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My annual roost count at Hatch Pond this evening produced a personal best of 229 Magpies, my previous best count from a couple of years ago was 184 @harbourbirds.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
My annual roost count at Hatch Pond this evening produced a personal best of 229 Magpies, my previous best count from a couple of years ago was 184 @harbourbirds.bsky.social
Great Egret over #LytchettFields . High tide on fields, 1 Spot Red, 8 Greenshank, 12 Avocet, 94 Lapwing , 68 Redshank , 25 Blackwit and 4 Dunlin @narwhalsh.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Great Egret over #LytchettFields . High tide on fields, 1 Spot Red, 8 Greenshank, 12 Avocet, 94 Lapwing , 68 Redshank , 25 Blackwit and 4 Dunlin @narwhalsh.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social
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2 RTD into harbour and a 3rd followed just behind. Couldn't ID the 3rd one as more distant. Small Diver though not GND. Circa 07.40. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @studlandbirds.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
2 RTD into harbour and a 3rd followed just behind. Couldn't ID the 3rd one as more distant. Small Diver though not GND. Circa 07.40. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @studlandbirds.bsky.social
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N.Haven this morning 2 RTD, 1 GND and a Diver sp. We're the highlights. 105 Shag, 7 RBM. Small fast low flying duck in early as well, around 07.15 ish, the light was not great, so no ID but worth noting. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @studlandbirds.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
N.Haven this morning 2 RTD, 1 GND and a Diver sp. We're the highlights. 105 Shag, 7 RBM. Small fast low flying duck in early as well, around 07.15 ish, the light was not great, so no ID but worth noting. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @studlandbirds.bsky.social
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Lovely walk to Swineham this morning , 2 Marsh Harrier , 1 Kestrel , 1 Red Kite & 1 Peregrine for the raptors , kingfisher by sluice and a very confiding firecrest near Curlews could hear grey plover but not seen ! @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Lovely walk to Swineham this morning , 2 Marsh Harrier , 1 Kestrel , 1 Red Kite & 1 Peregrine for the raptors , kingfisher by sluice and a very confiding firecrest near Curlews could hear grey plover but not seen ! @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Winter Safari this AM: 1 WT Eagle, 1 Glossy Ibis, 4 GN Diver, c400 Avocet, 4 Marsh Harrier, c50 RB Merg’s, 1 Ruff, 3 Kingfisher, 14 Spoonbill, c60 db Brent Geese, c50 Barwit, 2 Bearded Tit plus ‘the usual’ @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Winter Safari this AM: 1 WT Eagle, 1 Glossy Ibis, 4 GN Diver, c400 Avocet, 4 Marsh Harrier, c50 RB Merg’s, 1 Ruff, 3 Kingfisher, 14 Spoonbill, c60 db Brent Geese, c50 Barwit, 2 Bearded Tit plus ‘the usual’ @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
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Call from @luvaducksbutt.bsky.social Female Desert Wheatear Bridging Camp. Inside fence at far NW end. Access via Camp Rd. @birdguides.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Call from @luvaducksbutt.bsky.social Female Desert Wheatear Bridging Camp. Inside fence at far NW end. Access via Camp Rd. @birdguides.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Goldfinches feeding on Teasel heads at sunset.
You had admired the teasels with their heads of purple haze flowers in June & there they still are at the start of winter.
A larder of seeds for the charms.
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#goldfinches #nature 🦉
You had admired the teasels with their heads of purple haze flowers in June & there they still are at the start of winter.
A larder of seeds for the charms.
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
#goldfinches #nature 🦉
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Goldfinches feeding on Teasel heads at sunset.
You had admired the teasels with their heads of purple haze flowers in June & there they still are at the start of winter.
A larder of seeds for the charms.
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
#goldfinches #nature 🦉
You had admired the teasels with their heads of purple haze flowers in June & there they still are at the start of winter.
A larder of seeds for the charms.
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
#goldfinches #nature 🦉
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@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social Pink footed Goose and Black necked Grebe still at Longham Lakes on South Lake. 6 Graat White Egrets
November 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social Pink footed Goose and Black necked Grebe still at Longham Lakes on South Lake. 6 Graat White Egrets
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Desert Wheatear at Bridging Camp, Weymouth showing well NW end @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Desert Wheatear at Bridging Camp, Weymouth showing well NW end @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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This Snow Bunting turned up at Baiter Park today. A really confiding bird that will hopefully stick around for others to see, like the one last year on Hamworthy Beach.
