Geoff Upton
@geoffupton.bsky.social
Dorset birder, Assistant Recorder for Dorset Bird Club, keen on lots of other stuff but this is all about birds and wildlife.
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Some positive news for the New Year: Year‐Round Grazing Promotes Species‐Rich Grasslands in Natura 2000 Sites 🐂 🌼 🐎 🌸See our new study: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#grazing #yearroundgrazing #helårsgræsning #plantdiversity #biodiversity
#grazing #yearroundgrazing #helårsgræsning #plantdiversity #biodiversity
Reversing the Trend: Year‐Round Grazing Promotes Species‐Rich Grasslands in Natura 2000 Sites
Representative landscapes from the studied management areas illustrating a mosaic of habitat types. All areas were managed with year-round grazing cattle and/or horses. Photos illustrate the diversit...
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January 2, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Some positive news for the New Year: Year‐Round Grazing Promotes Species‐Rich Grasslands in Natura 2000 Sites 🐂 🌼 🐎 🌸See our new study: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#grazing #yearroundgrazing #helårsgræsning #plantdiversity #biodiversity
#grazing #yearroundgrazing #helårsgræsning #plantdiversity #biodiversity
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Yesterday's Tundra Bean Geese at a cold and frosty Winterbourne Monkton
January 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Yesterday's Tundra Bean Geese at a cold and frosty Winterbourne Monkton
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Piddlehinton STW: Literally the first bird I looked at this morning was this Siberian Chiffchaff. Showing well with ~15 Chiffs. Red Kite nearby. ~20 Chiff at Louds Mill STW in Dorchester. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Piddlehinton STW: Literally the first bird I looked at this morning was this Siberian Chiffchaff. Showing well with ~15 Chiffs. Red Kite nearby. ~20 Chiff at Louds Mill STW in Dorchester. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Happy New Year to all of our Members.
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Wishing everyone a bird filled 2026
Tx to @markwright12002.bsky.social for pic.
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Wishing everyone a bird filled 2026
Tx to @markwright12002.bsky.social for pic.
December 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Happy New Year to all of our Members.
Our latest e-Bulletin should be arriving in your inboxes this evening.
Not a member yet? Joining is easy dorsetbirds.co.uk/membership/
Wishing everyone a bird filled 2026
Tx to @markwright12002.bsky.social for pic.
Our latest e-Bulletin should be arriving in your inboxes this evening.
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Wishing everyone a bird filled 2026
Tx to @markwright12002.bsky.social for pic.
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Two Russian W-fronted Geese currently on and around West Bex Mere + 6 Brent's.
December 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Two Russian W-fronted Geese currently on and around West Bex Mere + 6 Brent's.
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Phil Bentley has just found a pair of Smew from Jerry's Pt, Studland but closer to Goathorn. Maybe With the Goldeneye flock & Redhorn sounds a better viewpt
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December 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Phil Bentley has just found a pair of Smew from Jerry's Pt, Studland but closer to Goathorn. Maybe With the Goldeneye flock & Redhorn sounds a better viewpt
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #DorsetBirds
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #DorsetBirds
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Bonaparte’s Gull Wet Moor found by Dave Chown, not seen since 14:15 #ukbirding #somersetbirding
December 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Bonaparte’s Gull Wet Moor found by Dave Chown, not seen since 14:15 #ukbirding #somersetbirding
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Very pleased to find 7 Russian White-fronts along the came road this morning. The quest for a self-found Bean continues!
December 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Very pleased to find 7 Russian White-fronts along the came road this morning. The quest for a self-found Bean continues!
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Merry Christmas to one and all from all of us at the Dorset Bird Club
December 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Merry Christmas to one and all from all of us at the Dorset Bird Club
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Whilst out on my Christmas Day walk along the Neckar River, Ladenburg. Germany, it was an absolute joy to come across a flock of 7 White-headed Long-tailed Tits (Aegithalos caudatus caudatus). A sub-species I have wanted to see for a long time.
Such cure adorable looking birds.
Such cure adorable looking birds.
December 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Whilst out on my Christmas Day walk along the Neckar River, Ladenburg. Germany, it was an absolute joy to come across a flock of 7 White-headed Long-tailed Tits (Aegithalos caudatus caudatus). A sub-species I have wanted to see for a long time.
Such cure adorable looking birds.
