Red kite just flew in front of the lookout at Upton Country Park and spooked all the waders. Wasnt expecting that! @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Interested in all nature, the environment, and wildlife gardening.
Only a few in the moth trap last night, but excited to see my first Green Brindled Crescent, and a nice Merveille du Jour 🥰. Also got this Epirrita sp. @dorsetmoths.bsky.social is this recorded as an agg? #teammoth
Very large flock of woodpigeon just flew across RSPB Combe and dived either side of me, flying low across the heather. Sound of their wings was incredible. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
23 cattle egrets in wareham water meadows, viewed from causeway. @harbourbirds.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
Birding in the eye of the storm this morning on RSPB Combe. Treecreeper, great crested grebe, avocet. But best of all first ever Merlin! Celebratory whoop and victory dance. @harbourbirds.bsky.social
Watching 27 spoonies, 3 little egret, curlew and a grey heron at RSPB Arne from the main hide. Listening to the rain 🥰 @harbourbirds.bsky.social
First Merveille du Jour for the garden. Cracking moth and its decided to rest all day on my rockery, imitating a piece of lichen. #teammoth @dorsetmoths.bsky.social
@dorsetmoths.bsky.social #teammoth I've been rearing caterpillars due to eggs being laid in my moth trap. I believe they are Jersey Tiger has anyone had any luck rearing these or got any tips. I found a few people online who said they are hard to over winter as larvae. They are about 6-8mm now.
A slightly soggy morning. But kingfisher, spoonies, dunlin, grey heron and little egret seen from shipstal hide at RSPB Arne. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
A slightly soggy moth trap this morning, but NYG Barred Sallow. Lunar Underwing, Black Rustic. Hornet, Parasitoid wasp and many many craneflys 😆 #teammoth @dorsetmoths.bsky.social
Stunning morning up on Hydes heath. Woodlark singing, Dartys, house martins, chiffchaffs, great spotted woodpecker and mixed tit flocks. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Osprey flying over Combe heath towards poole harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social
White tailed Eagle eating something in the field next to middlebere hide. Crows keep trying to pinch a bit. 😆 @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Osprey fishing in channel viewed from Rocklea view. @harbourbirds.bsky.social
First morning I've felt a little cold opening the moth trap! 29 Species Kent Black Arches, Ruby Tiger, Heath Rustic, L-album Wainscot, Pale Mottled Willow, Centre-Barred Sallow, 2 very different Brindled Green moths and I think a Plain Wave? Unless its Riband Wave? @dorsetmoths.bsky.social #teammoth
Opsrey just flew in front of Lookout at Upton Country Park into Holes bay south west. @harbourbirds.bsky.social
Finally remembered to take a picture for #wildflowerhour found these beautiful yellow Cherry Plums in the hedgerow #fruits
Osprey fishing in the harbour by long island. @harbourbirds.bsky.social
Surrounded by spotted flycatchers and redstarts at Rspb Arne Farm and finally saw my first pied flycatcher 🥳🥳 thanks to @annaaubrey.bsky.social for the heads up and a nudge to go adventuring! @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Finally seen an Osprey catch a fish in Upton Country Park this afternoon with @woodfordliz.bsky.social . There may have been cheering and celebrating 🥳🥳🥳 worth the detour for icecream and icelollies🍦🍦 @harbourbirds.bsky.social
2 Tree pipits, 2 Redstarts chasing each other along the hedge and 2 Whinchat perfect evening stroll at Arne. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Serenaded by a Dartford Warbler whilst watching 2 juvenile Dartys, a common redstart and 2 whitethroat feeding in a tree. 🥰 @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social what a beautiful day already
Had another gander at Arne farm. Whinchat still around and 2 common redstarts and a whitethroat 🥳 @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social
Thanks to a tip off from @annaaubrey.bsky.social i just had a stroll around Arne farm to find a common redstart and 3 spotted fly. 🥰 @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social