On Thursday 26th September, after a series of strong southwesterly winds, a Grey Phalarope was reported on Going Birding at Pennington Lagoon. Two Arctic Skuas, two Great Skuas and a Roseate Tern were also seen […]
In early May I had visited Frampton Marshes in Lincolnshire to see a Long-billed Dowitcher which had been there for nearly nine months. My trip was timed to co-incide with a visit to see my […]
In the Weymouth area there were two year ticks fairly close to each other. An amazingly confiding Lapland Bunting at Portland Bill and a slightly less obliging Long-billed Dowitcher at Lodmoor. The Lapland Bunting was […]
The White Stork Project is led by a pioneering partnership of private landowners and nature conservation organisations, who are working together to restore a population of at least 50 breeding pairs in southern England by […]
On the 2nd June a Whooper Swan was seen downstream from the bridge on the Avon Causeway. On this stretch of the Avon the river provides the border between Hampshire and Dorset. The sighting was reported on the Whatsapp group and caused a ripple of excitement as there have been only seven previous records in the county this century […]
After seeing the Squacco Heron and then dropping off four large framed images for a new restaurant at Durdle Door I decided to try for the Puffins at Dancing Ledge. I parked in Langton Matravers […]
After a day out with a friend, when I’d added Wood Warbler for the year, a pair of Cranes were reported in Dorset at Witchampton in fields south of Loverley Lane. The Bird Guides map […]
