Before the Forster's Tern, I spent a fabulous 3 hours on a Birds of Poole Harbour Spring Safari boat trip around Poole Harbour. Thoroughly recommend it. 2 White-tailed Eagle and over 40 species of bird in total. Loved it. #UKBirding #Birds #Dorset #Poole #nature #wildlife

📷 Avocet & Spoonbill
📷 Bar-tailed Godwit
📷 Common and Sandwich Tern
📷 Sika

Forster's Tern Holes Bay, Poole #Dorset (see last post for video) earlier today.

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Thanks to some great detective work by mate Dave B (asking a local where we could view a distant flock of Tern), we ended up not 60 feet away from the fabulous Forster's Tern in Holes Bay, Poole, #Dorset. Even I could not mess the video up!!!

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https://youtu.be/Smrw-M1FuxA

Or, if you prefer photos (see last post for stunning video of Cirls, Brown Hare)... #UKBirding #wildlife #nature #birds #Devon #birdsofmastodon

📷 Male Cirl Bunting
📷 Brown Hare
📷 Wren
📷 Holly Blue

If you're ever down in #Devon a walk around the fields of Stantyway Farm, in the Spring sunshine, is a good way to spend a morning... Cirl Bunting, Brown Hare and Red-legged Partridge ... worth a few moments of your time (promise). #UKBirds #nature #wildlife #BirdsofMastodon #MammalsofMastodon #Hare #ukbirding

https://youtu.be/YWxZth2ccVs

Some snaps from today's outing (see last post for the video)... #UKBirding #Devon #Birds #nature #wildlife

📷 Male Brambling
📷 Male Yellowhammer
📷 Male Siskin
📷 Female Siskin

A different but very enjoyable day out with two of the many birding Daves from Exeter. Highlights were a beautiful Brambling, 3 Yellowhammer and many Siskin (all in the video) along with prolonged views of a Marsh Harrier and a White-fronted Goose (Euro. / Russian) on Exminster Marshes. #UKBirding #Birds #Wildlife #Nature #Devon

https://youtu.be/Pht_iK2v8bk

Since we moved to our new house in #Eynsham, #Oxfordshire in Oct we've been counting bird species seen & heard - 52 so far!

We're very pleased with the siskins & esp #REDPOLLS. They're not rare here but they're not common either so it's a joy to see 2 pairs visiting the feeders every day!

Photos by my husb Moth Clark

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See earlier post for video of the Bonaparte's Gull --- some snaps from earlier today - River Plym (Saltram House area) with @exebirder.bsky.social

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📷 Bonaparte's Gull
📷 Mediterranean Gull
📷 Male Red-crested Pochard
📷 Female Red-crested Pochard