspbhamwall with @dorset63.bsky.social
Highlight Greylake
Cranes,garganey,yellow wagtail, marsh harrier, reed bunting and warblers .
Highlight Ham Wall hobby,pochard,nesting grebe ,marsh harrier and heron nests in reeds with young @somersetbirds.bsky.social
3 glossy ibis Lower Frome
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Walk Ansty Melcombe Bingham .Yellowhammer, willow warbler,swallows , 1 housemartin plus #birdtrack Pair of Jay ,one mantling , believe “anting” second one Ive seen in a week,first with @woodfordliz.bsky.social
Lots of St Marks fly , orange tip and flower filled verges .
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Abundance at #rspbgarstonwood . Birds , spring flowers, trees, insects . Bluebells are wonderful , bird song amazing #birdtrack , buzzing bees , roe deer ++ . I didn’t want to leave .
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From Red Kite to Goldcrest
3 pairs bullfinch and and !
A brilliant morning for a Lyscombe breeding bird survey.
A good variety of birds seen including a ringtail hen harrier, wheatear, male redstart, willow warbler, corn bunting, lesser and common whitethroat. @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Early spring . Bluebells North Dorset first week of April ?? 20 years ago this wood bloomed first week of May. ( I know as a birthday ritual was
glass of fizz with friends in the wood )No more 🥂Earlier and earlier . #climatedisaster . can birds and insects adjust in time ? Mismatch .
What better way is there to spend the Easter 🐣 🐣🐣 weekend than birdwatching, and hopefully finding and recording rare breeding birds to help their conservation? There’s lots to look for in April, so here’s some ideas from RBBP Secretary @markaeaton.bsky.social #ornithology #UKbirding
Snap.
I was at Durlston. We had lunch amongst many early spider orchids . Also willow warbler plus rafts of razorbill and guillemot +
Wonderful opportunity for anyone managing their churchyard for nature #livingchurchyards. In fact anyone who loves their local churchyards, burial grounds etc.
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Illustrated artwork by Will Rose features a greenspace scene with a pathway, pond, trees, grass, bench, and birds in the trees including Blackbird, House Sparrows and Great Spotted Woodpecker. Wording alongside reads: The Birds in Greenspaces Survey starts 1 April. Tell us what birds use your local greenspace.
Whether it’s a park, sports field or cemetery we want you to tell us what #birds use your local greenspace!🐦🌳 Sign up to our Birds in Greenspaces survey at www.bto.org/greenspaces Just download the app, select your greenspace and log bird records!
#UKBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdingWales
Lovely walk at Dewlish today. Farmland birds , yellowhammers, huge flocks of linnet ,finches bull, green and chaff ( !) chiffchaffs everywhere . Skylarks and more .
The woods and verges were a riot of wild flowers . Even a rewiggled chalk stream,Devils Brook .
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Even the friendliest dogs can disturb nesting birds! 💔🐶
Please keep dogs on short leads and stick to paths on our nature reserves to help protect ground nesting birds. 💚
📸 Paul Dibben
Huge one amongst many near RSPB Lookout hide Arne .
Excellent, although article low on detail. Change to Woodcock shooting season was debated in Parliament over three years ago thanks to a @wildjustice.bsky.social petition passing 100,000 signatures wildjustice.org.uk/woodcock/mon...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Love Hope Cove and the walks close by . Enjoy x
Cattle egret with milking cows between Holme Bridge and Wareham . 30 + + disturbed by helicopter .
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I didn't used to expect ticks until May but had huge numbers on me in Cambs woodland this weekend. It's been -2C at night and only 13C by day. This hazard for early spring fieldwork is pretty new, not something I worried about in March. Affects fieldwork approach and precautions needed. #BeTickAware
Same prob here .
3 glossy ibis over Lower Frome . Disturbed by Marsh Harrier ( one of 3 seen) . 13 mallard chicks , 12 snipe , 9 reed buntings to name a few .
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Inland WeBS
Right place , right time .
Portland . Great day . Highlight Ring Ouzel 6 ft from us collecting worms .
Phone pics . @dorset63.bsky.social
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Circular walk Houns Tout.
Yellowhammer , black redstart ,buzzard, red kite, kestrel , stonechat plus. Brown hare ,sadly disturbed by dog .
Thank you @alisoncopland.bsky.social for telling me how cold the wind was . More layers needed.
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British cover of Butterflies
German cover of Butterflies
It's publication day!
My butterfly book for children publishes today in the UK & Germany. Written in the hope it captures the imagination of kids, and inspires a lifelong interest and love for butterflies and the wider natural world. (1/2)
#Butterflies #Schmetterlinge
At last
Pair of woodlark . MiddleBere farm track . Yeah .
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Checking up on local nest box cameras the other day I came across something I have not seen before in ~30 years of monitoring barn owl boxes....a tawny owl in a box with a pair of barn owls! Thankfully a couple of days later the barn owls were still present and the tawny owl had moved on.
I wonder if there is a collective noun for Dartford Warblers ? Needed one this morning #hydes #rspbsarne Many singing and displaying . Very busy . Historically they were known as Furze Wrens?
Also 20 RB Merganser in MiddleBere channel . Plus +
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Unfortunately we’ve had to take the decision to cancel this morning’s Jerry’s Point Pop-up 9am-11am due to staff illness. We have more upcoming free pop-ups, which you can find here: www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/home/walks-i...
Abundance at Ashmore / Stubhampton north Dorset . Barn Owl - cavity in tree . Up to 6 Red kites , buzzards, kestrel, yellowhammer,redpoll, marsh tit , Treecreeper, nuthatch,stonechat plus more . Brown hare x2 .
Never disappoints .
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