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UK Bird Pics Spring/Summer 2025
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Sandwich Tern, Brownsea Island, Dorset.
4 April 2025
The main target of this visit to Brownsea
Island was the Red Squirrels. However after a good session with
these, I though the second DWT lagoon hide would be worth a try
for Sandwich Terns.
However, although the birds were
present on the lagoon, they hadn't returned to their nesting
islands. So there wasn't much to be seen. But just as I was
departing their familiar calls alert me to the presence of birds
in flight.
I got this photo and the one below from the
boardwalk leading up to the hide, which isn't easy as it is so
high. Being tall helps!
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Sandwich Tern, Brownsea Island, Dorset.
4 April 2025
See above. A slightly closer bird nut without
a fish.
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Little Owl, Portland Bill, Dorset.
3 April 2025
Good to see that this bird was still present
at this traditional site. On my first visit here this week, the light was
very harsh and the bird was sitting in a different crevice,
partially obscured by grasses.
So I came back later in the
week, early one morning for another attempt. This time I was
looking almost directly into strong sun initially which made
things very tricky. However things got easier when some cloud
appeared to cover the sun.
As ever here, the challenge is
to get a photo with the bird awake with both eyes open!
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Greenshank, Lodmoor RSPB, Dorset.
30 March 2025
This lovely wader (one of my favourites) was
present this afternoon, and came close in a very rapid flight.
Here it is executing a very sharp turn while calling loudly.
Regrettably I lost the bird against the distant houses after
this frame when it came even closer and more sideways on.
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Oystercatchers, Lodmoor RSPB, Dorset.
30 March 2025
A flyby by a noisy pair of Oystercatchers on
a lovely sunny late afternoon.
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© All pictures copyright Stephen Burch |