Such cure adorable looking birds.
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Still present today.
December 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Still present today.
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A rather unseasonal Garganey with the Teal in the Swannery embayment this lunchtime 🙂 @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A rather unseasonal Garganey with the Teal in the Swannery embayment this lunchtime 🙂 @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Collared Dove is a recent coloniser to the UK, having bred for the first time in 1955. However, this has declined across the UK since the mid-1990’s. The disease Trichomonosis is thought to be a contributing factor to this. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Collared Dove is a recent coloniser to the UK, having bred for the first time in 1955. However, this has declined across the UK since the mid-1990’s. The disease Trichomonosis is thought to be a contributing factor to this. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social
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The Song Thrush population across the UK has fluctuated since BBS began in 1994. Since around 2012, this species has increased. This species is well known for its habit of bashing Snail shells on ‘anvils’, such as rocks. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The Song Thrush population across the UK has fluctuated since BBS began in 1994. Since around 2012, this species has increased. This species is well known for its habit of bashing Snail shells on ‘anvils’, such as rocks. @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social
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This week we spotted some by-the-wind sailors which had washed up at Kimmeridge. These unusual looking creatures live on the surface of the sea and are usually found drifting in the open ocean, travelling on currents and using their sail-like structure to catch the wind.
December 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This week we spotted some by-the-wind sailors which had washed up at Kimmeridge. These unusual looking creatures live on the surface of the sea and are usually found drifting in the open ocean, travelling on currents and using their sail-like structure to catch the wind.
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Baikal Teal in the Swannery Western Embayment this morning so pretty close to the tank teeth. Please note there’s no right of way SE along the beach beyond the fence there. @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Digiscoped pic…
Digiscoped pic…
December 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Baikal Teal in the Swannery Western Embayment this morning so pretty close to the tank teeth. Please note there’s no right of way SE along the beach beyond the fence there. @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Digiscoped pic…
Digiscoped pic…
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December 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Support your county bird club! Dorset Bird Club is a fantastic organisation that funds conservation initiatives, collates ornithological data from across the county, & provides a social & focal hub for local birders. If you're not one already, DBC have a fab new membership offer for the next... 1/n
December 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Support your county bird club! Dorset Bird Club is a fantastic organisation that funds conservation initiatives, collates ornithological data from across the county, & provides a social & focal hub for local birders. If you're not one already, DBC have a fab new membership offer for the next... 1/n
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Membership offer, just click dorsetbirds.co.uk/membership/ 1/2
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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More excavating, more tern islands starting to appear... and more totally unbothered waders 🤷♀️😅 #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
More excavating, more tern islands starting to appear... and more totally unbothered waders 🤷♀️😅 #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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The Bridging Camp Desert Wheatear only ventured off base a couple of times yesterday morning.
November 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Bridging Camp Desert Wheatear only ventured off base a couple of times yesterday morning.
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Work has begun on the new tern islands in the lagoon... birds totally unbothered...redshank feeding on the freshly turned mud while the digger was working! 🤷♀️ #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Work has begun on the new tern islands in the lagoon... birds totally unbothered...redshank feeding on the freshly turned mud while the digger was working! 🤷♀️ #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
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Cracking day on patch at Littlesea, The Fleet. Highlight was finding a ♀️ Desert Wheatear in Bridging Camp. ♀️ Long-tailed Duck, 2 Slavonian Grebes & singles of Atlantic Brent Goose, Whimbrel & Water Rail, plus a Harbour Seal made up the rest of the highlights.
November 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Cracking day on patch at Littlesea, The Fleet. Highlight was finding a ♀️ Desert Wheatear in Bridging Camp. ♀️ Long-tailed Duck, 2 Slavonian Grebes & singles of Atlantic Brent Goose, Whimbrel & Water Rail, plus a Harbour Seal made up the rest of the highlights.
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We've managed to read the BTO ring number of the adult female from this years' live hobby nest camera. EZ92156. Ringed by DRSG in 2019 as a chick at another F.E. site 8.5 miles away. To think she will have travelled at least 50,000 miles migrating alone!
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
We've managed to read the BTO ring number of the adult female from this years' live hobby nest camera. EZ92156. Ringed by DRSG in 2019 as a chick at another F.E. site 8.5 miles away. To think she will have travelled at least 50,000 miles migrating alone!