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After dipping on Friday when most saw it, I happened to be at the right end of the compound for the Desert Wheatear this afternoon. Phonescoped record shot. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
After dipping on Friday when most saw it, I happened to be at the right end of the compound for the Desert Wheatear this afternoon. Phonescoped record shot. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Firecrest in my Parkstone garden for only the second time ever. Came with ltt flock. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Firecrest in my Parkstone garden for only the second time ever. Came with ltt flock. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
BN Grebe and female Goldeneye the best at a balmy Longham Lakes this morning. Both on west side of south lake. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
BN Grebe and female Goldeneye the best at a balmy Longham Lakes this morning. Both on west side of south lake. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Disappointing seawatch this morning 8:45-11:45 from the Obelisk at Portland. A single Balearic Shearwater, the only bird of note on the sea! @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Disappointing seawatch this morning 8:45-11:45 from the Obelisk at Portland. A single Balearic Shearwater, the only bird of note on the sea! @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social
Lytchett bay and fields this afternoon: several ospreys, 2 common sand, 2 green sand, 2 spotshanks, and numerous greenshank.
August 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Lytchett bay and fields this afternoon: several ospreys, 2 common sand, 2 green sand, 2 spotshanks, and numerous greenshank.
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social Please can you help with the mystery micro? I can't even work out which family! Also is the other a strange square spot rustic or something else? Thanks.
August 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social Please can you help with the mystery micro? I can't even work out which family! Also is the other a strange square spot rustic or something else? Thanks.
Some kind of marsh tern hunting in river mouth from Rockley view. Probably black tern from hunting style but too far and against the light! @harbourbirds.bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Some kind of marsh tern hunting in river mouth from Rockley view. Probably black tern from hunting style but too far and against the light! @harbourbirds.bsky.social
Went to see the Boyton Marshes young black stork whilst on a family holiday in the area. To say it's tame is an understatement! ( I didn't stalk, I sat on the bank and it decided it wanted to go past)
August 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Went to see the Boyton Marshes young black stork whilst on a family holiday in the area. To say it's tame is an understatement! ( I didn't stalk, I sat on the bank and it decided it wanted to go past)
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social. This one from yesterday's trap has me puzzled. Please can you help?
July 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social. This one from yesterday's trap has me puzzled. Please can you help?
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social .
2 mystery micros and a pug from recent traps in my Poole garden which I'm unsure about. Please can you help?
2 mystery micros and a pug from recent traps in my Poole garden which I'm unsure about. Please can you help?
July 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social .
2 mystery micros and a pug from recent traps in my Poole garden which I'm unsure about. Please can you help?
2 mystery micros and a pug from recent traps in my Poole garden which I'm unsure about. Please can you help?
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social. Please could you help with these two? First looks like some kind of pyralidae but the marking seems wrong. Is the other a Roeslerstammia erxlebella even though can't see white antennae?
June 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social. Please could you help with these two? First looks like some kind of pyralidae but the marking seems wrong. Is the other a Roeslerstammia erxlebella even though can't see white antennae?
Marsh harrier over the gull islands from Admiralty view at 11:15am.
June 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Marsh harrier over the gull islands from Admiralty view at 11:15am.
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social Please can you have a look at this mystery micro? Spent ages trying to identify this one myself but can't find anything that matches. Thanks.
May 31, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social Please can you have a look at this mystery micro? Spent ages trying to identify this one myself but can't find anything that matches. Thanks.
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social
Is this a poplar grey or just a worn knot grass? Thanks.
Is this a poplar grey or just a worn knot grass? Thanks.
May 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social
Is this a poplar grey or just a worn knot grass? Thanks.
Is this a poplar grey or just a worn knot grass? Thanks.
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social . Please can you identify this micro hiding on the bulb frame of this morning's trap? Thought it was a diamond backed moth to start with, but the shape seems wrong. Thanks.
May 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social . Please can you identify this micro hiding on the bulb frame of this morning's trap? Thought it was a diamond backed moth to start with, but the shape seems wrong. Thanks.
A lovely Brindled Beauty this morning is the 200th moth species seen in my urban Parkstone garden since I began trapping 4 years ago. Still using the home made bucket and funnel trap with an actinic bulb.
April 18, 2025 at 8:08 AM
A lovely Brindled Beauty this morning is the 200th moth species seen in my urban Parkstone garden since I began trapping 4 years ago. Still using the home made bucket and funnel trap with an actinic bulb.
Great how birding can provide excitement on so many levels. Whilst it's the time of year to look for arriving ospreys and unusual migrants, nothing I see this weekend is going to beat the song thrush which was just hopping round our lawn. First for over a decade! @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Great how birding can provide excitement on so many levels. Whilst it's the time of year to look for arriving ospreys and unusual migrants, nothing I see this weekend is going to beat the song thrush which was just hopping round our lawn. First for over a decade! @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
First moths of the year in the Parkstone garden. Okay so they're just about the commonest you could expect for the time of year but it's still an event!
March 21, 2025 at 8:49 AM
First moths of the year in the Parkstone garden. Okay so they're just about the commonest you could expect for the time of year but it's still an event!
1, probably 2 Hawfinches at St Mary's Church, Lytchett this afternoon showing occasionally. Also red kite over. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
February 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
1, probably 2 Hawfinches at St Mary's Church, Lytchett this afternoon showing occasionally. Also red kite over. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Garden magic this morning in Parkstone with 5 species of finches. The usual Gold, Chaff, and Green, with 2 bullfinches de-budding our cherry plum tree and a nfy pair of siskins.
February 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Garden magic this morning in Parkstone with 5 species of finches. The usual Gold, Chaff, and Green, with 2 bullfinches de-budding our cherry plum tree and a nfy pair of siskins.
Flat calm conditions at Jerry's Point this morning. 9 BN grebes in a flock plus 2 slavs, 2 gn divers, plus many RB mergansers and GC grebes. Also gn diver in Shell bay and a 20 strong flock of Sanderling. Bar t godwits from Shore rd. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Flat calm conditions at Jerry's Point this morning. 9 BN grebes in a flock plus 2 slavs, 2 gn divers, plus many RB mergansers and GC grebes. Also gn diver in Shell bay and a 20 strong flock of Sanderling. Bar t godwits from Shore rd. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Lesser Scaup still present this morning on south-east side of south lake at Longham. Female Goldeneye the best amongst 6 other species of duck. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
January 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Lesser Scaup still present this morning on south-east side of south lake at Longham. Female Goldeneye the best amongst 6 other species of duck. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Bt diver still off Whitecliff/ Baiter park in Poole earlier this morning plus GC grebes and RB mergansers. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Bt diver still off Whitecliff/ Baiter park in Poole earlier this morning plus GC grebes and RB mergansers. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Firecrest in hollies below Constitution Hill viewpoint this morning. Also bullfinch in the garden for the first time in years. Anyone else had unusual visitors in the cold weather? @harbourbirds.bsky.social
January 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Firecrest in hollies below Constitution Hill viewpoint this morning. Also bullfinch in the garden for the first time in years. Anyone else had unusual visitors in the cold weather? @harbourbirds.bsky.social
Arrived Ham Common Lookout to find a juv wt eagle riding the updraft 30 ft above it! Glided along the shore for about 5 mins before heading over to Arne. Snow bunting also still present at Hamworthy @harbourbirds.bsky.social
December 31, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Arrived Ham Common Lookout to find a juv wt eagle riding the updraft 30 ft above it! Glided along the shore for about 5 mins before heading over to Arne. Snow bunting also still present at Hamworthy @harbourbirds.bsky.social