Quite a few Painted Lady’s around Inmosthay Quarry this morning. Also Clouded Yellow

Mid-morning walk along FP from Fabcy's Close and around Inmosthay quarry and top end of Tout Quarry: 12 species of Butterflies including Adonis Blue, Dingy Skipper, GvWhite, Small Copper, 8 Painted Ladys, Small Blue

Along FP north of Fancy’s close garden warbler 1 singing Sedge warbler 1 singing Butterflies 8 species including 25 Red Admiral, 1 PL

Osprey flew north/NE over Easton @ 6:15 this morning being mobbed by gulls @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Early morning movement of Phylloscs with several singing WWs and Blackcap … Easton Ladymead

Willow Warbler singing N of Fancys Close @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Nice to see a few butterflies on the wing in today’s sunshine: 2 Peacock and a Brimstone along the footpath east of Tout Q to Easton Lane.

There’s been a male Blackcap in our garden for the past few days and today it’s singing. Nice!

Ferrybridge this morning: GND 1 Goosander 1f Grey Plover 2 Common Gull 1 Dunlin c110 DWT bird walk

Daily walk around footpaths N of Fancy's Close and Inmosthay quarry mid-morning: again lots of Chiffchaffs - c50 Willow Warbler Spotted Flycatcher Blackcap m & f Stonechat - 3 Few butterflies including Painted Lady, Small Copper, Red Admiral #leptember

Nice walk around Inmosthay quarry this morning Spot Fly Common Redstart Willow Warbler Chiffchaff Blackcap Lots of Swallows and Meadow Pipits overhead Siskin calling Also my ffy Clouded Yellow Painted Lady Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Walk around Inmosthay quarry: Largely cloudy and breezy 1-3 beaufort. Eventually the sun did come out The RVDarter did show itself in the same spot as before Also flushed a Grasshopper Warbler from path towards Fancy's Close, 2 Wheatear north end.

Anyone know which Darter this is? Found last week on the west side of Inmosthay quarry

Found this orange swift in the house

walk around Inmosthay quarry this morning ... 2nd gen Dingy Skipper Fresh Small Copper, may be 2nd gen.

Another excellent trip with Birds of Poole Harbour: 2 WTEs c4 Ospreys @harbourbirds.bsky.social Pictures of the Osprey that flew over the boat and part of the flock of Curlews that also flew over.

This Hummingbird Hawkmoth 1 of 3 seen this morning around Inmosthay quarry along with several Holly Blues

Nice to see a Small Tortoiseshell, only my 2nd this year and the underside of an Adonis Blue Both tout q

Probable 2nd brood Small Heath Tout q this morning

Doing the Big Butterfly count in the garden this morning and this Hummingbird Hawkmoth stopped by:

Would anyone like to offer an opinion on this photo os a Skipper please. ?Small or Essex? Taken this morning (24/7/25) along track Tout Q to Easton Lane

Another butterfly survey of SY6872 mid-morning onwards. Rather cloudy with a fresh breeze kept numbers down. New Adonis Blue, more Small Coppers, Jersey Tiger flying around part of Tout Q.

CHBlue & Small Copper Tout Q this afternoon

Another BTO Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey of SY6872 this morning: 20 species recorded: highlights CHBlue Tout Q, Small Copper west side Inmosthay Q, PL cliff footpath, Wall Tout Q

WCBS square SY6872 butterfly survey this afternoon. 20 butterfly species despite the cloud: Comma, Marbled/Large/Small/GV White, RA, Sp.Wood, Peacock, ST, PL, Small/Large/Lulworth Skipper, GK, MB, SH, Common/SS Blue, Grayling, Ringlet. Moths: Scarlet Tiger, Mother Shipton

Andy @andylportland.bsky.social not sure how early this is but had a grayling in Tout Quarry this morning. Poor photo taken from my iPhone

Walk: Easton->Wakeham->Yeolands Lesser Whitethroat singing west of Wakeham 1 Painted Lady cliff top towards Yeolands 1 Small Blue 1 male broad-bodied chaser No RVDarter in my time at Yeolands but 1 was seen just before I got there by Brett.

Circular walk: Easton->Watery Lane->Combefield Q->Reap Lane->Barleycrates Lane->Easton Only thing of note Broad-bodied Chaser at Barleycrates

Huge flock of Gulls off Blacknor looking N from Reap Lane -> Barleycrates Lane coast path.

Osprey north over Easton (15:30) heavily mobbed by gulls.

Only thing of note around Inmosthay quarry/tout quarry/west weares was a singing lesser whitethroat.

Broadcroft butterfly reserve this morning: 1 singing Reed Warbler 1 Small Blue

Male Orange Tip along footpath N of Fancys Close

Singing Sedge W this afternoon SY687727 in scrub on footpath Easton Lane -> Tout Quarry by road bridge

Walking between Easton and West Weare this morning. Lot of movement north of Mipits, Linnets, Goldfinches, Sand Martins, Swallows. Many Chiffchaffs few Willow Warblers especially along footpath between Inmosthay Quarry and Reforne

Walk from Easton via Watery lane, Barleycrates Lane, Reap Lane: nice to bump into Martin @portandwey.bsky.social after several years. Common Redstart - 1 male (bl) 2 Yellow Wags 2 White Wags 13+ Wheatear 1 singing Black Redstart (rl) Many mipits Few Swallows

f./juv Black Redstart @ St. George’s cemetery

Small White and Comma in garden late morning

Only 6! White-tailed Eagles from our first Spring Safari of the season this AM. Also 1 ringtail Hen Harrier, displaying Marsh Harriers, 1 Red Kite, 3 Black-throated Diver, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Swallow, 3 Spoonbill, c50 Avocet plus ‘the usual’ @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

3+ wheatear Reap Lane

m. Blackcap in garden today. Sparrowhawk, Peregrine and Raven all on thermals over Easton this morning

Chiffchaff through the garden this afternoon

Chiffchaff in garden this morning. Also one on 15/2 and a f. Blackcap 1/2

Ferrybridge this morning f. Common Scoter 2 barwits 1 Knot

Early morning Easton Ladymead Goldcrest 1+ Common Snipe 1 flew over Redwing 23 Song Thrush 1 Black Redstart 1w male

Stonking male Black Redstart in my Easton garden briefly then flew south

@portlandbirdobs.bsky.social Just had a small wing-barred warbler through the garden but it flew south before I could get my bins on it. Only a very fleeting glimpse but it did call once. Not Yellow-browed but shorter and lower pitched.

Ring Ouzel briefly Easton Ladymead then flew west. Also my first Wood Pigeon flock of the autumn, c200-300 flew south. @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

Golden plover heard flying east @14:45 over Easton. I thought I heard one briefly late morning so may relate to same bird. @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

Pied Flycatcher Ladymead garden trees by steps 12:30 @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social