Dan
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Wildlife Lover in Dorset https://linktr.ee/wildlifedan
Bournemouth Echo claiming a panther seen in Longham. The photo used was from Mississippi in 2025. The original article said the individual involved had taken the photo & then was updated to say what he saw just looks like the photo. It is not a story that is in anyway convincing.
An amazing sight at Kingston Common near Ringwood yesterday. 6 little egrets, 5 grey herons & 9 great White egrets! Also a common Sandpiper for good measure. Technically Hampshire but it is very close to the Dorset border. @hosbirding.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Some birds around Poole and Baiter Parks yesterday. Greylag Goose (U005) | Herring Gulls (adult/juv) | Ruddy Turnstone | Oystercatcher | Carrion Crow | Cormorant
Red Admiral at Stour Valley NR, Bournemouth @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
A quick visit to Stanpit Marsh this morning before it got too hot. My first Wheatear of the Autumn and 18 curlews close together were the highlights. Wheatear | Grey Heron | Curlews | Mute Swans @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @chognature.bsky.social
Great to visit Kimmeridge Bay today including the @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social Wild Seas Centre. Also did a bit of rock pooling which was great- many prawns and tidal fish, a few small crabs including a porcelain crab and a stunning strawberry anemone.
A great Summer Safari cruise with @harbourbirds.bsky.social this morning. Highlights common scoter, at least 5 osprey, distant WTE, c.560 black-tailed godwits, spoonbill and an overly ambitious juv peregrine going for godwit, sandwich Terns & even cormorants.
Jersey Tiger Moth in central Bournemouth yesterday @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
A lovely visit to Blashford Lakes at the weekend Painted Lady | Blue-tailed Damselfly| Robin | Comma
A few birds around Hengistbury Head Little Egret | Stonechat (m) | Starlings
After a lovely Osprey nest viewing session yesterday I explored Carey's Secret Garden and found lots of insects. Black-tailed skimmer | Brown Argus | Holly Blue | Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Butterflies around Throop, Dorset yesterday Holly Blue | Brown Argus | Small White | Comma Caterpillars @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Spotted these very young fledgelings near Throop yesterday, I think they are Reed warblers. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Very distant and heavily cropped but I think this was a hobby at Throop yesterday. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Nice! We've found loads of species over the years....this head looks like Common Redshank. Other recent species this year have included Golden Plover, Water Rail, Woodcock, Fieldfare, Redwing, Avocet, Dunlin, Knot and Common Tern!
2 Curlew seen from the hide at Upton Country Park this morning including this one very close. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Popped by the Poole peregrines this morning, couldn't see any juveniles but both adults present. Lots of prey debris on the ground including this godwit head. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social
Waders at Normandy Lagoon, Lymington this morning Redshank/Ringed Plover/Little Egret/Common Sandpiper @hosbirding.bsky.social
Loads of hummingbird hawkmoths at in the gardens @nationaltrust.org.uk Kingston Lacey today. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Birds around Badbury Rings this morning: Linnet (m), Stonechat (f), Whitethroat, Goldfinches (juv) @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Plenty of chalkhill blues at Badbury Rings in Dorset today. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Fantastic to see loads of painted ladies at Longham Lakes, Dorset this morning. I've seen them here before but easily 30+ today! @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades
‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades
Puffling excites volunteers trying to save the last known regular nesting site on mainland of southern England For years, volunteers have craned their necks and tested their patience to peer into the crevices of the cliffs hoping for a glimpse of fluffy joy. Finally it all paid off as a puffling – baby puffin – poked its way into the sunshine, becoming the first to be spotted on the coast of Dorset in southern England for three decades. Continue reading...
theguardian.com
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