Alan Membury

Alan Membury

@alanmembury.bsky.social

Birder. RSPB volunteer. RSPB, Dorset Wildlife Trust, Dorset Bird Club and Portland Bird Observatory member. Nature almost only for me on this format unless provoked enough to respond.

295 Followers 153 Following 510 Posts Joined Mar 2024
2 days ago

Didnโ€™t know there were still some in Dorset. Well done Mick.

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4 days ago

Nice find Mick ๐Ÿ‘

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4 days ago

Very special animal.

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4 days ago

Amazing numbers of Corn Bunting.

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6 days ago
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Interesting behaviour from
A Great Tit building itโ€™s nest. Great to be able to monitor its progress. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

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1 week ago

Cheers Mark ๐Ÿ‘

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1 week ago
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My twin and I didnโ€™t expect to be celebrating our 70th birthday with our parents ๐Ÿ˜ณ. We were christened soon after birth as premature, Mum quad heart bypass and dementia, Dad heart attack and new valve. Thank you so much the #NHS Gathering tonight with Gillian, friends and family to watch #Arsenal

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1 week ago

Impressive ๐Ÿ‘

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1 week ago

Nice one Andy - Radipole for those that donโ€™t know.

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1 week ago

I wish I could come up with something and make my millions and pay my fair taxes to help others ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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1 week ago

If they had acted like old Labour they wouldnโ€™t have won the election.

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1 week ago

One at Silverlake today.

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1 week ago

Nice one Ian ๐Ÿ‘

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1 week ago

Donโ€™t be so melodramatic. We had 14 years of Tory chaos - putting all that right with Brexit and all the damage that did and with Trump and his ways has not exactly made things easy for any party to put right.

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2 weeks ago
Cattle Egret on the water meadow behind 4 Little Egrets.   Cattle Egret on the water meadow with just a hint of its orange toning coming through on its head.   Cattle Egret with the yellowish colouring of its bill and its greyish legs showing well. A wide-angled view of the water meadow with 18 Little Egrets and a Cattle Egret in the picture

Lower Bockhampton today where we spotted Egrets in a field. 20 Little Egrets we thought until Gillian spotted 1 Cattle Egret amongst them which was a nice find. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirds #UKbirding

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2 weeks ago
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Many thanks to @harbourbirds.bsky.social and Stour Ringing Group for the brilliant event they put on, on Wednesday. At all times the well-being of the birds was paramount. It was fantastic to see this Woodcock and Jack Snipe to learn so much on identification, sizing and behaviour.

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2 weeks ago
A Goldfinch perched amongst the bare stems of a Teasel type plant with the teasel heads adding to the picture.   A great Egret skulking amongst the reed bed hunting for food.   A male Marsh Harrier seen from it's underside with the black, grey and brown colouring caught in the bright sun with the bird's claws extended.  A male Shoveler photgraphed in flight with its lower wing fanned out and the green of it's head and bright orange legs looking splendid.

RSPB Ham Wall yesterday - booming Bitterns heard a lot of the day but none seen. Did see this Goldfinch, Great Egret in the reeds, beautiful Marsh Harrier and the Shoveler in flight. Treecreeper, Siskin, GSW amongst other birds seen. #ukbirds #UKbirding #Somersetlevels @rspb.bsky.social

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2 weeks ago

Havenโ€™t you ever had a shower ๐Ÿ˜‚

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2 weeks ago

It has to be the best nest.

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2 weeks ago

Cracking picture.

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2 weeks ago

Incredible ๐Ÿ‘

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2 weeks ago

Great to have a plan and for it to work. We planted a Silver Birch approx 6 years ago and itโ€™s now 30+
feet tall. We have that and a small crab apple all we have room for.

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2 weeks ago

Brilliant ๐Ÿ‘

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3 weeks ago
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The female was nearby.

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3 weeks ago

Thanks Ian

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3 weeks ago

The protected characteristics within it offer many people protection - be it race, gender, disability etc. It will be disastrous for many people without this protection.

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3 weeks ago
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Thorncombe Woods nr Dorchester today with Gillian. We had sightings of a Green Woodpecker (heard it yaffling most of the morning), a Great Spotted Woodpecker and more common birds. Photos below of Nuthatch, Treecreeper and Bullfinch that we saw. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirds #UKbirding

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3 weeks ago

Yes I suspect I know the area you are talking of - I have just picked the wrong day or time of year. I went to Pulborough Brookโ€™s once and there were adders everywhere.

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3 weeks ago

I just love adders but have struggled to come across them last few years. How lucky you were. ๐Ÿ‘

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3 weeks ago
A Common Redpoll feeding on the ground amongst the leaves. Its red crest is showing nicely. A Common Redpoll feeding on the ground amongst the leaves. Its red crest is showing nicely. A treecreeper is going up the side of an Oak Tree.

A Valentine's Day trip out to Thorncombe Woods this morning with Gillian on a lovely cold, but sunny day. The best treat was finding 3 Common Redpoll feeding on the ground with 20 + Chaffinch close by. Also saw 2 Goldcrest, 3 Siskin, Song & Mistle Thrush. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirds

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