Slepe Moor - yesterdays early morning female Hen Harrier. Hunting over the frosty reeds. Dorset Bird Club Dorset Wildlife Trust

Slepe moor - something out in the reed beds was attracting the interest of the WT eagles this morning. Dorset Bird Club Dorset Wildlife Trust

Slepe moor - WT eagle this morning. Ring on leg looks like 06 25. Dorset Bird Club Dorset Wildlife Trust Sea Eagle England

Slepe Moor - the young eagles interacting with each other (or having a bit of a scrap) Dorset Bird Club Sea Eagle England

Eagle update - Roy Dennis team id the eagle on Slepe moor as "G625 he is a very special bird. He is the first Eagle to hatch and fledge successfully in a wild nest in England in over 240 years! He fledged from a nest in West Sussex in 2023" Dorset Bird Club Dorset Wildlife Trust

022 collecting his breakfast early this morning. Dorset Bird Club Dorset Wildlife Trust

Another one of 022, he doesn't hang about. Over, in and out with a fish in under five minutes. Dorset Bird Club Dorset Wildlife Trust

Pair of ospreys just drifted over Hartland moor, calling to each other. Dorset Bird Club

Hartland moor - a glow-worm larvae on the pathway at Slepe heath. Dorset Wildlife Trust

Studland heath - Hairy dragonflies on the wing in good numbers along with a few four spot chasers. Dorset Wildlife Trust

Shell bay - not something I've seen before a sea snake! Obviously its only a confused grass snake but it was an unusual sight. Eventually it made its way up into the dunes. Dorset Wildlife Trust

Wareham forest is full of dragonflies this year and the hobbies are having a feast. Dorset Bird Club Dorset Wildlife Trust

Morden Bog - some decent Hobby activity over the various ponds. Plus really good numbers of dragonflies. Dorset Bird Club Dorset Wildlife Trust

Brands bay - a late flock of Sanderlings (40+) were feeding on the shoreline. A couple of Dunlins in there too. Dorset Bird Club

Ocellated lizard - Picos de europa (Spain) apparently they can give you a nasty bite.

Picos de europa - Sawfly orchids and pyramidal orchids in the high mountain meadows, hundreds of them.

Picos de europa - a hippity hoppity Wallcreeper bouncing through the scree

Picos de Europa - you lug your camera gear up a mountain and then… you just use your phone. Iberian scarce swallowtail and Iberian swallowtail.

Black adder on the track by the Sherford river.

Studland beach this morning - the Sandwich terns were catching Sand eels and mackerel. Dorset Bird Club