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Clive Hargrave

@cliveh.bsky.social
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Amateur birder, other interests, reptiles and amphibians, native orchids, exotic plants.

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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 12h
Beautiful bird Neil, I saw a couple in Bicentennial Park there.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Little Stint, Keyhaven yesterday.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wall lizards and Wall Brown, Durlston Castle wall. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A small fresh Painted Lady (one of three), Peacock, Silver Y Moth and Hornet Mimic Fly. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Good to see you too, great cruise.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
None of my Osprey photos from the @harbourbirds.bsky.social bird cruise were keepers so here are Turnstones while walking to the quay at Poole.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Wall lizards, Durlston Castle, Dorset. @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
It was 10.30 this morning.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I was going to put it up as a Smooth Snake but wasn't sure but it was too long for an Adder as it was well over 2ft and the head was narrower
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Marsh Gentian, Hartland Moor, Dorset.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Adder on the Sunnyside track. @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @arc-trust.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A great capture.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We had the first one in March, feeding on Daphne flowers with a Red Armiral. One comes daily now three or four times a day but on the Sylvias as well as the Buddleia.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Common Gull and Black Tailed Godwits, Upton Country Park. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Synth art fools some people.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Reed Warbler with young, Swineham. @harbourbirds.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Spotted Flycatchers, nice to see two pairs, one with young. Bestwall. @harbourbirds.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Cattle Egrets and Barnacle Goose, Swineham this morning. Finally managed to load photos. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Two Cattle Egrets with the cattle and the lonely Barnacle with the Canada Geese at Swineham this am plus two pairs of Spotted Flycatchers at at Bestwall,lower Piddle. Can't load photos for a day or three.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
As there are only 6 there this year, this is encouraging news.The only UK Puffins not living in burrows.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Not back until Thursday, probably gone by then.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Good enough, I had to go to Bristol so no chance of seeing it and so near to home.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Gatekeeper, Brimstone, Holly Blue and Hummingbird Hawkmoth around in the garden today. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I thought the Gate Keeper was doing another round when I realised it was a Wall Brown, only second ever in the garden. Hummingbird Hawkmoth and Pantaloon Bee also feeding nearby. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Holly Blue and probably the same Jersey Tiger seen yesterday. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Broad Leaved Helleborines from yesterday's walk along a woodland path in Dorset. @ukorchids.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Wow, and I was going to hold off until the end of the month.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Great to see these tiny insectivorous plants in a few sites locally, easy to miss aren't they.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Small Copper in the garden today. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Silver Washed Fritillaries, Garston Wood. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Bat (and Swallow) flying around Holme Garden Cenrte cafe pond. @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Lesser Butterfly orchids, Dorset heath.
Lesser Butterfly orchid
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Badbury Rings this morning. A fresh Purple Hairstreak was not expected, lots of Ringlets and Marbled Whites and a brief view of a Dark Green Fritillary near the car park. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
Purple HairstreakRingletRingletMarbled White
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I was there this morning with my Nature Group, most orchids have finished apart from Pyramidals and Spotted. Great for butterflies.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Heath Fragrant orchid, Pale Butterwort, Bog Asphodel and Silver Studded Blue, Dorset heaths. @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Silver Studded Blue, Hartland Moor. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Adonis Blue, Small Tortoiseshell and Marbled White, Small Copper. Martin Down NNR.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Certainly does make a difference.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Wrong ID Common Blue
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Callistemon salignus (yellow bottlebrush) is stunning this year attracting butterflies, bees and a Rose Chafer.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Too cold and windy when I went for any butterflies.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Adonis Blue butterfly, Yellow Shell and Silver Y moth. Durlston CP. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
If you are correct then that is good to know they have spread as I don't know of any others in Dorset.
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
As far as I am aware they are different, I will see the earlies later when in full flower. Then they could be compared. I am no expert!
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Just two Early Marsh orchids in bud but more to come, Slepe Moor/Hartland Moor with Southern Marsh in separate area. @ukorchids.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Green Hairstreak, Slepe moor. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Callistemons (Bottlebrushes) Salignus and Perth Pink, always flowering before the commoner reds. #gardenflowers
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Painted Lady in the garden again today. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
First juvenile Goldfinch of the year. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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Clive Hargrave @cliveh.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Exceptional to have two returners out of the four, are CJ7 and 022 setting records?
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