WT Eagle G704 spending time over Brownsea... these shots from yesterday and he was back again this morning 😊 #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Just found a few pics from the archives , an interesting early April pic in 2018 of a Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell catching the warmth of spring sun at Wyke Down
A pretty big Halloween gull roost 🎃 At least 500-600 ghostly shapes (mostly herring ghouls 👻) on the lagoon... plus some stunning pink/purple skies #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social
Two different approaches to looking up. Her version looks more uncomfortable @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social
Also on the @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social Brownsea lagoon Spoony 22 Teal 167 Wig 40 Shoveler 22 Gadwall 16 Kfisher 1 Common Darter 7 Speckled Wood 1 Other vols had Marsh Harrier (would have been a Brownsea tick for me) & Peregrine @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social #DorsetBirds
St Aldhelms Birder@staldhelmsbirder.bsky.social · last wk.Very busy on the @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social Brownsea lagoon with a high Spring tide Avocet 630 Grey Plover 5 Curlew 19 Blackwit 226 Barwit 23 Redshank 100 exactly Gshank 12 Snipe 1 Knot 26 Dunlin 109 Turnstone 3 Sandwich Tern 1 @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #DorsetBirds @wildontheroad.bsky.social
Another batch of wasps that I illustrated this year. 2026 has been crazy, and I haven't gotten around to creating very much, but I plan to draw more wasps, and be more productive in 2027! #Hymenoptera #Wasps #Illustration
5 spoonbill at Upton CP viewed from screen , holes bay north packed with birds!! Always nice to see Avocet feeding close up @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Well over 600 cormorant on the lagoon today... and then the call went out and they pretty much all left! #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
80 ish avocet, bt godwits, 2 knot, redshank, curlew, teal, wigeon, dunlin, shoveler, pintail, grey heron, little egret and a kingfisher. All viewed from Upton Country Park Hide 🥰🌧🌧🌧🌧 @harbourbirds.bsky.social
A species we are so lucky to have in Dorset 💚 @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @sueket.bsky.social
British Dragonfly Society@britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 2w ago🔴 Southern Damselfly - Endangered in Britain. This beautiful damselfly depends on shallow, clear, slow-flowing waters with plenty of vegetation. 💚 Help protect threatened species: 👉 buff.ly/n7L29ec 📸 Dave Smallshire
The Sarnie Terns on Brownsea had a terrible breeding season following disturbance from the GBB Gulls and egg predation by Ravens - hopefully some relocated! @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @wildontheroad.bsky.social @staldhelmsbirder.bsky.social
BirdGuides@birdguides.bsky.social · 2w agoSandwich Tern, Little Tern and Black-headed Gull all enjoyed excellent breeding success at Pagham Harbour in 2026, according to the RSPB:
Pretty rough on the lagoon today but good to see substantial avocet flocks, plus good numbers of herring gulls (moments before a squall picked up and I exited the Tern Hide sharpish) #WildBrownsea #StormAusten @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
A huge flock of cormorant sinensis put up by the boat departing JLP jetty this morning.... almost a seabird murmuration! #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
I don't read the Daily Mail (someone showed me this howler from 21st October). I'd just like to point out that this is not a bed bug but a beetle. So, if you like to spot a bed bug, I suggest other, more reliable, sources of information such as: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed_bug
Always nice to see a Kingfisher. Holes Bay this am when the rain eased. Also 3 Spoonbill, 100+ Avocet, many Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Dunlin, Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler, Pintail, Mallard, Shelduck, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Canada Geese, etc. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social
2 Egyptian Geese over Aldi Fleetsbridge this morning at 08:41 was headed NE from Holes Bay direction . @harbourbirds.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social
🚨 The new Red List for Britain’s dragonflies is here! The 2026 review draws on 1.3 million+ records collected over 20 years. 8 species are now classed as Endangered, twice as many as in 2008. 📖 Read the full review & share: buff.ly/muwGa3Z
Eclipse male teal stripping seeds or inverts from glasswort through its bill then collecting them from the water. Interesting to watch! #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Canada Goose Utd have the ball but Coot City are defending well, lots of fowls in the game but still 0-0 as it stands! The Mute Swan crowd are not impressed! ⚽️ 😁
Some wonderfully obliging birds outside the Tern Hide in various weathers this week... grey plover, greenshank, barwit, blackwit, redshank, avocet, little egret #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
The weather was very welcoming to this Siberian visitor on Brownsea yesterday @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk
RSPB@rspb.bsky.social · 4w agoOn #WorldMigratoryBirdDay, today’s Autumn Arrival Spotlight is the Grey Plover! These impressive fliers migrate from the Arctic, capable of non-stop flights of 6,500 km to reach UK coastlines. Some stay for winter while others continue their journey to western Africa.
Fascinating - hard to believe there is a cooler name than the Batman Hoverfly... for the same insect!!
HoverflySpotterM.D@hoverflyspotter.bsky.social · 4w ago☠️🦇 The Death’s Head Hoverfly 🦇💀 Behind its #comicbook nickname lies a far older and darker story. #Batman #Bat #Hoverfly #flies #Insects #pollinator #nature #NaturalHistory #Autumn #NatureNotes #Superheroes #Insectlife #Comic hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...
Willow Emerald mating and ovipositing Upton CP, Dorset 4/10, and present Brownsea 6/10 Southern and Migrant Hawkers, Common Darters both sites plus Common Blue Damsels on Brownsea @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
Spoons in the sun on Saturday, then in this morning's mist with a flock of Blackwit on Holes Bay @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
My latest update - Lancashire Hot-Spot. An update on the CR Avocet K0 that was seen on the @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social Brownsea lagoon on 16 & 30 Sept birdingpooleharbourandbeyond.blogspot.com/2026/10/16-s...
Good views of great white egret on Brownsea lagoon this morning... convenient size comparisons to little egret too #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
Rare white aurora borealis captured in Norway. Usually, it is green, red, or blue, but the light from different gases in the atmosphere can mix, and then the aurora takes on an almost white color.
Busy spoonbill, avocet, egret and gull flocks in the mist this morning 🤍 #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Single Spoonbill today Holes Bay NW Poole Harbour Dorset @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social
