Sunny still day #blashfordlakes #hampshireiwwildlifetrust Pochard, goosander,goldeneye, water rail, 5 great egret, marsh harrier, red kite, kingfisher , firecrest, common sandpiper , green woodpecker plus #ebird 51 species . Plus birds nest fungi + Lovely autumn day .

Fields Charldon Herring to Daggers Gate . 30+ corn bunting ( jangling keys), 30+skylark , 50+ meadow pip , 10+ stonechat , 3 kestrel ,flocks of goldfinch , and linnet overhead . Plus . #ebird @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Excellent Weymouth ( Lodmoor and Ferrybridge) and Portland day . Red backed shrike , 40+ DB Brent, 200+ golden plover , 5 great white egret, gannnet , water rail , bearded reedlings , skylarks, blackcaps , kingfisher and so much more .#ebird @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorset63.bsky.social

Great BoPH Low tide cruise this afternoon in fab autumn weather @harbourbirds.bsky.social White tail eagle flew low towards boat to cross the channel.All I could hear was Wow!! Glossy Ibis,grey plover, great white egret, turnstone and so much more. @dorsetbirder.bsky.social @dorset63.bsky.social

42 spoonbill Shipstal now . Counted by 2 of us @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2659763...

Poole fisherman fined thousands for dredging in protected areas

A fisherman has been fined more than £3,000 for repeatedly dredging in protected areas.

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Houns Tout . WTE high over Encombe ( juv ?) 2 m kestrel , red kite ,buzzard. Flocks of meadow pip & hirundines. Blackcap, stonechat, Dartford , fire and gold crests , linnets ++ @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #ebird Too nice to go home ! #earlyautumn

Often see this on juv Marsh Tits in autumn - hard blobs of material stuck to the bill. It's solidified pulp from sticky berries, where they've been extracting the seeds. Maybe honeysuckle, bramble, wild service, dogwood or hawthorn; hard to be sure which (or all!).

Stubhampton bottom. #NorthDorset .A favourite walk always abundant. 4 red kite(min) 4 buzzard ( min) ,2 kestrel , marsh tit over 2 locations , yellowhammer, blackcap, Siskin , only 1 swallow, Goldcrest, jays , red legged partridge ++. #ebird @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Lodmoor morning . 4 glossy ibis , yellow wag , marsh harrier, kestrel , Sparrowhawk ,buzzard kingfisher,common sand , great white egrets, shoveler,wheatear to name but a few of 47 species on a wonderful autumn morning . @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #rspblodmoor #ebird

Quite emotional to report that we've just found our amazing survivor Marsh Tit, still here in his ancient woodland kingdom. He's now 11 yrs 4 months old, survived the 2026 heatwaves/drought and smelt the wildfires of nearby Holme Fen. I ringed him in my 30s and I'm now in my 50s.

Richard K Broughton@richardkbroughton.bsky.social · last yr.

May 2015. David Cameron was Prime Minister, UK an EU member, Barack Obama was US President, and this male Marsh Tit hatched in Monks Wood. Colour-ringed 28 August 2015. Photo 2 April 2016. Observed every year since. @martamaziarz.bsky.social & I saw him again today, 10 yrs 5 mo old, still surviving.

Minimum 33 cattle egret with cattle , road between Bog Lane and East Holme . Also snipe Lower Frome , marsh harrier , buzzard , cettis and minimum 70 meadow pip + . @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Great news for a wonderful site . www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Amazing age . 13 years old . New Forest Hawfinch RAS . www.facebook.com/share/p/18om...

Durlston cp . Redstart x 4 Whitethroat, rock pipit , sparrowhawk ,kestrel, willow warbler, linnet, pied flycatcher and spotted flycatchers plus . 36 species #ebird The Waverley and Autumn ladies tresses . @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #durlstoncp

@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.socia @rspb.bsky.social Goshawk and corvid having ago at each other saline lagoon arne,spotted fly catcher arne farm

I was so so fortunate to be on this mornings boat . Phenomenal.To hear about species recovery,landscape recovery and species reintroduction and to see the incredibly hard work and passion coming to fruition was a little emotional .Amazing . Go on a BoPH boat if you can . bsky.app/profile/harb...

Birds of Poole Harbour@harbourbirds.bsky.social · 2mo ago

An insane set of Osprey Cruises today. Between the 2 trips, 10+ Osprey, 3 WT Eagle, 2 Glossy Ibis, 1 Goshawk, 2 Marsh Harrier the first mixed Wigeon, Pintail & Shoveler flock of the ‘winter’, 2 Red Kite, 6 Greenshank. Video: WT Eagle over this AM’s cruise @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

It’s always great when we see juvenile Ospreys from further north, stopping here and mastering their hunting technique. Here is @kielderospreys.bsky.social juv 2B9 who arrived here on Aug 16th and is still present this AM having caught a monster Bass 💪 @rspbengland.bsky.social

An 5 mile walk around Hartland Moor & was surprised to see an Osprey with a fish, which then perched on a post mid moor to eat it. Also 5 Dartford warblers, a Whinchat and Swallows Sand Martins gathering on teh wires. Then it was back to Middlebere for more Osprey action. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

RSPB Arne am . Osprey 6T6,thinking about fishing,low fly past over water. redstart ,spot fly,10 Mistle thrush, jays, at least 4 kingfisher, 8 Lt Grebe plus. #ebird @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social Good birding company . @dbirder.bsky.social @paulth2025.bsky.social

An adult male Honey Buzzard came and landed on our Osprey nest briefly this afternoon, digging in the nest searching for a potential wasp or bees nest?! @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

23 cattle egrets with cattle . Lower Frome . @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Have you discovered the BTO @btobirds.bsky.social's new podcast 'Beyond the Bird Table' yet? I've just listened to the first episode 'A Is For Auk' - where they discuss the life & death of the Great Auk, and explore the world of UK seabirds. SO worth a listen! open.spotify.com/show/033HfM7...

Beyond The Bird Table

Podcast · British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) · The official podcast of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) where we delve deep into the bird world, with expert guests who shed light on the latest...

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Planted Hedge Bedstraw a couple of years ago and now I have a Hummingbird Hawkmoth laying her eggs in my garden! #teammoth @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

A memorable morning at the Middlebere NT Hide with 7 Osprey seen together. Which is the most seen at the same time from the hide. Plus 3 Great White Egrets, 1 White tailed Eagle, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank and a Spoonbill. Also a Wood Sandpiper at Sunnyside Farm. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

I just found this in my Organford garden , in amongst geraniums . Harvest mouse . Exciting . @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social #dorsetmammalgroup

Winterborne Kingston . Red kite, buzzard , yellowhammer , tree creeper (h) coal tit , greenfinch , skylark ++ Day flying barn owl - think roosting on beam in an open barn . A flutter ? of red admiral . I counted 15 ? Magical @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #ebird

Unexpected and annoying sighting . MiddleBere NT hide . All birds disturbed , and then the boats circled for a while . My Sunday mood has dipped . @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @peter-purbeck.bsky.social

Nice evening at @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social AGM. Good to catch up with birding folk and meet new people . Great talk by @moorebirdsbybike.bsky.social 🚴🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚲🏍️

Good week from my small Organford garden,Barn owl , heard tawny , kestrels both adults and dispersing young ,buzzard , pheasant ,green finch family and a small plague of frogs 🤣. These sit on damp flower pots watching me , 5 one evening . Vixen and one cub . Plus . @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social