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You can hear Pete papping away in the background

Snow Bunting still 50m north of where main track emerges onto nudist beach at Studland Bay @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Highlights of the rising tide at M’bere were 6 Curlew Sand with 150+ Dunlin, 400 Avocet, 4 Greenshank, 1 Green Sand, 3 GWE, 18 Pintail @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Hirundines and Chiffs increasing at Sunnyside with a few Yellow Wags around the livestock. Green Sands seem to have gone @harbourbirds.bsky.social

4 Green Sand at Sunnyside @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Wryneck still near Sugar Hill in same area; in base of dead fallen tree at ///briskly.firming.impulsive

6 Yellow Wags with the horses at Sunnyside; 3 Green Sand on the scrape @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

An intruder Osprey with a tatty tail caused havoc at the Carey nest this morning, on and off for about two hours. 022 chased it while carrying a fish, CJ7 joined in, but it was extremely persistent. Amazing sight for the public group tour! @harbourbirds.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social

What a season for the Carey Ospreys! 🤩 With fledging being imminent, there’ll be plenty of action on the nest over the next few weeks - fish deliveries from CJ7 & 022 and the chicks first flights! Join us on a Carey Osprey Tour to witness it live 👉🏻 www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/home/ospreys

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4 WTE’s over Swyre Head @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Male Pied Fly in Hans Tout woods ///grapevine.boast.shunning w3w.co/grapevine.bo...

Still 60+ Fieldfare at Sunnyside @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Red Kite high over Sunnyside at 1330 @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Brand’s Bay rammed with birds mid-day - highlight 48 Knot and Dunlin everywhere. @harbourbirds.bsky.social #dorsetbirds

A superb blue-sky morning at St Aldhelm’s Head with a flock of 25 Golden Plover the highlight @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #dorsetbirds

Three Chiffs at Sunnyside this pm @harbourbirds.bsky.social

The Hamworthy Snow Bunt is ridiculously tolerant - dogs within 2m. Currently at west end of beach huts @harbourbirds.bsky.social #dorsetbirds

Sandwich Tern fishing at Knoll Beach @harbourbirds.bsky.social

20 plus Sanderlings at Shell Bay and round Pilot’s Point, constantly being moved by a stream of dogs and walkers. I know the protection area wasn’t successful but would notices asking people to give a bit of space work @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Very pleasant morning at St Aldhelms with Merlin, Red Kite, Yellowhammer and 43 RL Partridges #dorsetbirds

BT Diver off Middle Beach #dorsetbirds

Red Kite at Swyre Head this afternoon, one yesterday at St Aldhelm’s #dorsetbirds

3 Firecrests in the Durlston woodland #dorsetbirds

Cracking male Eider off the houseboats #Dorsetbirds

Female-type Black Redstart at Tilly Whim; several recent sightings of Bluefin Tuna in the Durlston log

59 Cattle Egrets found by James Leaver in field along Wareham to Wool road

RN Grebe at Portland Harbour present at 1130 but currently disappeared, possibly flushed by a RIB

Osprey heading south at Middle Beach

Ouzel still showing occasionally in Rowan along Middlebere track, also a Brambling

Over 70 Mallard at Sunnyside tonight

Hundreds of hirundines at Sunnyside but little else

Cattle Egret at Sunnyside with the cows in field to screen

2 Whinchats and singles of Wheatear and Willow Warbler along the Hartland Tranway with Stonechats all over the place - looks to have been a very successful breeding season @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Hobby over the west end of soldiers road this pm

Spot Fly and a very green Chiff at Sunnyside but nothing else

The Ridge Farm (opposite Sunnyside Farm) Whimbrel flock are still present for day 12

12 Whimbrel still feeding on field just east of Ridge for the 10th day

Wheatear passage still continuing at Sunnyside with 5 this am including 2 cracking presumably NW males

My first Hobby of the year at Sunnyside

2 cracking make Wheatears at Sunnyside

Female Whinchat at Sunnyside

Forster’s Tern still off Shipstal on red post with a U

Arrival of Chiffs and Blackcaps overnight at Sunnyside

2 cracking adult Med Gulls at Sunnyside - the first for six years

Natural England have done a great job at Sunnyside Farm creating conditions for waders. Three Redshank there this morning; conditions look great for Little Ringed Plovers

LT Duck just off Jerrys Point, also 2 Slavs and 3 GNDs

Two Red Kites west over A351 between Halfway House and Norden

Red Kite drifting west over Arne