Raptortastic day at #RSPBArne @rspbengland.bsky.social today, with 3 Red Kites quartering low over Coombe Heath and an immature White-tailed Eagle sat in the middle of the heath. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social
Adding to the recent reptile fest at #RSPBArne this basking #SandLizard in yesterday's sunshine @rspbengland.bsky.social @arc-trust.bsky.social
Turns out I'm slower than a sleepy #Adder at #RSPBArne just caught it's tail but it then peeked out again @rspbengland.bsky.social @arc-trust.bsky.social
Hydes Heath #rspbarne this morning . 2 mistle thrush cp, crossbills in dead tree just in front of me 🙏 , buzzards, kestrel, ravens,6 Dartford W despite wind,Sparrowhawk, meadowpips,Siskin,Goldcrest +, a lovely hour .
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social and then it rained !!
Up on Hydes Heath #rspbarne red kite,Marsh harrier, merlin and peg all having a bit of a chase round together ! Tumbling raven , plenty of xbill activity & very good views of dartfords. Male goldeneye in wareham channel @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
Amazing what a bit of sun can do, with a number of singing Dartford Warblers, a basking Sand Lizard plus bonus White-tailed Eagle and 2 Red Kites at #RSPBArne today. @rspbengland.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social
Shipstal . 21 Spoonbill, 1 male goldeneye , grey plover , Treecreeper, mistle thrush , song thrush, redwing ++
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Chilly PM walk RSPB Hydes Heath #rspbarne . Crossbill ( trees at Arne moors end ) sparrowhawk + and a favourite lichen . English soldier lichen . @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
53 species not bad for a slow gentle day recovering including 6 species of geese and a very confiding goldcrest we watched just a few feet away and being in my happy place #rspbarne @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
#Birdoftheday from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #Outstretched. Full disclosure, these are my husband's photos of #WhiteTailedEagles taken at @rspb.bsky.social #RSPBArne in 2024 but they are so wonderfully outstretched, I can't not post them. #birds
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#Birdoftheday today is #ScratchersandPruners I didn't think I'd managed to capture anything in that category but I found this blurry #BarHeadedGoose photo from @rspbengland.bsky.social #RSPBArne having a good scratch 😁 taken June this year.
Beautiful sunny autumnal walk at RSPB Arne today. Approx 25-30 spoonbill seen from the Harbour Hide #rspbarne
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Spotted Flycatcher and Willow Warbler still in the farm fields at #RSPBArne joined by a very smart Whinchat. @rspbengland.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social
2 red kite over Coombe this morning plus GWE and nice flock of Avocet , a flyover spitfire as well. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social #rspbarne @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Two spotted flycatchers and a pied flycatcher in one old willow tree, with willow warbler, chiffchaff, swallows and 12 stonechats at #RSPBArne today. All making the most of the insects on the wing in today's warm weather @rspbengland.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social
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Pony grazing at #RSPBArne in the #PurbeckHeathsGrazingUnit #PurbeckHeathsNNR. Extensive grazing by cattle, ponies and pigs helps maintain the mosaic of habitats that support a multitude of scarce and threatened species.
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#RSPBArne @rspbengland.bsky.social
Lovely calm morning at Arne sitting at Coombe & Osprey in dead tree also on walk up through woods plenty of spotted flycatcher & willow warblers and a very vocal pied flycatcher! @rspbengland.bsky.social #rspbarne @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dizzygirl66.bsky.social
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