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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 6d

126 Cattle Egret left the Swannery roost just before sunrise this morning - a new record for us and presumably a new highest for the county

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 7d

Swannery bird was a juv Paul, not sure if this is or not?

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 8d

Marsh Harrier in high from Portland Harbour, circled over the Wyke area and headed twds Lodmoor. My first here for several years

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 9d

2 calls were also recorded from this mornings Yellow-browed Bunting - they were made while it was in the ringing bag. It also called several times in the hand and upon release macaulaylibrary.org/asset/642664...

ML642664598 - Yellow-browed Bunting - Macaulay Library

Macaulay Library ML642664598; © Joe Stockwell; Dorset, England, United Kingdom

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 9d

Yellow-browed Bunting trapped, ringed and released at the Swannery. It's flown to the hedge which runs alongside the Swannery grounds and the bird may be viewable from the permissive path heading west from Grove Lane.

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 10d

That Caspian was the bird from the Swannery in the week, a beauty!

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 11d

Little Bittern sound recorded over Weymouth last night at 1:06am - that ones blown my mind a bit! macaulaylibrary.org/asset/642530...

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 14d

Pink-footed Goose was present up until around 13:30 seen by Kev but it had gone by 14:00 and hadn't returned when we all went home @swannerysteve.bsky.social

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 14d

Juv Pink-footed Goose in the Swannery overflow carpark.

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 15d

Radio message from @swannerysteve.bsky.social to say there was a Caspian Gull on the bund, I was tied up with a net full of Blue Tits, thankfully it stayed long enough for me to process them and gross out on this stunning Cachinnans!

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 15d

We surmised as much! Probably why they took so long to reach us.

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 15d

10 Glossy Ibis east past the Swannery quite a good way out to sea

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 16d

Ring Ouzel, 3 Spot Fly and a Song Thrush sound recorded over Weymouth last night

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 18d

I'm sure you meant to write White-speck, Steve 😀

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 18d

3 Little Stint Ferrybridge, few pulses of Southbound Swallows

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 19d

The perils of trapping at the Swannery. Last nights by-catch of millions of midge type insects is a real hazard this time of year, last night was truly exceptional though with the MV trap so thick with them the bottom egg trays were buried! Single Convolvulous in the actinic best.

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 22d

Osprey south over the Nothe

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 24d

A contrasting day, started serenely calm where 550 House Martin, 250 Swallow, 80 Meadow Pipit and 15 Grey Wagtail moved east between dawn at 8am. A Little Tern and 2 Great Egrets best from the bay before the weather collapsed! @swannerysteve.bsky.social

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 26d

I waited a while hoping the large gulls would come into the bund at 5pm but they stayed put in the lee of the beach, today's Caspian Gulls were numbers 5 and 6 this autumn, another 1cy but also a 2cy(I think, the light was crap!)

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 26d

2 Caspian Gulls 20yds apart on the beach this afternoon @swannerysteve.bsky.social

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 28d

Lovely views of this un-ringed juv Osprey this last couple of days - a very rare sight of a perched bird at the Swannery.

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · Sep 8

Another 4pm feed, another Caspian Gull @swannerysteve.bsky.social

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · Sep 8

I'm happy upon reviewing what images I managed to grab this morning that these birds were indeed Cormorants. Apologies!

Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · Sep 8

C.30 Glossy Ibis? West from the Swannery at 9:15. Only ever saw them going away at great distance. They had the look of an Ibis flock but if I'm honest given the lack of features visible I couldn't rule out Cormorants! @swannerysteve.bsky.social @axebirder.bsky.social @bexbirder.bsky.social

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Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · Sep 8

Coasting, Steve but on the land side rather than out to sea.

Joe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · Sep 8

C.30 Glossy Ibis? West from the Swannery at 9:15. Only ever saw them going away at great distance. They had the look of an Ibis flock but if I'm honest given the lack of features visible I couldn't rule out Cormorants! @swannerysteve.bsky.social @axebirder.bsky.social @bexbirder.bsky.social

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