John Down
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Dorset birds and moths
That's odd; while I was watching the Chough at Eype in August the first people to come along were 2 German tourists. Alpenkrähe apparently.
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
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Dipper still at Kingston Maurwood
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3 months ago
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Single Swift and Spot Fly Winterbourne Monkton
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3 months ago
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Juv Sabine's Gull West bay settled on sea west of hbr.
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3 months ago
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Rosy Underwing was a surprise here in Dorchester.
4 months ago
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Chough still between Eype and Beacon on coast path
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5 months ago
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Euchromius ocellea and a Vestal to MV in Dorchester already tonight.
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6 months ago
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Diasemiopsis ramburialis or Migrant Sable in Dorchester. Also a Small Mottled Willow, an Olive tree Pearl and 1 RDP
6 months ago
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3 Drake Garganey far end Warmwell cress beds tonight per Chris White
7 months ago
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This Ringed Carpet was an unexpected garden first here in Dorchester. Not found anywhere in England west of Poole harbour area.
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7 months ago
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Striped Hawk and Dark Swordgrass
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in Dorchester
8 months ago
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Purple Cloud to MV in Dorchester, 2nd for Dorset I believe also 6 Diamond backs and a Great Prominent
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8 months ago
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This Blossom Underwing was a much hoped for first for me in Dorchester. Presumably a migrant.
9 months ago
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Grey Partridge in field west end of Maiden Castle.
9 months ago
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Hoopoe showing in horse paddock viewed from 47 Furlands
9 months ago
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Phonescope of the Forsters Tern at Shipstal today
9 months ago
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2 Wheatear and a Sand Martin at Ferrybridge. 12 Shoveler, 19 Scoter and 2 Teal off Chesil.
9 months ago
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Copied from X
about 1 year ago
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Forgot pic!
about 1 year ago
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First White Speck here for several years, also 2 Scarce BS, Delicate and a Turnip moth. Another Radfords too!
about 1 year ago
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Who doesn't love a Clifden Nonpareil?
about 1 year ago
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Curlew sand at Silverlake from Pylon hide, also 10 RP, Dunlin and 3 Common sandpiper
about 1 year ago
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About 5000 Manx went east at the Bill this morning in about 50 minutes - all over by 8am. Also a Sooty, 2 Arctic skua a few Commic terns and 100+ Balearics in the area.
over 1 year ago
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Woodchat still present Abbotsbury On coast path
over 1 year ago
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Incredibly just had the Hoopoe fly N over the car at Priory corner
over 1 year ago
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Yellow browed still Dorchester
over 1 year ago
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Foresters Tern on mud at Shipstal point
over 1 year ago
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Yellow browed still at Dorchester STW this evening.
over 1 year ago
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Totals for Chesil seawatch 0650 to 0950: Scoter 118, S Tern 43, BH Gull 35, Common Gull 5 plus single Velvet Scoter, Grey Plover, Whimbrel and Common Tern. Also few mipits, Sand Martins, Swallows, Goldfinches, Linnets, Med gulls and a Diver spp with
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over 1 year ago
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Just watched a Robin in off the sea at Chesil Ferrybridge. Also single Whimbrel, Common Tern, Swallow and Velvet Scoter.
over 1 year ago
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Tawny Pinion was the first for many years plus 2 Dark Sword-grass.
over 1 year ago
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Dark form of Powdered Quaker had me scratching my head.
almost 2 years ago
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Powdered Quaker only moth of note nfy last night.
almost 2 years ago
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3rd W Yellow legged gull Silverlake East with
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almost 2 years ago
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Yellow browed still present usual place
almost 2 years ago
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reposted by
John Down
Steve Rogers 🟰🟰
almost 2 years ago
First Cory’s Shearwater this morning off the Lizard, Cornwall, per Ilya MaClean.
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