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 […]
Having stopped for sandwiches we parked up just south of the Southwell Business Park so that we could walk south along the abandoned fields towards the higher light. This is the favoured area for the […]
A friend of mine had posted photos of an Osprey on a nesting platform in Poole Harbour and having got more information Dad and I decided to go the next day and combine it with […]
A Whooper Swan had been wintering with the herd of Mute Swans at Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset. I had a 121 workshop at Portland Bill and so on the way down I detoured via the Swannery. While checking for directions online I had noticed that the Swannery was closed over the winter although the news messages from Bird Guides […]
After a day in the Weymouth area we headed to Portland and on our way to Portland Bill we stopped off at Chesil Cove and connected with the Black Redstart which showed really well on […]
