Another Murky Dismal Autumn Day, Kingston Lacy NT #Dorset Brightened by 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1m1f, Nuthatch, Jay ❤️, Pied Wag, Wren, Blue Great & Coal Tits, several Chaffinch. Badbury Rings had 5 Stonechat & flocks of Meadow Pipit, Kestrel. Prob Merlin, Chalborough Estate

Brilliant sunny 🌞 morning on Maiden Castle, and cold North wind #Dorset 2 Yellowhammer; Stonechat & P Wag on the cattle dung. Small flocks of Linnet. 2 Buzzard, Kestrel. c50 Lapwing in field to North, along with hundreds of Woodpigeons, Corvids, Starling, Gulls. Dorset Bird Club

Yes, usually some Corn Bunting around, sometimes large numbers. Not today. Attractions elsewhere; lots of opportunities in adjacent fields 🙄

Great pictures, Kate.. Lovely Dartford 👍

Great picture! There were a male & female pair sat on adjacent posts in Abbotsbury Beach car park a couple of days ago. Dorset Bird Club Abbotsbury Swannery

Due to flooding, there is currently no access to the Avalon Hide, most picnic benches nr the car park or the Play Area apart from Egret Hide. Access on main hard standing path through the reserve is okay but a number of the grass paths including the Canal Bank require wellies.

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Unable to cope with brutal TEMU in-your-face advertising, we can now be found at Blue Sky 💙 below... Birds, Dorset, Nature, Travel Dorset Bird Club Portland Bird Observatory bsky.app/profile/geoffs…

Nice one, Graham!

Middle Beach, Studland this morning. 2 BNG, 1 Slavonian, 3 GCG, 2 GND, 1 RBM. 5 Brent, 6 Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Shag. Birds of Poole Harbour Dorset Bird Club #Dorset

Jerry's Point, late morning. Long Tailed Duck, female Goldeneye, GND, 20+ RBM. Birds of Poole Harbour Dorset Bird Club

& 3 Slavonian, Jerry's Point 1250hr #Dorset Birds of Poole Harbour Dorset Bird Club

Brands Bay Studland #Dorset very low tide... Large numbers of Avocet, one Spoonbill. Numerous usual wildfowl, including Pintail. Several LtEgret, Shelduck et al...

The Public Inquiry to determine proposed price increases for The Sandbanks Ferry begins tomorrow at 10am and runs for six days. All information related to the Inquiry, including a video streaming link to all sessions, can be found here: hwa.uk.com/projects/bourn…

Ringtail Hen Harrier, Middlebere 1125hr. Dorset Bird Club Birds of Poole Harbour

Peregrine 1215hr, Middlebere, Arne #DorsetBirds Birds of Poole Harbour Dorset Bird Club RSPB

Marsh Harrier. ARNE BAY 1450hr Birds of Poole Harbour #DorsetBirds

3 BNG East of Long Island from Shipstal Hill, ARNE Birds of Poole Harbour

Merlin over road directly South of Arne RSPB car park 1624hr. Nice! Birds of Poole Harbour Dorset Bird Club RSPB Arne and Weymouth Wetlands RSPB #DorsetBirds

Crazy, pointless stupidity 🙄