Lilac Beauty new for the garden

Little Ringed Plover at Ferrybridge this morning

Little Ringed Plover by the wooden bridge Ferrybridge

117 Med Gulls Billy Winters in the fog

Four-spotted landed on the patio and was very difficult to locate #mothsmatter

Dotted Fan-foot, I believe a good moth for Dorset #mothsmatter

Ferrybridge this morning 6 Sanderling, Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover

Black Terns Hercules nature reserve

Hercules nature reserve, southern Sweden this morning, watching Black Terns fishing the lake, Great Reed Warbler banging on behind me, Garden Warbler and Chiffchaff singing in the tree beside me, Bittern booming and Cuckoos cuckoo-ing, what a wonderful racket!

Seby beach is a small oasis of trees with picnic tables and a car park surrounded by coastal meadows. During migration birds often drop in overnight. This morning we had Red-breasted, Spotted and Pied Flycatchers, Icterine, Marsh, Reed, and Willow Warblers, Whitethroats, Lesser Wts and Blackcaps

Last evening at Seby 3 Nightjars were roosting in the trees by the car park. Recently they have been seen roosting in several places on the island. Very hard to spot if you don’t know where to look

Many thousands of Barnacle Geese have been flying north and east across Öland

We have spent a lot of time on the Stora Alvaret which is a limestone terrace that covers much of the central part of south Öland. It is a good place to see Montegue’s Harriers, also breeding Wheatears and Whinchats

We’ve been about 10 days on Öland, lots of birds but not always easy to photograph. Here’s a few that I managed to get into the camera

Just had 2 Red Kites on the Puddletown bypass

a few from Ferrybridge this morning - mostly Sanderling and Hares

Ferrybridge this morning 16 Sanderling, 12 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, flock of 10 Wood Pigeons east, 3 Hares

1st juvenile Blackbird of the spring just showed in the garden

Turtle Dove and Stock Doves in the garden today. There was a second Turtle Dove in the Sycamore but it didn't come down to feed.

Ferrybridge this morning 13 Sanderling, 5 Dunlin, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit

Little Tern fishing by the bridge at Ferrybridge early this morning

Turtle Dove still around Southwell gardens

Portland Bill 4 Great Northern Divers west between 0900 and 1000, plus a Common Scoter

Ferrybridge this morning 12 Dunlin, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Ringed Plover, 2 Sanderling, Curlew

Turtle Dove still around Southwell gardens @rarebirder.bsky.social

This Whitethroat spent much of the day feeding in this Cotoneaster by the patio, it was picking bits of pollen (and nectar?) from inside the tiny flowers. Photos through the window

A nice selection of migrant birds in the garden today with the star of the show this evening's Turtle Dove. Also 2 Whitethroats. 2 Chiffchaffs, and a Garden Warbler. We were hearing a Cukcoo to the east this evening and saw it flying towards 8 Kings Quarry

Turtle Dove Portland Bill, now sadly a rare bird

Bonaparte's Gull at Lodmoor this morning. 1st time lucky with this one

Sedge Warbler visited the garden pond this evening.

Ferrybridge fleet side 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Sanderling, 42 Dunlin

Chesil Ferrybridge 0907- 1012: 7 Grey Plover, 80 Bar-tailed Godwit, 15 Whimbrel, 7 Sandwich Tern, 56 Dunlin, Little Ringed Plover

Spotted Flycatcher spent some time in the garden Sycamore this evening

Chesil Ferrybridge 0830-0930 7 Whimbrel, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, Greenshank 8 Dunlin; fleet side 2 Wheatear, 4 Whimbrel, 18 Bar-tailed Godwit, Turnstone

A brief visit to the garden pond by this Lesser Whitethroat

Little Tern nearly lost its breakfast this morning at Ferrybridge

Ferrybridge fleet side this morning 2 Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Sanderling, 11 Shelduck, Great Crested Grebe, 3 Mute Swans, 2 Wheatear

Another Redstart turned up in the garden this afternoon spending most of its time deep in the apple tree. Fewer immigrant birds today with 3 Blackcaps and a few Willow Warblers

Redstart in the garden this morning. Other migrants: 9 Blackcaps, 6 Willow Warblers, Chiffchaff, Garden Warbler

Redstart Portland Castle and lot’s Willow Warblers moving through

Redstart, Willow Warbler, at least 9 Wheatears Ferrybridge car park

It's the annual "Wheatear in the Sea Pink at Ferrybridge" photo

Our 1st Garden Warbler of the spring feeding on apples which have been "returned" to the tree, also a Blackcap and Willow Warbler about

My 1st decent migrant moth night with 7 Diamond-back moth, a Rusty-dot Pearl and 2 Pale Mottled Willow

Good numbers of Sandwich and Little Terns at Ferrybridge early this morning

A few from the past week at the Portland Bill

Ferrybridge this morning 18 Little Terns, 16 Sandwich Terns, some fishing by the buoys, all moved on by 0730, Redshank, 2 Shelduck, 2 Greylag Geese NW,

3 Blackcaps in the garden today. Down from the 9 a few days ago, we think these are new in

Manx Shearwater from a couple of days ago, Portland Bill

An early Wheatear at Ferrybridge and 6 Willow Warblers at Reap lane barn is the best we could do this morning