Video by Brittany Maxted through binoculars
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Video by Brittany Maxted through binoculars
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November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This Snow Bunting turned up at Baiter Park today. A really confiding bird that will hopefully stick around for others to see, like the one last year on Hamworthy Beach.
Video by Brittany Maxted through binoculars
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@birdguides.bsky.social
Video by Brittany Maxted through binoculars
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Good day on Lytchett patch. Great to finally have some clear cold(er) weather. 2 Glossy Ibis, 6 Spoonbill, 2 Goosander, 22 Fieldfare, 86 Brent and generally rather birdy. @harbourbirds.bsky.social #Dorsetbirds
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Good day on Lytchett patch. Great to finally have some clear cold(er) weather. 2 Glossy Ibis, 6 Spoonbill, 2 Goosander, 22 Fieldfare, 86 Brent and generally rather birdy. @harbourbirds.bsky.social #Dorsetbirds
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Good raptor day at Lodmoor this am, quite prolonged views of an adult White-tailed Eagle, 2 Marsh Harrier & a Sparrowhawk all in the air & showing well at the same time, later added Kestrel. 136 Golden Plover, 1/2 Great egrets and just 1 Dunlin in with some Lapwing @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Good raptor day at Lodmoor this am, quite prolonged views of an adult White-tailed Eagle, 2 Marsh Harrier & a Sparrowhawk all in the air & showing well at the same time, later added Kestrel. 136 Golden Plover, 1/2 Great egrets and just 1 Dunlin in with some Lapwing @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Red Kite over #LytchettFields this morning
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Red Kite over #LytchettFields this morning
Green Sandpiper at #LytchettFields this morning
November 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Green Sandpiper at #LytchettFields this morning
Firecrest at #LytchettHeath on Sunday
November 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Firecrest at #LytchettHeath on Sunday
Greenshanks still a healthy number with 6 on #LytchettFields this am, also 80+ Lapwing. A pair of Gadwall on SP , in what has been a very poor autumn for records , and a Marsh Harrier just gone over @narwhalsh.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Greenshanks still a healthy number with 6 on #LytchettFields this am, also 80+ Lapwing. A pair of Gadwall on SP , in what has been a very poor autumn for records , and a Marsh Harrier just gone over @narwhalsh.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social
Surprised to see this Clouded Yellow on the wing at #LytchettFields on Thursday
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Surprised to see this Clouded Yellow on the wing at #LytchettFields on Thursday
Glossy Ibis from Swineham on Tuesday
November 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Glossy Ibis from Swineham on Tuesday
Glossy Ibis from Swineham on Tuesday
November 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Glossy Ibis from Swineham on Tuesday
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Very quiet morning at N.Haven with @dfozzie.bsky.social 105 Shag into the harbour and 65 Pied Wag from the roost. Single Turnstone. Not much else. 3rd consecutive count of 3 figures for Shag I think. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @studlandbirds.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Very quiet morning at N.Haven with @dfozzie.bsky.social 105 Shag into the harbour and 65 Pied Wag from the roost. Single Turnstone. Not much else. 3rd consecutive count of 3 figures for Shag I think. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @studlandbirds.bsky.social
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Holes Bay's resident headstarted bird was first seen last November, and has seemingly been with us ever since!
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Holes Bay's resident headstarted bird was first seen last November, and has seemingly been with us ever since!
This Curlew 5T was in Lytchett Bay on 03/11/25. It's a Headstart bird ,eggs are taken from healthy populations, then incubated, reared and released. They have 3 release sites, Cranborne(Dorset), Pepperell(W Sussex) and Elmley(Kent). 5T was released in Pepperell on 10/08/25 @harbourbirds.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
This Curlew 5T was in Lytchett Bay on 03/11/25. It's a Headstart bird ,eggs are taken from healthy populations, then incubated, reared and released. They have 3 release sites, Cranborne(Dorset), Pepperell(W Sussex) and Elmley(Kent). 5T was released in Pepperell on 10/08/25 @harbourbirds.bsky.social
The Glossy Ibis coming back into land on Curlews Pools on Tuesday
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The Glossy Ibis coming back into land on Curlews Pools on Tuesday
The Glossy Ibis flock flew over Swineham GP on Tuesday morning and landed, 20 minutes later I found them skulking in the long vegetation on Curlew Pools, but could only confirm their number(12) when they were put up by a Marsh Harrier
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The Glossy Ibis flock flew over Swineham GP on Tuesday morning and landed, 20 minutes later I found them skulking in the long vegetation on Curlew Pools, but could only confirm their number(12) when they were put up by a Marsh Harrier