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pooleparrot · Dec 18, 2012

Wyke Down

Wyke Down this afternoon, a Peregrine flew over and there was a large flock of Fieldfare moving around the area and also a small group of Bullfinch. The 1st Short Eared Owl appeared at 15.10 and after about 10 mins was joined by another 2 . Record pics below taken in diminishing light.

scary-canary · Dec 23, 2012

Female goldeneye at Longham this morning, but no sign of Friday's smew.

Chris

scary-canary · Dec 24, 2012

Merry Christmas

Happy Christmas to everyone. Good birding and have fun in Dorset.
Chris

pooleparrot · Dec 25, 2012

scary-canary said:
Happy Christmas to everyone. Good birding and have fun in Dorset.
Chris

Merry Xmas Chris and to all other readers/contributors, hope Santa brings plenty of birds to one and all.

pooleparrot · Dec 26, 2012

Middlebere

This morning 1 Merlin and 1 Marsh Harrier.

scary-canary · Dec 27, 2012

Longham lakes today

Three pintail - 2 drakes and a female on the big lake this afternoon. My first record at the site for a long time (January 2011).
Chris

scary-canary · Dec 28, 2012

Longham lakes today

Couldn't see Lorne's water pipit and the rain started to bucket down. Did have a male stonechat and 4 pintail before the downpour.
Chris

Hottentot · Dec 28, 2012

Dorset Bird Quiz

Test your id skills, twelve pictures thirteen birds to identify. All from this year in and around Dorset.

http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/DD/

scary-canary · Dec 28, 2012

Hottentot said:
Test your id skills, twelve pictures thirteen birds to identify. All from this year in and around Dorset.

http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/DD/

Here goes
1. Bittern
2. Honey Buzzard?
3. water pipit
4. wood warbler
5. short eared owl
6. Woodchat
7. buzzard
8. black redstart
9. Daurian Shrike?
10 sparrowhawk and kestrel (or merlin)
11. Egyptian geese
12. Smew at Longham (I'm sure on that one!)

Hottentot · Dec 28, 2012

Pretty good, no one has got number 2 right yet, will put the answers up on new years day.

scary-canary · Dec 28, 2012

Hottentot said:
Pretty good, no one has got number 2 right yet, will put the answers up on new years day.

2. great grey shrike! Tricky little chap.

scary-canary · Dec 29, 2012

Tried to go to Wyke Down today only to find the road flooded from both directions.

Chris

pooleparrot · Dec 29, 2012

1 Bittern at Hatch Pond this evening, on the far side of the lake at 16.20 perched halfway up some reeds.

scary-canary · Dec 30, 2012

Longham lakes today

Bitterly cold at Lake today and pintail seem to have moved on. Did have a pipit in flight in right area, which might have been interesting if it had landed. But it didn't. Green woodpecker probably best bird, yet again.
Chris

lngbrder888 · Jan 1, 2013

A successful day at Middlebere and Arne today. Lots of avocet in the channel, ringtail harrier, marsh harrier, peregrine, sparrow hawk, kestrel, Barn Owl, dartford warbler, raven and more of the commoner species. Not a bad start!

pooleparrot · Jan 1, 2013

Morden Bog/Hatch Pond

Morden Bog, this morning, fairly routine birds. No sign of the GGS, a party of 3 Bullfinch and a flock of 80+ Fieldfare were the best of the bunch.

Hatch Pond form 15.30 to 16.45, on arrival there was a Bittern on the far side of the lake, kindly pointed out by a couple already there. It stayed there until about 16.30 when it moved 30 yaerds left and started to roost halfway up a patch of reeds. Apparently there was a report this morning of 2 birds seen. Also a pair of Egyptian Geese flew in at about 16.00 and a Water Rail was heard just after sun down. The record shot of the Bittern was from about 200 metres, and the Geese in fading light.

pooleparrot · Jan 2, 2013

Very late roosting Bittern at Hatch Pond this evening, I was there from 15.00 and didn't see one until it was virtually dark at 16.55pm, when again it flew into reeds halfway up on the far bank. That's 3 days I've been there since 27th Dec and one has roosted in that area, presumably the same bird.

Another birder saw 2 Bittern earlier in the day and a single Bearded Tit!!

pooleparrot · Jan 3, 2013

Middlebere, Thursday AM.

1 Spoonbill and 400+ Avocet, a Peregrine sat on a distant fence post and Marsh Harrier.

pooleparrot · Jan 4, 2013

Middlebere

Marsh Harrier 3 times past the hide in 40 minutes, left hide and watched Male Hen Harrier hunting over reeds by the lane, it then landed on a bank infront of the hide (although about 300-400 yards infront of).

Also on the walk to the hide 3 Crossbill, drinking from a puddle on the track.

pooleparrot · Jan 7, 2013

Waxwings

Saw the Waxwings this afternoon at Lytchett Matravers, counted a maximum of 24 birds, they were on Wareham Road, coming from the A35 near the start of the village. Watched them in the top of a large tree until they flew off. Started to make our way out of Lytchett going on to Wyke Down, when just at the end of the village we came across them again :t:, this time lower and feeding. They also were communally drinking from the guttering of a nearby house.

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