1st winter Bonaparte's Gull

Much better views of the Bonaparte's Gull feeding close in at Lynch Bay this afternoon #ukbirding #dorsetbirds

A pleasant late AM with
Scotland Farm
Wheatear 3

Middlebere
Teal 4
Curlew 3
Blackwit 78+
Green Sand 1
Swallow 3
House Martin 1
Reed Warbler 1 singing in the cottage's Bamboo

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Trip out to Dorset this morning and what a stunner the red-spotted blue throat is, watching that small beautiful bird & then look up & see a WTE !!. Good to meet @nickurch.bsky.social. Also called in Hartland moor to see the Hoopoe. #UKBirding #Dorsetbirds. #Birds.

A few from around my patch today, a pair of Common Sand being the highlight, + Sedge, Sprawk & Blackcap. 96 for the patch this year. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #dorsetbirds #ukbirding #birds #ornithology

See the toggers are dumping mealworms on the track to bring in the Bluethroat - top right photo
But that is fine as long as they get good photos as that's the only important consideration
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Male Red-spotted Bluethroat

The singing Red-spotted Bluethroat showed fantastically at Swineham this morning #ukbirding #dorsetbirds

The Hoopoe was still around the pine at 18:45 by the Soldiers Road, Stud Farm
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Hoopoe

Hoopoe still Hartland Moor #dorsetbirds #ukbirding

My fourth time trying to see the Bluethroat at Swineham at least gave me this nice shot of a Song Thrush. (P.S. I'll be back looking for the Bluethroat!)
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Nice to see a local Hoopoe next to the track down to The Kitchen on Soldiers Road. It's feeding in private fields around a small group of Pines, but visible from Soldiers Road with a scope
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Brands Bay Studland for the mid AM rising tide:
Sea-eagle 1 Imm circling over Newton Bay
Blackwit 165
Curlew 5
Redshank 7
Greenshank 1
Dunlin 9
Sandwich Tern 2
Swallow 5 inc 3 North
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A Peveril Pt, Swanage seawatch from 09:10 - 10:10 in a nippy light onshore wind produced:
RT Diver 1 East
Manxie 1 West
Sandwich Tern 3 East (new arrivals or feeding Brownsea Terns?) & 3 West
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1st winter Caspian Gull

1st winter Caspian Gull

1st winter Caspian Gull

A 1w Caspian Gull at Ferrybridge was a very nice bonus this evening! The first one I've seen in April. Thanks to Thomas Miller and Dave Chown for helping to confirm ID @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social #ukbirding #dorsetbirds

1st winter Bonaparte's Gull

1st winter Bonaparte's Gull (right hand gull)

2nd winter Bonaparte's Gull (left hand gull)

2nd winter Bonaparte's Gull

Good to get to grips with the two Bonaparte's Gulls in Lynch Cove this evening. The 2w was quite tough to pick out, but their feeding style was very distinctive and a useful feature to remember for the future. Great finds by Brett Spencer and Charlie Richards #dorsetbirds #ukbirding

Smallmouth Bay by Ferrybridge Dorset

Scope required to see the birds today on the Fleet at Ferrybridge. Chesil Bank in the distance. A bit dull after yesterday's sunshine 🌞

Great to see the Little Terns back at Ferrybridge today. 3 on the oyster bed with 7 Sandwich Tern, 10+ Mediterranean Gull & 3 Common Gull. Lingering Red-breasted Merganser & Oyc nearby. Wheatear at Smallmouth Bay with numerous Swallow over. #DorsetBirds 🇬🇧
5 Marsh Harrier flying earlier at Radipole 😍

A few pics from around the patch today Grey Heron Red Kite and a Sedge Warbler 1 of 2 seen @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirding #dorsetbirds #birds #ornithology

A good day at St Aldhelms in lovely weather till the cold front arrived at lunchtime:
Com Scoter 2 E
Redstart 2
Wheatear 4
Whitethroat 15
Willow W3
Chiffy 5
Swallow 20
Sand M 3

Harbour Porpoise 4
Com Lizard 1
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Terns on @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social Brownsea today
Sandwich T 80 which won't include any feeding in the harbour also a winter Sandwich T with pretty much a full white crown front
Common T 7
No sign of the YL Gull today
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Waders on @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social Brownsea today

Avocet 42 inc mating
Blackwit 78
Barwit 17
Gshank 2
Tstone 4
Dunlin 2
Cetti's still singing it's heart out

Many visitors connecting with a Red Squirrel or 2
Brimstones several
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A lovely day on @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social Brownsea today. Highlights
Teal 18+
Wig 3
Spoony 2 inc the CR bird
Red Kite 4 over per DWT's James & Katie

Large Red Damsel 37 seen by Sue on the first transect survey

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A stiffy Easterly at St Adhelms
Land tough:
Whimbrel circling
First Whitethroat
Willow W 3
Bcap 1
Swallow 6
Sand M 2
Black Oil Beetle 3

Sea
RTD 1 E
Com Scoter 72 E
Shelduck 1 E nice record
Sandwich T 4 E
Tern sp 1 E (downgraded from Arctic T)
Porpoise 1
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First Willow Warbler of the year through my patch yesterday afternoon @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #dorsetbirds #ukbirding #birds #ornithology

Male Dartford Warbler perched on gorse

Nice to see some Dartford Warblers singing despite the wind at Silverlakes #ukbirding #dorsetbirds

juv White-tailed Eagle north over northwest end of Silverlakes #dorsetbirds #ukbirding

3 eagles circling low at kimmeridge yesterday, unfortunately not the best light for photos but still the first time I’ve been able to photograph them with my camera! From what i could see they all looked like juveniles #dorsetbirds #ukbirding

Adult Sea-eagle over a couple of times at Middlebere
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The unringed Osprey is enjoying breakfast on the Middlebere pole. No prizes for guessing it is fish🙂
Also
Spot Red 1
Swallow 1 cottages
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Lytchett was ON FIRE today! First of year for me: Osprey, Sand Martin, Wheatear, plus a Goshawk over high, Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harriers and the all the usuals!
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On @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social Brownsea this AM along with
Spoony 2
Avocet 58
Blackwit 416
Barwit 27
Curlew 14
Gshank 9
Teal 27
Wig 7
Sandwich T 25
Med 60+
Cetti's 1 heard
@wildontheroad.bsky.social had a brief SedgeW
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Greenfinch has become a regular visitor to my bird table @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #dorsetbirds #birds #ukbirding @britishnatureguide.bsky.social