Little Tern – Chesil Beach, Dorset
Looking for a year tick which might allow some sketches I decided on the Little Tern colony in Dorset. A visit to the melee of shearwaters which spend the summer off Portland Bill would be […]
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Cattle Egret – Longham Lakes, Dorset
The second place I planned to visit was Longham Lakes, which was more or less on the way back from Sturminster Marshall. The main targets were Scaup, Cattle Egret and Great White Egret. I had […]
Ring-necked Duck – Sturminster Marshall Gravel Pits, Dorset
A female Ring-necked Duck had been present at the gravel pits in Sturminster Marshall since 16th November 2019. I was looking for a few places to visit to start the year and as Ring-necked Duck […]
American Black Tern – Longham Lakes, Dorset
On Sunday 6th at just before 5pm Bird Guides reported that a juvenile Black Tern, present for its second day at Longham Lakes, had been re-identified as an American Black Tern. There have been only […]
