Great to see my first Dark - eyed Junco today in Gillingham. A very elegant bird!
Dorset Bird Club

I have always wanted to see this bird, now I finally got the chance to, after two attempts the Western Subalpine Warbler gave great views in the blackthorn at Portland this afternoon.
Portland Bird Observatory Dorset Bird Club

Terry Elborn Hartshill Hayes Country Park @Snowfla93053790 Aspen Silvaana Athlete Footprints Could not agree more! I ringed this stunning bird in south Spain before Christmas.

I think I’m becoming obsessed - this month I’ve seen waxwings in Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset 🤣
Great to see Athlete Footprints Aspen Silvaana and Winter S
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Fulmars checking out prospective nest sites at a gloomy but very atmospheric Durlston Country Park this afternoon.
Video taken on phone.
Fantastic opportunities currently for anyone with superior skills to mine 🤣
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Mark Wright Aspen Silvaana Dorset Bird Club

My year is complete. Prizes at last night's ringing group AGM. 'A Shrikingly good ale, with added bite' from Lanuis excubitor brewery 🤣 Thanks all Terry Elborn Ian Lewis Aspen Silvaana birdsofpooleharbour Seb Elwood Adam Day @Winter_Semaya Sean Walls Kate Fox et al

Further dazzling surveys of farmland near Blandford last night with Terry Elborn + Aspen Silvaana + @WinterSemeya resulted in us ringing our 1st corn buntings for the site with 2 males. 2 new male grey partridge, 1 woodcock, 2 skylark + 1 fieldfare and meadow pipit also ringed.

Great comparison shots 🤩👇 nice one Aspen Silvaana!

We were joined by Winter S and Aspen Silvaana monitoring farmland birds. They started the day with a raptor handling masterclass with a Short-eared Owl. 5 Corn Buntings and lots of Yellowhammers followed. These two young ladies were very impressive and great to work with👏

Aspen Silvaana Cambs Bird Club Terry Elborn Fantastic.

Aspen Silvaana Dorset Bird Club birdsofpooleharbour Dorset Wildlife Trust Male Hen Harrier, although quite distant. Days tally
Goshawk
Merlin
Peregrine
M/F Hen harriers
Not a bad day considering the weather.

Looks like a greyer Golden Plover to me Aspen.
Ive not sorted my photos from yday yet, but a BoC shot showing part of the underwing which shows the AGP was greyer with a darker crown, more contrasting supercilium, a darker spot behind the eye and it was smaller Aspen Silvaana

Aspen Silvaana Dorset Bird Club Terry Elborn Ian Lewis Peter Moore Hi Aspen, I'm no expert but just going by what I seen this morning the bird in your photo does not quite look right. On the AGP there was a definite gap between the cap and bill, a distinct neck ring . It may have been the light conditions but the breast was lighter too.

Aspen Silvaana Martin Wood Dorset Bird Club Peter Moore Portland Bird Observatory Yes it is

nyrak62 Portland Bird Observatory Dorset Bird Club Thank you, it was worth getting wet many times!

Agreed - definately a Black-necked Grebe with that peaked head, black well below the eye. Slav Grebes have a flatter head profile, less rounded body & a more clean-cut facial pattern with the black not going so far below the eye Aspen Silvaana @alfiebirder Terry Elborn

Shaun Robson matt prior Aspen Silvaana Loy Stobart Rob Howe Nigel Pleass Wiltshire Ornithological Society BTO Terry Elborn It was great fun and I can't wait to get back into the swing of ringing in the Summer.

Aspen Silvaana Dorset Bird Club birdsofpooleharbour Interesting that the bird at Pennington Marsh weeks ago also had middle tail feathers miss

Aspen Silvaana Cambs Bird Club Terry Elborn Please tell them Dorset is full of berries & we will also put out apples once they are here!