iPhone pics of a higher than usual tide at Holes Bay 10:30 9/12/25 @martinadams1.bsky.social

Ah yes, we have reached the end-stage of our society at which I can learn about birds without the wretched inconvenience of having to go outdoors and look at birds. Is it really only me?

A breezy bike ride to Studland involved wet feet from cycling through a flooded ford - but it was ultimately successful with a 1st winter drake Velvet Scoter, 3 Great Northern Diver and a Slavonian Grebe (not pictured) all seen @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Male Wigeon Holes Bay Poole Harbour Dorset @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

Ah, this looks a captivating read just going by the title & author! It brought to mind one of my favourite quotes (I hope you don’t mind me including here, Nick):

Moth Advent 3. Back to Surrey mid-May for another evening on the heath, but on the way I stopped in Berkshire to scratch a long-time itch – Geoff! And he didn’t disappoint. Alabonia geoffrella isn’t just one of Britain’s most beautiful moths, it’s one of our most beautiful animals. #TeamMoth

Our resident Holes Bay headstarted birds, released in Dorset last July and first seen in Holes Bay just over a year ago in November 2024 @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @wwtworldwide.bsky.social @gwct.org.uk

Some are Dunlin, some are Knot @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Avocet at it again @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Holes Bay this week (colour photos, not that you'd know it!) @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

Huge gull roost this evening... at least 3500....maybe more. Many of them already moved onto the brand new tern islands right outside the hide #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

How to train your Dragons! @sueket.bsky.social on Brownsea today. Over 20 Common Darters (and a Southern Hawker seen later!) including pairs still egg laying @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

This is unfortunate the Sparrowhawk. It only flew a couple of feet, but out of view. It flew to our fence, but dropped the dove on the floor. I couldn't see the hawk, but when I went to look at the dove, the hawk flew from nearby past my face! Magpies found the dove and removed it in no time!

Mesmerising Avocet feeding frenzy in a freezing Holes Bay NE yesterday @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Holes Bay on a cold, clear, and crisp winter's morning 🙏🌅 A bit birdy out there @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Dunlin, Holes Bay NW, Tuesday AM @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Work has begun on the new tern islands in the lagoon... birds totally unbothered...redshank feeding on the freshly turned mud while the digger was working! 🤷‍♀️ #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

We've managed to read the BTO ring number of the adult female from this years' live hobby nest camera. EZ92156. Ringed by DRSG in 2019 as a chick at another F.E. site 8.5 miles away. To think she will have travelled at least 50,000 miles migrating alone!

Poole (Dorset) peregrines have been very active in the higher nest box recently. Adult male and female spending considerable time at the box and the male recorded scraping. This year's juvenile male (HG) is still present. If he is still around in Mar/April will he help or hinder?...we'll see.

Rock Pipit Holes Bay (12th November) @harbourbirds.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social

This Curlew 5T was in Lytchett Bay on 03/11/25. It's a Headstart bird ,eggs are taken from healthy populations, then incubated, reared and released. They have 3 release sites, Cranborne(Dorset), Pepperell(W Sussex) and Elmley(Kent). 5T was released in Pepperell on 10/08/25 @harbourbirds.bsky.social

The majority of Britons think important places for nature should have stronger protections. Only 2% think protections should be weakened... yet that’s where ministers keep pushing.

Teal symmetry at #LytchettFields

Shaking fist at the seagulls flying past, (just kidding he was just preening) Male falcon of Asda @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social 🪶

Delighted to have a country diary out in the @theguardian.com today, all about one of my all time favourite waders! Read here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

As the season on Brownsea draws to a close, we're looking back at some of the highlights of another brilliant year of wildlife, people, projects and connections. 💚 📷 Nicki Tutton

Proofs of Field Guide to Dragonflies & Damselflies of GB&I have arrived and look good. Written by Steve Brooks & Steve Cham with many new artworks, photos and detailed maps, make it the most complete guide to British Odonata. The 6th edition in 28 years

This might also explain the slow and steady decline of common insects. I am sure they cannot avoid these pesticides either and low levels could disrupt behaviour or reduce survival rates www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The resident adult Poole peregrines were displaying to each other in the high nest box a couple of days ago. Day length is approx. the same as pre-breeding/Spring. The juvenile male (HG) from this year's brood continues to be a 'stay-at-home' bird.

Shanks on #WildBrowmsea today @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @waderstudy.bsky.social @waderquest.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Gorgeous day today... plenty of egret, female kingfisher catching breakfast, 1000-strong cormorant fishing party in the harbour, and spot red/greenshank interaction right outside the hide ✨️🩵 #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Great capture from @markwright12002.bsky.social HG is the lone male from the 2025 Poole brood, he seems to be hanging around @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Another drake Pintail from Stone bench, Upton Cp yesterday

Wt eagle just made a slow pass over Brownsea lagoon causing the usual chaos. First one I've seen in a while... (No vid as @bsky.app still won't let me post any) #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Great views of kingfisher from the Avocet Hide this afternoon ✨️🩵 #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Godwitation on Holes Bay this morning (one Knot in there!) @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @wadertales.bsky.social @waderstudy.bsky.social @waderquest.bsky.social

My little friend came back today at Holes Bay. Poole. #birdsseenin2025 @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social

A charm of goldfinches @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #birds #feathers #wildlife #nature

Willow Emerald Damselflies mating in Upton CP, Dorset. Possibly the first county breeding record? @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

Brownsea 🏝️💚 @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk

The new European Butterfly Red List is published today, with worrying findings. Over 1/4 (28%) of Europe’s 442 species are threatened with extinction or are close to being so. The situation is far worse for our 148 endemic species, 40% are now threatened or nearly so www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...

'Only' 69 spoonies on the lagoon today... we may have reached our peak count?! Close to the Tern Hide this morning snd great views again... just get a load of this stunner 😍 #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Godwits and Canadians, Holes Bay today @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

Kingfisher. Chiffchaff. Wigeon. Holes Bay North. Poole Harbour. #birdsseenin2025 @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social

2 Peregrines this morning in Poole. #birdsseenin2025 @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social @britishwildlife.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social

@uptonpictures.bsky.social Seal just south of the railway line

Great Egret. Heron. Little Egret. Holes Bay North. #birdsseenin2025 @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

85 spoonbill feeding off north shore as the sun sets 🥰 #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Last night's absolutely stunning Harvest (Hunters) Moon... 🩵✨️ #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

Peregrine Falcons are go! See Hellie's fabulous guest blog on our shiny new website! @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @uptonpictures.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social