Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialpaulth2025.bsky.social @paulth2025.bsky.social · 22/09/2026@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social Juvinile osprey 2B9 still enjoying her stay at the saline lagoon RSPB Arne 2166
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Unringed osprey successfully fishing at Christchurch Harbour today @harbourbirds.bsky.social @chognature.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social 0102
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialpaulth2025.bsky.social @paulth2025.bsky.social · 06/09/2026@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.socia @rspb.bsky.social Goshawk and corvid having ago at each other saline lagoon arne,spotted fly catcher arne farm 0206
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialAlison Copland @alisoncopland.bsky.social · 02/09/2026White-tailed Eagle pair G463 & G466 stole the show this morning in the Wareham Channel, seen from the @harbourbirds.bsky.social Osprey Cruise (we did see Ospreys too!). They gave us several close flypasts & interacted on the north shoreline of Arne. Spectacular! 2245
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 29/08/2026🌕 A very early start, but absolutely worth it. This morning’s lunar eclipse over Dorset, with the Moon glowing a gorgeous copper-red as it slipped into Earth’s shadow. 🌑✨ 📍 Dorset, UK #LunarEclipse #BloodMoon #Dorset #MoonPhotography #Astrophotography 2140
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialBirds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 27/08/2026One of our team has just been out to an area just north of the harbour and found a field with 10+ singing (Verge)? Cricket!! Sounds like a scene from southern Europe. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social 2389
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Femal osprey 6J8 (24) at Saline Lagoon today @rspb.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social 2315
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialBirds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 16/08/2026@rspbengland.bsky.social @peter-purbeck.bsky.social 1111
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Bringing the THUNDER to Airbourne! ⚡️🇬🇧 Nothing beats the raw power of the RAF Typhoon pulling a full vapor cone with afterburners blazing over the coast today at the Eastbourne Airshow. @eastbournereporter.bsky.social #AvGeek #Aviation #EastbourneAirshow 050
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialAlison Copland @alisoncopland.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Male ringed Osprey that flew over me this morning at RSPB Arne on the Saline Lagoon trail. Can't read the ring, sadly, but it may be one of our young males 5H3, 5R0 or 5H6. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social 0308
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialAlison Copland @alisoncopland.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Great views of Peregrines today from the @harbourbirds.bsky.social Summer Safari boat trip near Brownsea north shore. This looks like one of the local youngsters as it has a blue ring. @dorsetraptors.bsky.social 2215
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 25/07/2026The sun made a quiet entrance over Mudeford this morning, painting the water in shades of amber and gold. Moments like these are worth the early alarm #Sunrise #Mudeford #Dorset #Seascape #NaturePhotography #GoldenHour 190
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialDorset Raptor Study Group @dorsetraptors.bsky.social · 24/07/2026We are pleased to have ringed our first brood of Hobbies this year at a Forestry England site. Some great climbing skills by Tim to access a slightly trickier nest than usual. Probably 2 females and 1 male. @raptoraidjimmi.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @forestryengland.bsky.social 0314
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialianballam.bsky.social @ianballam.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Had this juvenile Peregrine at #LytchettFields on Tuesday , blue ring YP. @dorsetraptors.bsky.social confirmed that they ringed this male before it fledged on a Bournemouth church in June @narwhalsh.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @mick666.bsky.social 0174
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Tonight’s Strawberry Moon rising at The Needles Lighthouse, unfortunately not great due to lack of light and atmospheric conditions but still great to see @trinityhouseuk.bsky.social @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @dailymail.co.uk @telegraph.co.uk @thetimes.com @isleofwightuk.bsky.social #strawberrymoon 160
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Last night’s moonrise, Glastonbury Tor #moonrise #june #glastonbury 050
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Female adult peregrine interacting with female juvenile HH and male juvenile WZ, Poole @dorsetraptors.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social @rgoadphotography.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social 1374
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialUptonpics @uptonpictures.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Blue Ringed Peregrine..Poole #birdsseenin2026 @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @britishbirds.bsky.social 092
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Beautiful barn owl hunting well in Dorset tonight @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @sonyuk.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @barnowltrust.bsky.social @bournemouthecho.bsky.social @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #wildlife #nature 0292
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialGarry Hayman @purbeckpilgrim.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Looks like we were very close to losing the Brand's Bay hide, Studland. Idiots with a BBQ going by the mark on the boards. 5127
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Female juvenile peregrine falcon WS upsetting the gulls in Poole last night @dorsetraptors.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social 2226
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Adult male peregrine falcon hunting at Poole today @martinadams1.bsky.social @wildlifewindows.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social 1386
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialdizzygirl66.bsky.social @dizzygirl66.bsky.social · 07/06/2026@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @annaaubrey.bsky.social @davidturner1967.bsky.social Sharon brilliant but chilly morning on coombe 2ospreys 1was 8J6 the other a male ? Also buzzard marsh harrier kestrel swifts redshank curlew dartford warblers swallows 0287
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Gannet fishing at Branksome Chine this morning @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social 0152
