Ridge farm - the White fronts were giving excellent views today. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Ridge farm - White-fronted geese still there on and off. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Sandbanks - a solitary Purple Sandpiper sheltering on the groynes, unfazed by the host of dog walkers. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Middlebere - this weeks high tides were flushing out the rodents from the reed beds. Easy pickings for the resident Kestrel. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Shell bay - PUN1 back on the beach for the tenth year in succession. Otherwise just a handful of Sanderlings and a small flock of Brents. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Middlebere - autumn weather, at least its warm. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Middlebere - a very approachable Kestrel in the pony field. Eventually he dropped of his perch and grabbed a small rodent. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Brands Bay - thirty or so Ringed plover were feeding at Redhorn. Three ospreys were hunting in the bay, only one caught a fish and settled down on the shoreline to eat it. The others headed off further into the harbour. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Middlebere - a young Kingfisher somewhat overwhelmed by the size of its catch. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Dunlin feeding on the beach at Brands bay. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Too far away to see

Middlebere - Osprey gracefully gliding onto its perch with an already nibbled fish. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Middlebere - Osprey (unringed) with fish this morning. Put on a good show circling round overhead before it dived in. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Osprey 5R3 flexing her wings over the Poole harbour waters. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Middlebere - four Ospreys drifting around over the channel this morning. One looks like CJ7, one is unringed and the others were too far away to see if they were ringed. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Young Osprey (ring looks like 5R4) at Morden yesterday @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Cordite way footpath - Four banded flower bee and Jersey tiger moth.

Morden Bog am - two adult unringed ospreys and a juvenile. Presumably a local youngster (photos below). @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

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Morden bog - two unringed ospreys present, only one came close enough to photo. Both headed south towards the harbour mid morning. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Hobby with a Fistful of Dragonflies high over Morden lake. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Juvenile WTE was flapping about just before lunch, eventually settled in the field north of the bog.