Little Gull still showing from RLV #LytchettBay @narwhalsh.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Holes Bay this afternoon, 1 Spot Red, 2 Knot, 2500 Blackwit and 12 singing/displaying Firecrest on a circuit round the woods @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Visited Poole Park with Kev Heath y'day morning to see the Forster's tern. Our timing was perfect - the bird appeared just as we arrived and joined the others already waiting. A great bird in the gloomy conditions @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social.

Also at Poole Park, Kev Heath and I added sandwich tern and mandarin to our year lists @birdguides.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social.

Group of gulls and Terns on wooden posts. They all have white underparts and grey wings, and varying arounds of black on their heads. One Tern is a vagrant Foster's Tern and had a black eyemask and some dark streaking on its otherwise white head. It had orange legs which stands out from the nearby black legged Sandwich Terns, and a black bill that is conical.

Same group of birds but the Forster's Tern has turned around to show pale grey upper parts and even paler primaries.

Train arriving at a platform. There are benches on each side of the flatform. The train is mostly grey and dark blue. It is a small station with a bridge linking the 3 platforms. It is overcast. The information board for the platform with train says "Weymouth and..."

Couldn't resist direct train to Poole to reacquaint myself with the Forster's Tern! Great to see on the deck after the fleeting views past patch 3 years ago. Maybe it'll return? 🙏 #LowCarbonBirding #DorsetBirds

Nice Amy👍

Little Gull again this morning from RLV, also 2 Pintail, Marsh Harrier and another increase of Black-tailed Godwit to 97 #LytchettBay @narwhalsh.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Comma along the Dorset Way last Monday

Dock Bug(Coreus marginatus) and Green Shield Bug(Palomena prasina) in a short walk from home along the Dorset Way last Monday

These 2 Tapered Drone Fly(Eristalis pertinax) didn't hang around , already mating on the 2nd March!! At Luscombe Valley NR

Peacock at Luscombe Valley NR earlier this week

Hairy-eyed Flower Fly(Syrphus torvus) at Luscombe Valley NR earlier this week

Crepidodera aurea at Luscombe Valley NR last week

Brimstone from Luscumbe Valley NR last Tuesday

And Adder no.2 #LytchettFields last Monday

There were 2 basking Adders at #LytchettFields in the morning last Monday , here's no.1

Adult Yellow-legged Gull briefly off of Otter Point, Lytchett Bay now headed into Wareham Channel. Little Gull still off of RLV @harbourbirds.bsky.social

This male Siskin was a feisty little fella defending its perch on the feeder against a larger Greenfinch! #LytchettFields

The single Spoonbill that was on French's Pools last weekend

3 Spotted Redshank on left with 3 Common Redshank on right , at #LytchettFields last Saturday

The Lytchett Little Gull moved onto French's Pools on Saturday, giving a good chance to see it's diminutive stature against the roosting Black-headed Gulls

Glossy Ibis, Wareham Common

And a few grubs too!

Glossy Ibis, Wareham Common

Plenty of juicy earthworms being devoured by the Glossy Ibis on Wareham Common

"Preen and sheen"

Glossy Ibis on Wareham Common

Glossy Ibis on Wareham Common last Friday

Little Gull in Lytchett Bay last week

The adult Little Gull in Lytchett Bay last Friday

Goldcrest at Hatch Pond last week

Like some other well-known Americans(mention no names) , the Forster's Tern seems to have plenty to say for itself😀

Poole Park, 06/03/26