Not much change in the theme with a Hobby over Slepe Heath, a Redstart at Arne and plenty of action out on the local heathlands as resident breeders busy themselves by feeding young. It’s also a great time of year to look out for other wildlife especially butterflies, dragonflies and reptiles. Expanding your knowledge base to try and ID these types of fauna is a great challenge, so as June and July tend to be a bit quieter for bird species why not try and get your head around some of these too.
Green Hairstreak – Holton LeeĀ

Common Lizard – Stoborough Heath

Sadly, there was no sign of yesterdays Red-backed Shrike today which isn’t unusual…..nearly all Poole Harbour Red-backed Shrike…
Find out moreWith a steady (and often quite strong) set of south-westerly winds over the last week, it was a…
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