Sunday 2nd April 2023

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 2 still Stanpit
Golden Plover - c350 Eggardon Hill
Common Tern - 2 Brownsea
Sandwich Tern - 25 Brownsea, 6 Butterstreet Cove
Cattle Egret - 5 Lytchett Bay
Osprey - 1 N over Weymouth & Broadwey
Red Kite - 1 Broadmayne, 1 Middlebere
Hoopoe - 1 Harman's Cross at Quarr Farm (for 2nd day), take footpath east from Haycrafts Lane
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Stanpit

Sandwich Tern, Butterstreet Cove © Steve Mansfield

Water Rail, Bridport © Maurice Budden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-tailed Tit, Tuckton © Dave Hill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Although elusive finally managed to relocate the Hoopoe at Quarr Farm Harman’s Cross in amongst the outbuildings after one had been reported being seen there yesterday. @DorsetBirdClub pic.twitter.com/gDauyalP99

— Rob Johnson (@RobJohn72810618) April 2, 2023

Hoopoe at Quarr farm, Harmans cross. Quite mobile with lots of nice feeding areas dotted around. @DorsetBirdClub @BirdGuides pic.twitter.com/3ZJ5U3BR37

— OTBT birder (@BirderOtbt) April 2, 2023

Male (G463) and Female (G466) White-tailed Eagles
During a brilliant Birds of Poole Harbour Spring Safari Cruise, this morning Poole Harbour, Dorset@harbourbirds @timmackrill @RoyDennisWF @SeaEagleEngland @DorsetBirdClub pic.twitter.com/C2rZoJU398

— Mark Wright (@markwright12002) April 2, 2023