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Spotted Flycatcher? Arne, Dorset @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social 2253
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Reed Warbler, Arne, Dorset @rspb.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social 1203
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 01/06/2026This is just such terrible, sad news. Why would anyone want to hurt these beautiful birds, people amaze me for all the wrong reasons! Heartbroken doesn’t even come close 😢 020
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Male Osprey 5H3 at Middlebere, Poole Harbour today @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social 1202
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Female osprey 6J8 today, good to catchup with @kayakpoole.bsky.social @alisoncopland.bsky.social @paulathorpe20.bsky.social thanks to @dizzygirl66.bsky.social for info @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social 1182
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialBirds of Poole Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Incredibly exciting news, one of our newly returned 2-year old Ospreys, male 5R0 has just briefly landed on a harbour nest platform with Scottish ringed female 6J8, a 2024 female from the Tweed Valley & was recently seen in the Usk Valley @careyssecretgarden.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social 25815
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialDorset Raptor Study Group @dorsetraptors.bsky.social · 24/05/2026DNA samples were taken of the 4 Poole Peregrine chicks at the time of ringing. Samples are known as buccal swabs, akin to a saliva swab. These will be sent to the Raptor Forensic DNA Project based in Edinburgh and used to assist possible persecution/theft cases. 0206
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialDorset Raptor Study Group @dorsetraptors.bsky.social · 24/05/2026A healthy brood of 4 kestrel chicks ringed for the retired Dorset Wildlife Crime Liaison Officer Friday just gone. 0243
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXT ~ Aero Legend's Warbird Weekend, Compton Abbas Airfield @bournemouthecho.bsky.social @sony-alpha.bsky.social @bsky.app #spitfire #flying #comptonabbas #bankholidayweekend #dorset 040
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialNicki T @wildontheroad.bsky.social · 10/05/2026A bad year for terns... first the gbbgs, now the ravens taking 2-3 eggs every 10 mins. It's all part of the natural ebb and flow of breeding seasons but it's still hard to watch 😫 #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social 11510
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 12/05/2026G625 leaving Christchurch Harbour yesterday @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @sony-alpha.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @chognature.bsky.social 0152
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Great catching up with this beautiful tawny owl @owldaily.bsky.social @hosbirding.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #tawnyowl #owl #wildlife #nature 4210
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialAlison Copland @alisoncopland.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Great morning on Coombe Heath RSPB Arne with @kayakpoole.bsky.social @twamers.bsky.social & @nyrak62.bsky.social. Osprey (5H3?) on nest c.10am. Then rapid fish catch (by 022?) in front of Curlew screen at c.10.25am. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social 3367
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialDorset Raptor Study Group @dorsetraptors.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Pretty sure all 4 eggs at Poole Peregrines hatched. Tricky with occasional stills and what looks like one ball of white fluff! More egg shell appeared this morning at 0700. Nice, full house! Classic falcon hatching strategy with one delayed as a 'gamble'..will survive if super strong or lots of food 0166
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialUKOI @ukoi.bsky.social · 26/04/2026kielderospreys.wpcomstaging.com/2026/04/26/f...kielderospreys.wpcomstaging.comFirst egg for 280 at Nest 2At 20.21 PC8 stood after a final push and laid her first egg with 280. egg out(c) Forestry England As you can see 280 was present. Although for several days PC8 was going between Y1 at Nest 4 and 2… 072
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 26/04/2026No prizes for guessing who dominated this morning's session @ukoi.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @btoengland.bsky.social @sony-alpha.bsky.social 0111
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialDorset Raptor Study Group @dorsetraptors.bsky.social · 26/04/20263 out of 4 eggs at Poole Peregrines have hatched within 24 hours now. Plenty of feeding happening so all looking good 😊 24511
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialAlison Copland @alisoncopland.bsky.social · 21/04/20265R0 just intruded on the Carey nest! @harbourbirds.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social 0336
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Black Tailed Godwits, Christchurch Harbour @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @chognature.bsky.social 1142
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialAlison Copland @alisoncopland.bsky.social · 20/04/2026CJ7 laid her third egg at 08.26. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social 0318
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 19/04/2026G625 eating on the wing whilst soaring high in Christchurch Harbour today before carrying out a mid-air food pass to his mate G818 @harbourbirds.bsky.social @chognature.bsky.social @bournemouthecho.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social 2173
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialdizzygirl66.bsky.social @dizzygirl66.bsky.social · 19/04/2026@harbourbirds.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social 2osprey have just flown down middlebere Channel towards Brownsea 084
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Another shot of the beautiful G818 (21) female WTE arriving at Christchurch Harbour yesterday @harbourbirds.bsky.social @chognature.bsky.social @bournemouthecho.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social @sony-alpha.bsky.social 070
nyrak62.bsky.social @nyrak62.bsky.social · 19/04/2026G818 female WTE, 1 of 4 seen in Christchurch Harbour yesterday @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetraptors.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @bournemouthecho.bsky.social #wte #wildlife #nature #dorset 1161
Reposted by @nyrak62.bsky.socialAlison Copland @alisoncopland.bsky.social · 14/04/2026First egg of 2026 for CJ7 and 022. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social 0344
