Dorset National Landscape is what used to be called Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). They have money to fund landscape projects in their area (mainly in north and west Dorset).

I just nominated BIRDS OF POOLE HARBOUR movementforgood.com/index.php?cn=1…

Great to hear from someone just starting on a bird ringing career. Info about training to become a BTO licensed ringer at bto.org/our-science/pr…

One great way to recognise Lesser Whitethroat is the closed wings, which are 'earth brown'. Whitethroat has bright rufous wings. Also, Lesser usually looks dark grey behind the eye (the ear coverts) although that doesn't show well here. Lovely pic Alan Crockard , thanks for sharing.

A nice set of Skylark photos here from Graham Jaggard, worth studying. They can be surprisingly difficult to identify on the ground. Bigger, chunkier than a pipit, white eye stripe shorter than Woodlark, also wings and tail longer. Crest not obvious unless raised.

Poole Harbour ospreys: South coast's only breeding pair lay egg bbc.in/3JlSU4U

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.
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Female Osprey CJ7 has just laid an egg. What a star!

This international council does fantastic work in collecting and analysing bird data from every country in Europe. Yes, every country, even now with a war on!

The English south coast's last Puffin population is on the brink, with no successful breeding at the Dorset site for a decade: bit.ly/4aQxlFE

An excellent Isle of Purbeck spring record of Yellow-browned warbler. Dorset Bird Club St Aldhelms Birder

The Forster's Tern showed well on Brownsea Island lagoon from 10:30am today, plus an Arctic Tern, Spoonbill (fly-over) and 3 Greenshanks. A Shag by the quay and a Red Squirrel were a bonus. Also a Dartford Warbler at Ham Common to kick the day off.

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Although it was very mobile, the Western Subalpine Warbler put on a good show this afternoon. What a little beauty!
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Wood Sand still showing well on West Scrape, Lodmoor 4.05pm. @dorsetbirdclub

What a surprise at #Portland today....stumbled across a Western Subalpine Warbler.... BirdGuides Portland Bird Observatory RSPB Dorset Wildlife Spot Dorset Bird Club #BBCWildlifePOTD

It's been a 'flying' start for Little Gulls at Lytchett this year, this is at least our 6th record so far. We had none in 2022 and 3 last year(which we thought was a good year!!) Shaun Robson

The results from this year's RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch have been announced, with nearly 10 million birds reported by more than 600,000 participants: bit.ly/4d41hzY

Another bird to look out for around Dorset wetlands at the moment although Wood Sandpipers are far more prevalent in Autumn