Not great photos, but 3–4 different Ospreys seen in the Wareham Channel this am from Cordite Way. 2nd pic is of 022 & 3rd of CJ7, both heading back to the Carey nest with fish. 4th pic is of blue-ringed male Osprey with part-eaten fish. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social
Alison Copland
@alisoncopland.bsky.social
Volunteer for Birds of Poole Harbour Osprey Project and Dorset Wildlife Trust
Adult female White-tailed Eagle G466 being mobbed by a Hobby this morning, viewed from the excellent @harbourbirds.bsky.social Summer Safari boat trip.
Superb views of adult female White-tailed Eagle G466 from the @harbourbirds.bsky.social Summer Safari boat trip this morning! Also very distant view of adult male G463 later over Lytchett Bay.
One of the young Carey Ospreys (male 6T6?) practising hunting (without actually getting wet) in the Wareham Channel this morning, seen from the fab Summer Safari boat with @harbourbirds.bsky.social. @ukoi.bsky.social
Plenty of Osprey action in the Wareham Channel this morning seen from the @harbourbirds.bsky.social Summer Safari boat trip. 3-4 birds seen, one carrying a small fish. This adult female may be Scottish 6J8. @ukoi.bsky.social Also distant White-tailed Eagle, Hobby, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard etc.
Great views of Peregrines today from the @harbourbirds.bsky.social Summer Safari boat trip near Brownsea north shore. This looks like one of the local youngsters as it has a blue ring. @dorsetraptors.bsky.social
Excellent ringing demo this am by @harbourbirds.bsky.social @birdingfox.bsky.social & @edjbetteridge.bsky.social at @careyssecretgarden.bsky.social. Weirdly, though, I got distracted by Ospreys flying nearby! Juvenile (from the Carey nest) & Crow, then CJ7 chasing adult intruder. @ukoi.bsky.social
Sequence of female Osprey catching fish in Lytchett Bay this morning (about 9.55am). It took a while for her to lift it out of the water. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social @lytchettbirder.bsky.social
Female and male Ospreys over Lytchett Bay at about 9.50am today. Female caught a fish and flew towards Wareham Channel with it. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social @lytchettbirder.bsky.social
Two Ospreys over Lytchett Bay about ten minutes ago. One caught a fish and headed towards the Wareham Channel. @harbourbirds.bsky.social
Some wonderful flying action from female Osprey CJ7 and a couple of her latest offspring today during the @harbourbirds.bsky.social Osprey Tours at @careyssecretgarden.bsky.social. @ukoi.bsky.social
Good to see 3 out of 4 of our Osprey chicks flying around and regularly coming back to the nest for fish. Our volunteer Alison Copland took this photo of 6T7 from our Osprey Viewing Platform where we hold our Carey Osprey Tours. www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/home/ospreys
A mad half hour at the Carey Osprey nest site this am when 3 intruders caused mayhem for 022 (+ fish) and CJ7. One was an unringed female, and one of the others possibly 2yo 5R1, newly returned to Poole Harbour. Seen during an official @harbourbirds.bsky.social monitoring session. @ukoi.bsky.social
Juvenile Osprey 6T7 flying around this morning at the Carey nest site, seen during an official @harbourbirds.bsky.social monitoring session. @ukoi.bsky.social
Marsh Harrier, adult White-tailed Eagle, later being mobbed by Marsh Harrier, and 4 Spoonbill on Brownsea lagoon. Seen from the Sound Approach boat this pm with @harbourbirds.bsky.social.
Scottish female Osprey 6J8 flew over the Sound Approach boat with @harbourbirds.bsky.social this pm. Back in Poole Harbour after a trip to Wales. @ukoi.bsky.social
Female Osprey CJ7 seen in the Wareham Channel this pm from the Sound Approach boat trip with @harbourbirds.bsky.social. She dived once but didn’t catch a fish. @ukoi.bsky.social
Osprey over Coombe Heath, RSPB Arne, in the heat haze this morning. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social
White-tailed Eagle with prey over Coombe Heath, RSPB Arne, early this morning. @harbourbirds.bsky.social
Two Ospreys seen from the @harbourbirds.bsky.social Summer Safari boat trip this morning. First two photos are of 022, who caught a fish; second two are of a ringed male, possibly 5R0. @ukoi.bsky.social
Nice sightings on our Carey Osprey Tours today, including the Osprey family, 2 White-tailed Eagles (skilfully chased off by CJ7), 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kite, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 1 Green Woodpecker. www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/home/ospreys @careyssecretgarden.bsky.social
Very warm but pleasant Summer Safari boat trip this am with @harbourbirds.bsky.social & @annaaubrey.bsky.social on an exceptionally low tide to begin with. Common Seals, Cygnets, Red-backed Shrike. Also distant Osprey catching a fish.
I finally caught up with the Poole Asda Peregrines this morning. At least three seen, including female MS, who was giving a good flying show. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social
Excellent Summer Safari boat trip this morning with @harbourbirds.bsky.social. Male Osprey 022 seen catching a fish, 5 Cattle Egrets in flight, Sandwich Tern, Common Tern, Ringed Avocet on Brownsea lagoon. Also distant adult WTE. @ukoi.bsky.social @humphrey-keeper.bsky.social
Red Kite with rabbit prey near Wareham Forest this morning. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @annaaubrey.bsky.social
Lovely family of Long-tailed Tits near the path at Lytchett Fields this morning, plus Comma and Meadow Brown butterflies. @lytchettbirder.bsky.social @ianballam.bsky.social @narwhalsh.bsky.social
Osprey that caught fish in Lytchett Bay at c.9.45 this morning. Looks to have a blue ring on right leg, so probably one of our local young males 5H3, 5R0 or 5H6. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social
Osprey just caught fish in Lytchett Bay and took it over towards Holton Lee. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @ianballam.bsky.social
Two Spoonbill (1 adult, 1 juvenile), Kestrel, Osprey (looks like female 6J8) & Black-headed Gull, seen from Middlebere NT hide this morning. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social
Little and large seen from Hyde's Heath, RSPB Arne, this morning. Dartford Warbler, then adult White-tailed Eagle being mobbed by a Buzzard. @harbourbirds.bsky.social