Dorset birding (6 Viewers)

[pooleparrot]

Gull Crop

A couple of pics of a gull at HB this afternoon with a full crop or some issue.

 

[pooleparrot]

Lytchett Bay

The pools are looking perfect at high tide for a few goodies, however the waders aren't thinking the same with visits over the last 2 days producing no waders using them. The Reed Warblers are getting ever more active and with it very showy high in the reedbeds. Also a nice Holly Blue on the way back up the lane.

 

[kevparr]

Morden Bog

Had a very pleasant stroll around the bog this morning.
There seem to be plenty of crossbills on the move. Single hobby hawking over Old Decoy Pond, plenty of buzzards, woodlark, stonechats, kestrel.
Plenty of butterflies too, small heath, small blue, holly blue, gatekeeper, meadow brown, marbled white, large white, brimstone, small skipper.

Lovely spot.

 

[greenfrog]

The bog is 20 seconds from my house, I go there quite a lot but I really am brand new to birding. Saw a big brown bird high up which looked to have a blue back or tail. Was it a Jay?

 

[pooleparrot]

Lytchett Bay

3rd time lucky at Lytchett with 2 Green Sandpiper on the Pools this morning, also 2 Sedge Warbler.

 

[kevparr]

The bog is 20 seconds from my house, I go there quite a lot but I really am brand new to birding. Saw a big brown bird high up which looked to have a blue back or tail. Was it a Jay?

Hi Greenfrog - difficult to say for certain but an obvious flash of blue would point towards jay - and there are plenty about..

best kev

 

[pooleparrot]

Lytchett Bay

3 Common Sandpiper at Lytchett, 1 landed just 6ft away, 23 Curlew and 1 Whimbrel. 4 Little Egret on the pools including a Juvenile.

Ian

 

[pooleparrot]

Reed Bunting

Nice juvenile Reed Bunting begging for food in the top of a bush at Swineham this afternoon, in the final close up you can see the remains of the yellow gape on the edge of the bill base.

 

[scary-canary]

Wood sandpiper at Longham Lakes tonight.

Quite exciting find for me. Took me a while to id it but it came out into sunlight quite close and let me photo it. Pale underwings, white rump, but didn't hear it call.

Two common sand with it at times too.
Chris

 

[James Lowther]

nice one chris

 

[Oldbirder Ray]

Good spot and photo Chris

 

[pooleparrot]

Lytchett Bay

High tide in the bay, a single Kingfisher along one of the ditches and a Common Tern fishing in the bay. 2 Grey Wagtail on the waterworks and a Hobby over the Pools and again over Laurels Cottage

 

[pooleparrot]

Morden

Noticeably more Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff around the Bog this morning. Also a couple of Crossbill , Yellowhammer and a Hobby in a quick hour walk.

 

[pooleparrot]

Lytchett Bay

There was a single Whimbrel in the Pools at the end of Slough Lane, this afternoon.

 

[pooleparrot]

Morden Bog

A patch tick and a year tick at Morden this morning, with 2 Green Sandpiper on the Decoy Pond which were new for Morden and a year tick of a female type Pied Flycatcher up by the Decoy Cottage. Also saw that the Little Grebe had farly well grown young on the Decoy Pond.

Record shot of the sandpipers.

 

[pooleparrot]

Morden Bog

Plenty going on again today. A total of 8 Redstart across the area, 12 Dartford, 2 Woodlark, many Xbill, WW and CC. Also the first Peregrine back after summer up on the pylons.

 

[pooleparrot]

Morden Encounter

An interesting encounter between a Stonechat and a WW this morning. The Stonechat had 2 Caterpillars which the WW took a fancy to, it harried and hassled the Stonechat for at least 3 mins until eventually the Stonechat decided it was best to swallow the caterpillars.

 

[Formatted]

Thinking of heading down to Blandford for the Otters; anyone seen them recently?

 

[pooleparrot]

Holes Bay

1st check of Holes Bay for a while, Low tide at just after Midday.

220 Blackwit in the main bay with another 60 off of Upton CP.

2 Common Sandpiper and 1 Common Tern in the main bay.

Plenty of Redshank in the salt marsh off UCP, but couldn't see any Spotted Reds.

 

[pooleparrot]

Morden

A small fall of migrants this morning with good numbers of Willow/Chiff. Also 3 Whitethroat, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Redstart.