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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.
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A first Common Blue(Polyommatus icarus) of the year at
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today 17/05/26
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Osprey with fish being hassled by a Common Buzzard above
#LytchettFields
this morning 17/05/26
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And then a male Beautiful Demoiselle(Calopteryx virgo) today at
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The 1st Beautiful Demoiselle(Calopteryx virgo) of the year at
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today 17/05/26 , this one a female
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Green Hairstreak at
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today 17/05/26
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House Martins collecting mud on Sherford Pools
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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
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Osprey with fish being hassles by a Buzzard over
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Plenty of European Nursery Web Spiders(Pisaura mirabilis) along the Dorset Way but this one was particularly smart 25/04/26
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2-Spot Ladybird(Adalia bipunctata) along the Dorset Way 23/04/26
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Common Furrow Bee(Lasioglossum calceatum) at Kilwood DWT 23/04/26
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Riponnensia splendens at Kilwood DWT 23/04/26
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Cream-spot Ladybird(Calvia quatuordecimguttata) at Kilwood DWT 23/04/26
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And another new for year Hoverfly at Kilwood DWT , a Yellow-barred Peat Hover Fly(Sericomyia silentis) 23/04/26
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The target of my visit to Kilwood DWT the Spotted Garlic Eater(Portevinia maculata) 23/04/26
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A lovely view over the Wild Ransoms at Kilwood DWT 23/04/26
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Gooden's Nomad Bee(Nomada goodeniana) with a coat of pollen at Kilwood DWT 23/04/26
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A surprise at Kilwood DWT when this Dingy Skipper(Erynnis tages) landed beside the road 23/04/26
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A visit to Kilwood DWT reserve for a Hoverfly speciality started off with a Eurasian Drone Fly(Eristalis arbustorum) near the parking area
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Broad-banded Aphideater(Eupeodes latifasciatus) , Lytchett Bay 23/04/26
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The 1st Bog Flies(Genus Parhelophilus) of the year at Lytchett Bay 23/04/26
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Unusual technique from this pair of Chrysogaster cemiteriorum at Lytchett Bay 23/04/26
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Orange-belted Hoverfly(Xylota segnis) along the Dorset Way 22/04/26
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Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly(Xanthogramma pedissequum) along the Dorset Way 22/04/26
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Epistrophe melanostoma(Black-mouthed Smoothtail) along the Dorset Way 22/04/26
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Didea fasciata along the Dorset Way 22/04/26
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Straight-banded Smoothtail(Epistrophe nitidicollis) along the Dorset Way 22/04/26
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Narcissus Bulb Fly(Merodon equestris) along the Dorset Way 22/04/26
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Blue Mason Bee(Osmia caerulescens) nr Whiteley 22/04/26
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Banded Rhopalid(Stictopleurus punctatonervosus) nr Whiteley 22/04/26
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Tooth-thighed Hoverfly(Tropidia scita)
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22/04/26
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A tighter crop of yesterdays Lytchett Bay Osprey
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The Canada Goose "creche" was more visible today on the island on French's Pool , there were 19 goslings in total
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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
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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
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The Osprey from Lytchett Bay this morning
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Osprey just entered Lytchett Bay now
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Osprey from Lytchett Bay this afternoon
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Osprey just caught a fish as it started hammering it down so I lost where it went!!
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Osprey over Lytchett Bay
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Cattle Egret
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15/05/26
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There were 4 Cattle Egrets around the eastern side of
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The 3rd successful breeding proven at Lytchett yesterday was this Stonechat fledgeling near French's Viewpoint 14/05/26
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Also the first 2 broods of Canada Geese were being creched together in the corner of French's Pools
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, at least 10 goslings with 4 adults 15/05/26
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Mute Swan cygnets have hatched at Lytchett Bay , a healthy brood of 6 on the water yesterday
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Cattle Egret just flushed by a Marsh Harrier from Steffi's Field , looks like it may have landed on Sherford Pools
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Earomyia netherlandica at
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, only the 6th UK record
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Peregrine over Lytchett Bay 22/04/26
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Whimbrel in Lytchett Bay 22/04/26
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