martinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 12hWillow Emerald mating and ovipositing Upton CP, Dorset 4/10, and present Brownsea 6/10 Southern and Migrant Hawkers, Common Darters both sites plus Common Blue Damsels on Brownsea @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social 010
martinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 12hSpoons in the sun on Saturday, then in this morning's mist with a flock of Blackwit on Holes Bay @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social 092
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialSt Aldhelms Birder @staldhelmsbirder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026My latest update - Lancashire Hot-Spot. An update on the CR Avocet K0 that was seen on the @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social Brownsea lagoon on 16 & 30 Sept birdingpooleharbourandbeyond.blogspot.com/2026/10/16-s... 162
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialNicki T @wildontheroad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Good views of great white egret on Brownsea lagoon this morning... convenient size comparisons to little egret too #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social 0155
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialBeefeater Fella @beefeaterfella.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Rare white aurora borealis captured in Norway. Usually, it is green, red, or blue, but the light from different gases in the atmosphere can mix, and then the aurora takes on an almost white color. 526655
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialNicki T @wildontheroad.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Busy spoonbill, avocet, egret and gull flocks in the mist this morning 🤍 #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social 15513
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialpetey632.bsky.social @petey632.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Single Spoonbill today Holes Bay NW Poole Harbour Dorset @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social 0113
martinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Swirly Avocets and a century of Spoonbill on Brownsea Island Friday @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @wildontheroad.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @rspb.bsky.social 0294
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialSt Aldhelms Birder @staldhelmsbirder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026@wildontheroad.bsky.social something to look out for 083
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialUptonpics @uptonpictures.bsky.social · 02/10/20266 Spoonbill at Holes Bay North at 1020 #birdsseenin2026 @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @bournemouthecho.bsky.social 0113
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialNicki T @wildontheroad.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Juv WR eagle on the Brownsea lagoon earlier... treated us to about 20 mins of its presence before fi ally being seen off by determined corvids #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #RoyDennisFoundation 54710
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialSt Aldhelms Birder @staldhelmsbirder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Far more interesting and frustrating a Glossy Ibis flew over Brownsea just before the Sea-eagle I wasnt in the hides at that point so missed the Ibis @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #DorsetBirds 091
martinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Spooooooons! 93 Spoonies on Brownsea today @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk 0273
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialpetey632.bsky.social @petey632.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Sandwich Tern Lytchett Bay Poole Harbour Dorset @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social 0103
martinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Poole Pegs @dorsetraptors.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social 0203
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialDorset Raptor Study Group @dorsetraptors.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Went to check up on an urban fringe heathland hobby family a few days ago. Both chicks have fledged well and are strong on the wing. It won't be many days now until they leave for warmer climes. The latest we have seen a family group still at their breeding site is 6th October. 0315
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialJoe Stockwell @joestockwell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Tidying up a net ride when I became aware of some crunching behind me, astonished to find a Lesser Emperor devouring a Migrant Hawker just a meter from my head! 0513
martinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I love watching Curlew eating crabs - it's a tribute to the dexterity of the bills that they manage to manipulate them from the tip to the top, its like us eating food (that is moving !) using 2 chopsticks attached to our lips! @curlewaction.bsky.social 010
martinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Woken in the night by T-witting outside the bathroom, answered by a distant, haunting T-whooo 🦉 @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social 020
martinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Just a Hummingbird Hawk Moff browsing the papers in Lidl this morning @migrantmothuk.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social 1123
martinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Most of the waders were Blackwit or Redshank, but some were Knot @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @wadertales.bsky.social @waderstudy.bsky.social @waderquest.bsky.social 2183
martinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The hungry hungry Blackwit in Holes Bay Dorset this morning @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @wadertales.bsky.social @waderstudy.bsky.social @waderquest.bsky.social 0143
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.social🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Oystercatchers live on coasts and shorelines worldwide. Because young oystercatchers lack the strength and skill to pry open hard-shelled prey like mussels, clams, and limpets, both parents continue feeding them for up to 6 months while they master these complex feeding techniques. 301917314
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialDorset Raptor Study Group @dorsetraptors.bsky.social · 08/09/2026As summer draws to a close, we thought you might like a quick peep at where Hobbies over-winter. And a quick heads-up - our next blog will feature this summer's amazing colour-ring sightings. Big thanks to you, and please do keep them coming! @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.socialdrsg.co.ukWhere Hobbies go in winter — Dorset Raptor Study GroupHobbies soon head off on migration for warmer winter quarters. But have you ever wondered just where our Hobbies disappear off to each winter, or just how far they can travel? Find out where they go... 1195
martinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026So called "AI" can't tell the difference between "two weeks on lansoprazole” & a two-week holiday on Lanzarote. But it's going to save us all time and money and cure cancer right?? Right?? @doctorow.pluralistic.net www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.comAI transcriptions are no time-saving measure for doctors | LettersLetters: Dr Mary Gibbs says there are a number of problems with AI, particularly its tendency to misunderstand, as Debbie Cameron can attest 010
