After cycling to Holes Bay early yesterday AM I headed back to Wareham via Lytchett Fields where ian ballam had found a drake Garganey, and then Holme Lane where OTBT birder and St Aldhelms Birder relocated the *extremely wild* Barnacle Goose birdsofpooleharbour Dorset Bird Club

Cattle egret spooked by a buzzard on Wareham Common today birdsofpooleharbour @dorsetbirdclub

Last work party of the year at Alners Gorse Butterfly Conservation 🦋 reserve. The mosaic of grassland, scrub and woodland supports one quarter of all British moths as well as rare butterflies, plants, insects, big adder pop, + songbirds inc Nightingale. A real gem thanks to BC Dorset 🦋

It's #groundnestingbird season!🐦
Very shortly it will also be reptile breeding season. With this in mind, our field officers will be going round our reserves and putting up banners over the coming weeks 🐕🌱
#BeAwarePleaseDontScare @Dorsetheaths

Even minibeasts need a holiday! 🐛🐞 🐜

Help them out and have a go at building a bug hotel this weekend! 👉 bit.ly/3OadNBL ~ Jack

Lodmoor RSPB today and a hungry Spoonbill arrived at lunchtime

A Hoopoe brightened up a cloudy 'early rounds' at Durlston this morning. Dorset Birds Durlston Country Park Dorset Wildlife Trust

LOVE this one of golden-cheeked gibbon Kim! What is impressive is this was taken by Scarlett- who is just 4 years old! It is hard to get a good photo of a gibbon, as they rarely sit still for very long, so Scarlett has done very well here! Thank you for sharing it with us.

Peregrine feeding time 11:55. Was probably a stored prey from an earlier catch.

A bit of a hike around the heaths today, I did over 7 miles looking for the Great Grey Shrike at Sugar Hill Dorset
I eventually caught up with it at a place I looked for it last Thursday , I did my best not to disturb it got a few pics from distance and left, hence a big crop

Great Grey Shrike
Wareham Forest, Dorset
Dorset Bird Club Dorset Wildlife Trust

Ever wondered what wildlife lives in Weymouth?
Find out on our Wildlife Walk at RSPB Radipole Lake, Thurs 14th.
Explore the wetlands as we search for Bearded Tits, Water Rails, Marsh Harriers, and more.
events.rspb.org.uk/events/64358
#Weymouth #visitdorset
Image © Léonard D'Aranjo

Annette shared this one of young female orangutan Awan. Awan makes the most of being the youngest in her group, as she uses her speed & agility to dive in & grab snacks before the other ladies- & big man Tuan- can reach them!
#orangutans #AnimalRescue #dorset #purbeck #daysout

We would like to say a huge thank you to Chewton Glen for making Dorset Wildlife Trust their charity of the year for 2023, and raising £2,755.18 through a variety of special events and collections. 💚 🙌 ~ Jack

📸 Chewton Glen

Explore Weymouth's Wetlands this Friday!
Our monthly walks around RSPB Lodmoor continue on Friday 1st March.
Learn about the wildlife hidden away in Weymouth on this beginner friendly guided walk.
Book at: events.rspb.org.uk/events/64317
#Weymouth #visitdorset
Images © Léonard D'Aranjo

PCS Ali took these of Axl Rose feeding upside down :) As Bengal slow loris are nocturnal, darkened enclosures indoor & outdoors simulates their 'waking' time, & we switch the light on at night so they go to sleep. This means we can watch their amazing behaviour during the day!

Pliosaur: Museum appeals for help excavating sea monster bbc.in/3uuZaDW

Morning from RSPB Arne with a Song thrush serenade over Shipstal!
#MindfulMonday

Common Seal seen near Goathorn in Poole Harbour this morning from the birdsofpooleharbour Winter Safari cruise. Also another seal at the top of the Wareham Channel, but not sure which species. Julie Hatcher Sarah Hodgson DorsetWildlife Trust

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