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A ridiculous total of NINE Bittern have just been circling over Swineham GP, with none actually leaving, rather all settled back down into the fringes again. Crazy!!! @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Red-rumped Swallow at Radipole this morning

This Red-rumped Swallow (a scarce visitor to our shores) provided a challenge at Radipole this afternoon.

The Red-rumped Swallow is still in Weymouth per RBA
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Brilliant sunny morning on Swyre Head watching 2 juvenile and 2 adult White-tailed Eagles interacting with each other. Also lots of Buzzards (some displaying), Kestrel, Peregrine, Raven etc. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Cracking male Black Redstart in the sunshine on the #PurbeckCoast between Seacombe and Dancing Ledge, accompanied by a female @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

HG, the young male, literally coming between his parents on Friday! @dorsetraptors.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

The now annual Forster’s Tern has reappeared in the harbour this evening, several weeks earlier than previous years. More typically it’s been appearing in late March. Wonder how long it will hang around?? @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social
📸 Joe Parker

Satellite data suggest Doñana wetlands could vanish within 60 years New satellite analysis indicates that the iconic Doñana marshland in southern Spain could disappear within decades unless current hydrological trends change, posing a stark warning for biodiversity and migratory birds.

Satellite imagery and machine-learning analysis have revealed a troubling decline in water presence across Doñana NP in Spain, suggesting that the iconic wetland could disappear within the next 60 years:

Glorious views of WTE pair G463 and G466 right overhead, gracefully soaring, and calling loudly. Worth getting a bad neck for 😅 #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

Spring has officially landed with 3 Sand Martin at Swineham GP. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Up to 5 Buzzards soaring in the sky at Hatch Pond as of 14:49.
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Dartford Warbler
Canford Heath NR
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He’s not smirking now

Purbeck Seabird Survey Fundraiser Purbeck's coastline supports breeding colonies for eight Birds of Conservation Concern species & surveys have been carried out since the mid-1960s. This year we’re supporting the local project by rais...

This is a very worthwhile cause for those local to Purbeck in Dorset. Please help if you can. www.justgiving.com/campaign/pur...

Help Stop the Criminal Killing of Birds of Prey Despite more than 70 years of full legal protection, raptor persecution remains a serious and persistent wildlife crime. The Yorkshire Dales is one of the UK’s worst-affected areas, with 152 confirmed...

If you’d like to see an end to the wanton killing of our birds of prey, then sign this. I have: @theactionnetwork.bsky.social

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Stunning male Black Redstart on the rocks at the Nothe Fort in Weymouth yesterday @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Goshawk
Poole Harbour, Dorset
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Redwings in trees at the top of the Learoyd Rd Playing Fields in Canford Heath.

@harbourbirds.bsky.social Pochard in Poole park by closed cafe

An unusual sight, a Seal in the PCW Drain.
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Little Gull still at Holes Bay NE.
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I don’t think that’s what he was referring to.

Puddletown Water Meadows Bardolf Farm - The sun came out and so did the raptors including a White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) that caused chaos on the water meadows below! @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Eagle flies high once again after being shot in the wing Daily physio and medication helped the bird of prey spread its wings again.

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University research aims to save Critically Endangered dove With some 160 mature individuals remaining, Grenada Dove is one of the world's rarest birds.

A team from the University of Chester has been conducting vital research in efforts to save one of the world's rarest birds from extinction:

We assisted Cornwall Wildlife Trust with Cornwall’s first licensed wild beaver release yesterday! Four pairs have been released after three years of planning and consultation. The beavers will help to restore waterways, improve biodiversity, and increase climate resilience. [1/3]

Little Gull
Holes Bay NE
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Little Gull and Goosander still at Holes Bay NE with the Little Gull showing well and giving me a new patch tick plus 2 Peregrines hunting in NW putting a lot of waders up with one nearly catching a lone wader.
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