froggg

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Couple of black tailed godwit in the harbour today

Not atypically, things seem to have slowed down a bit as we head into the weekend. There is no news from Hengistbury or Wick, while Stanpit could muster just 4 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Ringed Plover and up to 30 Dunlin. In addition, Bearded Tit were heard on Priory Marsh, a Hobby hunted the local Sand Martin and South Marsh hosted a constant twenty or so loafing Mediterranean Gull, although there was a steady turnover of birds meaning a good deal more were actually involved. 

Yeah yeah bird man but was there any trains about?

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Yep

yes by crossbill

scorchio

A really hot day saw an equally decent selection of birds. At around 7:00 an Osprey cut through the area to the east, while an hour earlier a flock of 26 Crossbill headed over Wick in the same direction. A couple of Wood Sandpiper came up from the Wooden Bridge area and a Green Sandpiper left Priory Marsh to settle in Central Marsh, with other waders recorded coming courtesy of: a Spotted Redshank west, likewise 11 Greenshank,  including a flock of seven, and a Grey Plover; 3 Common Sandpiper, 12 Whimbrel, 2 Sanderling and 3 Ringed Plover. There was also a surprising number of passerine migrants about Stanpit, not least a Wood Warbler in the North Scrubs along with 10 or so Willow Warbler. Elsewhere about the marsh, there was a juvenile Cuckoo, a Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 70 Sedge Warbler and a Yellow Wagtail. Aerially, 85 Sand Martin headed into the easterly wind and 37 Common Tern went with the breeze; also a further 17 Common Tern settled and at least 3 Little Tern around. Finally, five or so Bearded Tit were logged.

Seen better than them down Osmaston rd

That's a north eastern duck.....

You ought to see this beauty scoffing as well  

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Fox at stanpit marsh B)

Are you in Dorset though?

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Shelduck family in the harbour

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Sandwich Tern at Mudeford Quay

Update from Christchurch music festival tomorrow.;.... B) B)

Pigeon.

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Here's one for you.....know you love em

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Stock Dove

I've been with some whales, have pics of some proper birds stored on my hard drive as well, wanna see?

Yep

Have you seen a slow worm recently froggg? Went walking in an old colliery in Silverdale the other week and saw two! Everyone says that they're really rare now and that it was probably a grass snake    

yep all the time down here mate

Isn't that gorgeous?

yep.....

The butterfly was called the Amber Phantom, can't post a pic tho I'm on me phone.

Nature is a beautiful thing......... B) B) B)

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Reed Warbler

I just try to bring our wildlife to the fore........ B) B) B)

No I didn't take that one....   all the recent posts I did though B)

On average only about 1 survives.......

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Adder, loads of them around here

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Swan and Cygnets on the river by me.

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Turnstone having a bath, by me good self.