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Longham lakes

My Longham Lakes patch year list stands at 65 after 2 new birds today - bullfinch and treecreeper.
Aiming for 100, which i think is quite possible.

Chris

PS Eventually caught up with the hoopoe in Turlin Moor. As fabulous as they always are, and just as elusive.

 

[pooleparrot]

My Longham Lakes patch year list stands at 65 after 2 new birds today - bullfinch and treecreeper.
Aiming for 100, which i think is quite possible.

Chris

PS Eventually caught up with the hoopoe in Turlin Moor. As fabulous as they always are, and just as elusive.

Chris, which road was it in when you saw it, I might try for the 3rd time over then next couple of days.

Ian

 

[pooleparrot]

Hoopoe

3rd time lucky with the Hamworthy Hoopoe. Saw it at lunchtime today, stood around the green by the Industrial Estate in Dawkins Road with a couple of other birders for about an hour. No show so went for a little drive and lucked it on a lawn in Carisbrooke Crescent briefly before flying off over houses. 5 minutes later it appeared again on a front lawn 100 yards away in Freshwater Drive. Took a couple hundred pictures and then the infamous birder Lee Evans turned up and added the Hamworthy Hoopoe to his year list. The Hoopoe was then flushed by an inopportune postman. Lee asked about any local Black Redstarts or Dartford Warblers and was on his way. A rather surreal 20 minutes!

 

[scary-canary]

3rd time lucky with the Hamworthy Hoopoe. Saw it at lunchtime today, stood around the green by the Industrial Estate in Dawkins Road with a couple of other birders for about an hour. No show so went for a little drive and lucked it on a lawn in Carisbrooke Crescent briefly before flying off over houses. 5 minutes later it appeared again on a front lawn 100 yards away in Freshwater Drive. Took a couple hundred pictures and then the infamous birder Lee Evans turned up and added the Hamworthy Hoopoe to his year list. The Hoopoe was then flushed by an inopportune postman. Lee asked about local any local Black Redstarts or Dartford Warblers and was on his way. A rather surreal 20 minutes!

Great pix. Didn't you snap Lee?

Chris

 

[pooleparrot]

Great pix. Didn't you snap Lee?

Chris

No, didn't want to come across as a starstruck schoolboy!!!!

Maybe next time.

Ian

 

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Med Gull

A single Mediterranean Gull this morning along the Baiter shoreline.

 

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Shore Road/Sandbanks

A large flock of 200+ Barwits at Shore Road. Off the beach at Sandbanks a Great Northern Diver flying out of the harbour. Also a few Ringed Plover , Dunlin and Sanderling on the groynes. No sign of any Purple Sandpipers.

 

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Dipped on snow bunting at ferry bridge today.

 

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Gwt

Record shot of todays Green Winged Teal at Upton CP.

 

[pooleparrot]

The PC World Drain had lots of activity this morning at the Holes Bay End of the drain(the area directly behind Furniture Village). Lots of Chiffchaff, the Common Sandpiper was along the edge and the Kingfisher flew down the channel and appeared to land under the bridge. The Grey Wagtail was also about and there was a group of 3 Goldcrest flitting through the trees. There was also a Black Redstart working along the undergrowth along the drain edge.

 

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Sandbanks

A wild and windy morning on Sandbanks this morning, 1 Purple Sandpiper on the Groyne nearest to the Haven Hotel. Also on this Groyne, Dunlin, Sanderling and Ringed Plover. An interesting tussle between a Juve BBG and an Eel, which after about 5 attempts the BBG finally gave up and the Eel escaped.

 

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Red Kite around at the bottom of Dancing Hill in Sherborne again, twice in the last week.

 

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Holes Bay this morning, Avocet, Spotted Redshank, Chiffchaff on Pc World Drain. Kestrel and Buzzard over Upton CP.

 

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Wyke Down , this afternoon. The Great Grey Shrike was up around the Archealogical site, also 2 Red Kite, 1 SEO, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Ringtail, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk and plenty of Buzzard.

 

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Wyke Down

Wyke Down this morning. After the mist burned off enjoyed an hour of good sunshine, 1m and 1f Hen Harrier, the GGS briefly before flying off towards Down Farm. Also a single Corn Bunting and plenty of Skylark.

 

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Chiffs Holes Bay

Photos showing some of variation in the Chiffs on the PC World Drain, there were lots about today. The last 1was a possible Sibe.

 

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Some of the other birds today including 2 Spoonbill and my 1st Firecrest of the year.

 

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1 SEO at Wyke Down this afternoon, showing from 14.30.

 

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The Firecrest was at the end of the PC World Drain again today at Holes Bay, along with the Kingfisher, Common Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail and Chiffchaffs. Also a very confiding Snipe on the bay edge.

 

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Studland

Studland this morning, 2 Black Necked Grebe(1 gaining summer plumage) and a single Great Northern Diver off Shell Bay. A handful of Sanderling along the shoreline and a single Dunlin. Over to Studland heath and a Peregrine flew up from a small tree and a few Reed Bunting and Stonechat flitted around the bushes. Out on the water a group of Red Breasted Mergansers and a couple of Goldeneye.