Birds of Poole Harbour

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Last stop on the way home from my bike ride to Sandbanks yesterday was Holes Bay where Pintail are reliable at this time of year. The two alert drakes reminded me of champagne flutes - so elegant! @DorsetBirdClub @harbourbirds

Osprey (5H3) (m) Lytchett Bay, Dorset @harbourbirds @DorsetBirdClub @RoyDennisWF

N.Haven harbour mouth this morning 54 Shag, 17 RBM and the Long Tailed Duck into the harbour the pick of a quiet morning. @DorsetBirdClub @harbourbirds

Male Hen Harrier again from Turlin Moor Viewpoint at Lytchett Bay, flew through at 10.34am. Also a single White-tailed Eagle over Otter Island at 10.42am. Very high tide in the bay currently. @harbourbirds @LytchettP @DorsetBirdClub @ianballam @NarwhalSh

One last hurrah for the 2024 non-motorised year list, bringing it to 209 - a delightful Snow Bunting which had obviously never seen a dog before arriving at Hamworthy Beach. Now it's seen about a million... @harbourbirds @DorsetBirdClub

Lying in the sand with the Snow Bunting at Hamworthy Beach this morning @harbourbirds @DorsetBirdClub

Snow Bunting Hamworthy Park Poole Dorset @DorsetBirdClub @harbourbirds @SightingDOR @DorsetWildlife #DORSET #bird #BirdsOfTwitter #birds #birdphotography

Walked N from Haven Hotel checking every ground. On the last big one found 2 Purple Sandpipers @harbourbirds @DorsetBirdClub

Middlebere hide - slowmo ringtail flyby from Monday. Not easy to do handheld, plenty of scope for improvement. @DorsetBirdClub @harbourbirds

The Snow Bunting at Hamworthy Park this morning

A few from a very confiding Snow bunting at Hamworthy park this morning, great to catchup with @dfozzie68 and Rich today. @harbourbirds @DorsetBirdClub @DorsetBirds

Distant and not focused, but 1st thing me I've seen 3 WTE perched together

Snow Bunting showing brilliantly this AM on Hamworthy Beach @DorsetBirdClub @BirdGuides

Great to catch up with the Snow Bunting at Hamworthy. Stunner. @harbourbirds @DorsetBirdClub

We photographed it quickly then let it be. It's back this AM in it's original area feeding on the beach, behind the beach huts. Also 7 Common Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe and 3 Dunlin out on Baiter Park last night. @DorsetBirdClub @BirdGuides

Last night we were out surveying some of the urban shorelines around Poole and wondered out of curiosity if we could find the Hamworthy Snow Bunt roosting anywhere. We found it roosting in a small hollow of sand at far east end of Hamworthy Beach! @DorsetBirdClub @BirdGuides

A couple of drake Mandarin Duck were brightening up a dull Poole Park lake yesterday - New Year's Day bird racers take note ;-) @harbourbirds @DorsetBirdClub

Enjoyable day at and around Middlebere: 2 Spotted Redshanks, 5 Spoonbills & a single Dunlin from the Middlebere hide, a White tailed Eagle over Hartland Moor and a Grey male Hen Harrier at Scotland Farm. @harbourbirds @DorsetBirdClub

Very distant record shots of both the immature Long Tailed Duck and Eider Duck off of Jerry's Point in the drizzle and overcast skies.@harbourbirds @DorsetBirdClub

Snow Bunting on Hamworthy Beach today, play park end @DorsetBirdClub @BirdGuides