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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 3d

Annoying to watch it happen. I'm hoping they flew up, saw that the tide was dropping and simply decided they might as well head out into the harbour to feed for a bit

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 3d

The birds panicking as these 5 kite surfers came in way too close. They couldn't settle as they'd immediately panic again. As a results the godwits, all the spoonbills and half the avocets now left the lagoon @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @footprintecology.bsky.social

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 3d

AE. That's it, spoonbill AE is back.

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 3d

Now add on NHB9, NB2V, NBN2, kites surfers have come in very close and causing absolute panic now on the lagoon @harbourbirds.bsky.social

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 3d

Other tags seen l, looks like NHCZ NFLA, two begining NC6U another NC, but can't read the rest, blue with orange can't see number clearly

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 3d

Different style.of tag on this one
.didn't we have one last year with this sort of tag? @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 3d

Excitement on the lagoon as a pair of Ravens tagteams and killed a young herring gull. Chasing it around the lagoon but eventually got it and now plucking it at the rear @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 3d

Sorry that might be an I
Because another is N2BY @harbourbirds.bsky.social

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 3d

Ne spoonbill is N2B1

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 3d

I counted 108 spoonbills this am on brownsea but think some are hiding elsewhere across the lagoon they're all off feeding around @harbourbirds.bsky.social

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 3d

Enjoy some long tail tit action in the garden @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 11d

Seem to be more each year along that road

A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 12d

On the way to shaftsbury from blandford. But before the Compton Abbas airfield one field by the road has 15 red kites flying down low circling. Wonder if the farmer was harvesting but also lots of pheasants out that way right now @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 14d

The kids have been locked off the patch now, so Mr and Mrs W have reclaimed it for the winter

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 17d

That should be reported, far as I know godwitd are not a permitted species?

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 17d

still cant believe in a harbour labelled a spa, ramsar, sssi, sac that they still allow this to happen

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 17d

Short visit to Culpeper dish this morning.

About 25 crossbills in various flock sizes largest being ten birds.
Pipits, woodlarks yellowhammers, lots of house martins, bullfinch, chaffinch, lots of tits, treecreeper, nuthatches. Other typical woodland birds @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 20d

They will target nests of birds like pigeons and corvids n such. Typical small birds not as much

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 20d

Oh yeah not sad to see it, but curious never had this the last few years
.but I do know the wood does have pine martins

Ya never know

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 20d

I've noticed the last few weeks the total drop off of squirrels in my garden in the woods, usually i'd have 3-4 daily, I know the oaks and nuts are out, the garden has 8 oak trees....and there are no squirrels collecting the nuts

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 25d

At one point this morning managed to get all four in the same shot, the grey heron, the great white egret, the spoonbill and the little egret. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social at lodmoor

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 25d

Add onto that 4 great white egrets @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social at lodmoor

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 25d

Spoonbill at lodmoor this am and a nice squad of black tail godwitd @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

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A Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 29d

Heard another bang and squealing under the window. Thought it was the hawk again, could see the plants rustling.

Nope it was the buzzard and he caught himself a great big rat
Good, been trying to catch that rat for days. Good to know the buzzard is still about to help. Not the first time.

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