Tried Peveril Point this AM & only a small movement of Gannets & Kittis West in a 45 min watch
Returned this evening & nothing moving save 1 Manxie
However, the first Isle of Purbeck Arctic Skua (Dark Phase) was beating up c25 Sandwich Terns off Peveril
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No sign of the Ring O mid AM & lunchtime in a thorough search
Imm Sea-eagle half dived twice in front of the hide
Egypt G 2 surprisingly a Mbere tick i think
Blackwit 123
Barwit 1
Knot 3
Wheatear 7
GV White 1
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11 BTGs on my patch #dorsetbirds #ukbirding #birds #ornithology
11 Sumplum Black-tailed godwits on my patch at this moment plus a Lesser whitethroat, 98 for the year so far@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #dorsetbirds
Currently 29+ Common & 68+ Sandwich Terns on @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social Brownsea lagoon. But more birds will be off feeding
No sign since 0945 of the Forster's Tern
Also the 3 Spoonys dropped in mid AM
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An early AM look at the @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social Brownsea lagoon
Teal 5
Avocet 21
Blackwit 129
Barwit 12
Rshank 30
Gshank 3
Tstone 1
Snipe 1
S & C Terns mainly out feeding
Forster's T 1
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The Forster's Tern is on the @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social Brownsea lagoon with Sarnie Terns to the left of the Spoony Island
Moulting into a summer head pattern but the thick-based black bill & bright orange-red legs gives it away
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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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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
