A few interesting arrivals this morning at Lytchett Bay. Tufted Duck over, first of year for us. 3 Avocet, 1 Bar Wit, 4 Whimbrel and a Cuckoo so far. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @ianballam.bsky.social

A first Common Blue(Polyommatus icarus) of the year at #LytchettFields today 17/05/26

Osprey with fish being hassled by a Common Buzzard above #LytchettFields this morning 17/05/26 @harbourbirds.bsky.social

And then a male Beautiful Demoiselle(Calopteryx virgo) today at #LytchettFields 17/05/26

The 1st Beautiful Demoiselle(Calopteryx virgo) of the year at #LytchettFields today 17/05/26 , this one a female

Green Hairstreak at #LytchettFields today 17/05/26

House Martins collecting mud on Sherford Pools #LytchettFields 17/05/26

A warning to Poole birders 😀 There may be a few more strange looking Shelduck appearing over the coming months as one of the Hybrid birds that have been around a couple of years has bred with a standard bird! 5 normal looking(at moment) ducklings in Lytchett Bay @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Osprey with fish being hassles by a Buzzard over #LytchettFields @narwhalsh.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @mick666.bsky.social

Plenty of European Nursery Web Spiders(Pisaura mirabilis) along the Dorset Way but this one was particularly smart 25/04/26

2-Spot Ladybird(Adalia bipunctata) along the Dorset Way 23/04/26

Common Furrow Bee(Lasioglossum calceatum) at Kilwood DWT 23/04/26

Riponnensia splendens at Kilwood DWT 23/04/26

Cream-spot Ladybird(Calvia quatuordecimguttata) at Kilwood DWT 23/04/26

And another new for year Hoverfly at Kilwood DWT , a Yellow-barred Peat Hover Fly(Sericomyia silentis) 23/04/26

The target of my visit to Kilwood DWT the Spotted Garlic Eater(Portevinia maculata) 23/04/26

A lovely view over the Wild Ransoms at Kilwood DWT 23/04/26

Gooden's Nomad Bee(Nomada goodeniana) with a coat of pollen at Kilwood DWT 23/04/26

A surprise at Kilwood DWT when this Dingy Skipper(Erynnis tages) landed beside the road 23/04/26

A visit to Kilwood DWT reserve for a Hoverfly speciality started off with a Eurasian Drone Fly(Eristalis arbustorum) near the parking area

Broad-banded Aphideater(Eupeodes latifasciatus) , Lytchett Bay 23/04/26

The 1st Bog Flies(Genus Parhelophilus) of the year at Lytchett Bay 23/04/26

Unusual technique from this pair of Chrysogaster cemiteriorum at Lytchett Bay 23/04/26

Orange-belted Hoverfly(Xylota segnis) along the Dorset Way 22/04/26

Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly(Xanthogramma pedissequum) along the Dorset Way 22/04/26

Epistrophe melanostoma(Black-mouthed Smoothtail) along the Dorset Way 22/04/26

Didea fasciata along the Dorset Way 22/04/26

Straight-banded Smoothtail(Epistrophe nitidicollis) along the Dorset Way 22/04/26

Narcissus Bulb Fly(Merodon equestris) along the Dorset Way 22/04/26

Blue Mason Bee(Osmia caerulescens) nr Whiteley 22/04/26

Banded Rhopalid(Stictopleurus punctatonervosus) nr Whiteley 22/04/26

Tooth-thighed Hoverfly(Tropidia scita) #LytchettBay 22/04/26

A tighter crop of yesterdays Lytchett Bay Osprey

The Canada Goose "creche" was more visible today on the island on French's Pool , there were 19 goslings in total

An hour later as I walked back from the Fields the Osprey was in the dead Oak next to the Holton hide with a large fish although it was quickly flushed by some gulls

The Osprey only spent 10 mins in the bay before heading out to the Wareham Channel but it quickly returned and landed in this distant tree beyond the Sherford mouth

The Osprey from Lytchett Bay this morning @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Osprey just entered Lytchett Bay now @narwhalsh.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @mick666.bsky.social

Osprey from Lytchett Bay this afternoon

Osprey just caught a fish as it started hammering it down so I lost where it went!!

Osprey over Lytchett Bay

Cattle Egret #LytchettFields 15/05/26

There were 4 Cattle Egrets around the eastern side of #LytchettFields early morning yesterday

The 3rd successful breeding proven at Lytchett yesterday was this Stonechat fledgeling near French's Viewpoint 14/05/26

Also the first 2 broods of Canada Geese were being creched together in the corner of French's Pools #LytchettFields, at least 10 goslings with 4 adults 15/05/26

Mute Swan cygnets have hatched at Lytchett Bay , a healthy brood of 6 on the water yesterday

Cattle Egret just flushed by a Marsh Harrier from Steffi's Field , looks like it may have landed on Sherford Pools @narwhalsh.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @mick666.bsky.social

Earomyia netherlandica at #LytchettBay , only the 6th UK record

Peregrine over Lytchett Bay 22/04/26

Whimbrel in Lytchett Bay 22/04/26