Highlight of wander around Upper Allen Valley was Ring Ouzel at Knowlton. Plenty of raptors 9 Red Kite settling together,2 Sprawk, Kestrel, and 5 Buzzards, incl this distant pale morph stunner. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Wow. @dfozzie.bsky.social

First harbour mouth hour of the Autumn with @dfozzie.bsky.social had 76 Shag into the harbour. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

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Good luck. Just stand by for the cat posts 😁

Flock of 5 Woodlark were the pick of a quiet morning around Blackheath this morning. 3 of which were constantly singing. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Whinchat

Yellowhammer

Whinchat and Yellowhammer. St Aldhelm's Head this morning.

3 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, and 4 Spot Fly the pick of the bunch from Tarrant Rushton this morning. Mostly prior to the deluge halfway round. Goldfinch and Linnet flocks starting to build with flocks of both in 3 figures. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Snipe. Lytchett Fields this evening. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Greenshank. Lytchett Fields this evening. As the tide came up to the Sherford viewpoint, it pushed a few waders in close. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Osprey over Lytchett Fields this evening. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Osprey is currently over RLV. Viewed from Lytchett Fields. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirds.bsky.social

Tree Pipit. Sugar Hill, Wareham Forest. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Spotted Flycatcher

Great morning with D.Foster around Morden Sewage works and Sugar Hill this morning. Wrybeck being the star bird and a Hobby at Sugar Hill. Migrant movement with 25 Willo W across the whole site and 8 Spot Fly. Lots of small mixed flocks. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Wryneck. Sugar Hill, Wareham Forest this morning. Brief but good views with D.Foster. Very mobile and flew low SE, Silent Woman direction, couldn't relocate after around 20 mins. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Still plenty of migrants moving through Holton Heath this morning with 14 Willow W and 12 Chiffchaff. 3 Firecrest best of the rest. @dorsetbirds.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Lots of migrant movement this morning on Holton Heath with 20+ Chiffchaff and double figures of Willow Warbler. One flock consisting of over 40 birds of Chiff, Willow, Long Tailed Tit, Blackcap, and Blue Tits. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Holton Heath this morning with dfozzie, migrants on the move, 12 Willow Warbler, and 12 Chiffchaff. Family group of Spot Fly with 2 adults and 2 juveniles. 5 Crossbill heading West over the canopy was best of rest. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Female Redstart

Female Redstart

Young Peregrine

Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher

Upper Allen Valley this morning. Lots of birds moving through the hedge line. Highlights were Marsh Tit only the second Ive seen around here, Redstart (f) and 2 family groups of Spot Fly. A young Peregrine also made an appearance harrasing Woodpigeons. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

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Did it look like the slightly dishevelled one from M Bog earlier in the week?

Red-Legged Partridge. Upper Allen Valley this morning. Before it pelted down. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Currently, 22 Swift drifting around above BH12 Parkstone Garden @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

As requested. *REES*

Apologies, mix of early morning eyes, predictive text and excitement of life tick.

Heavy crop of this mornings juv Purple Heron Littlesea. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirds.bsky.social @studlandbirds.bsky.social

Second longer flight view 07.05. Along East side of lake then down again much closer in reeds to right of hide.

Very brief views of the Juv Purple Heron at Littlesea circa 05.50. Came down in reeds to right of Reece Cox hide into mist. Viewed from old hide. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Superb photos Rich.

Early morning trip to Holton Heath produced another site tick of Garden Warbler. Also, 2nd week in a row Crossbill with 3 heading East through the canopy. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social