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026If you’re harassing a wild shark and the shark bites you, please call David Shiffman Scientific and Environmental Consulting for a free consultation on why you should not have harassed a wild shark. 1316518
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialianballam.bsky.social @ianballam.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Common European Scorpionfly(Panorpa communis) at #LytchettFields 19/07/26 032
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialR Goad Photography 🏴🇬🇧 @rgoadphotography.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Osprey over Holes Bay 09:30 plus 6 Wigeons at NE half an hour earlier. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social 162
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialLiz Woodford @woodfordliz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Osprey fished north of railway line at Upton Park and was successful, put up all the birds! 5 wigeon my first of the autumn @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social 2185
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialianballam.bsky.social @ianballam.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Juvenile Common Tern over Brownsea Lagoon 17/07/26 041
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialUptonpics @uptonpictures.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Unbelievable morning at Holes Bay North. 0910 to 1010. 3 different Osprey. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #Ospreys #birdsseenin2026 @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social 0215
martinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Only seen thebadult Pegs in Poole this week. Nice size comparison of Mama(left) and Papa Peg - she is darker than him, exaggerated by her taking the best spot in the shade! @dorsetraptors.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social 0206
martinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Big flocks of Hirundines, mainly House Martins in Upton CP @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social 1182
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialAlison Copland @alisoncopland.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I was sitting on a bench next to the Holes Bay cycle path today when a blue-ringed male Osprey appeared and hunted unsuccessfully for c.10 mins close in front of me! It turned out to be 374, the breeding male from Poole's Nest 2 - a lovely surprise. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social 2459
martinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 20/08/20262 yr old headstarted Curlew y27 back in Holes Bay after the spring & summer away, plus bonus Whimbrel & Blackwit for size comparison @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @curlewaction.bsky.social @wwtworldwide.bsky.social @gwct.org.uk @harbourbirds.bsky.social 0142
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialNicki T @wildontheroad.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Lota of moulting adult and gape-showing juv swallows on the lagoon today. Plus good close views of ringed plover and dunlin. Wader numbers increasing... #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social 0224
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialR Goad Photography 🏴🇬🇧 @rgoadphotography.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Osprey over Holes Bay 10:26. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social 1115
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialNicki T @wildontheroad.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Common sand and wood sand offering great comparison on the lagoon this afternoon #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social 1449
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialR Goad Photography 🏴🇬🇧 @rgoadphotography.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Yesterday's "bonus Osprey" over Holes Bay during lunchtime. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social 0165
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialR Goad Photography 🏴🇬🇧 @rgoadphotography.bsky.social · 15/08/2026The Holes Bay Osprey catching a fish for lunch yesterday. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social 0135
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialA Sharpe Photography @asharpephotography.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Quick check after fantastic am bird boat and both falcons sitting together same balcony on the shaded side .as expected @harbourbirds.bsky.social 173
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialUptonpics @uptonpictures.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Osprey. Holes Bay North. Poole Harbour. At 0920.😀 #Osprey @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @britishwildlife.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social 0175
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialSt Aldhelms Birder @staldhelmsbirder.bsky.social · 12/08/2026@dorsetwildlife.bsky.social Brownsea lagoon Spoony 26 Shelduck 1 Avocet 16 RP 94 (Katie) Curlew 2 Blackwit 2 Rshank 133 Spotshank 1 Gshank 10 Dunlin 64 Knot 1 Com Sand 1 Ruff 1 (Katie) Tstone 2 Sandwich Tern 40 presumably migrants @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social #DorsetBirds 0123
martinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Large black wasp (at least 15mm) on Wareham Common 8/8/26 Black Darwin Wasp, Ichneumon deliratorius? @ianbeavis.bsky.social @georgemcgavin.bsky.social @lytchettbirder.bsky.social @ianballam.bsky.social 210
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialUptonpics @uptonpictures.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Kingfisher. 3 Peregrines. BT Godwit. Robin. #birdsseenin2026 @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social 0111
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialDorset Raptor Study Group @dorsetraptors.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Ringing of the Dorset LIVE Hobby nest camera chicks went well this morning. 1 female (DZ, 257g) and 1 male (DX, 216g). The adult female was back in feeding the chicks 20 mins after we left and again a second time. All good. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social 0349
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialR Goad Photography 🏴🇬🇧 @rgoadphotography.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Blue ringed juvenile Peregrine (likely Poole fledged) over Rock Lea Viewpoint yesterday morning. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social 0143
martinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Rude! @dorsetraptors.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social 093
Reposted by @martinadams1.bsky.socialSt Aldhelms Birder @staldhelmsbirder.bsky.social · 07/08/2026A great day for Dragonflies on @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social Brownsea today @martinadams1.bsky.social & I checked the location for last week's 2 Lesser Emperors & saw 6 (I think is an small undercount) Also DWT Katie found a Southern Migrant Hawker which we saw @wildontheroad.bsky.social 041
