@swannerysteve.bsky.social
Swanherd & patch birder. Posting only Abbotsbury Swannery bird sightings & other wildlife news.
@swannerysteve.bsky.socialSorry, my bad it was only 224 Cattle Egrets! 😬
@swannerysteve.bsky.socialYeah not actually all present during the WeBS count but @joestockwell.bsky.social had them leave the roost this morning in several flocks from first light to gone 8am. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
@swannerysteve.bsky.socialIt was @webs-gsmp.bsky.social count day on the Fleet today. Gutted that the 30+ Greylags didn’t appear in my Rodden to Shipmoor sector. Surely a reserve record. My best was heard only Brambling. In Swannery sector @joestockwell.bsky.social had r-t Hen Harrier, ♂ Scaup, 5 Great & 234 Cattle Egrets.
@joestockwell.bsky.socialReposted by @swannerysteve.bsky.socialEclipse Drake Scaup present for 2nd day, slightly hesitant on its purity yesterday as a duck we'reseeing less and less and less of each year let alone in this plumage! @swannerysteve.bsky.social
@joestockwell.bsky.socialReposted by @swannerysteve.bsky.socialNice start to the day with the autumn's first Jack Snipe @swannerysteve.bsky.social
@swannerysteve.bsky.socialYellow-browed Warbler (heard only) along old Abbotsbury/Portesham Railway line, this afternoon. @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
@joestockwell.bsky.socialReposted by @swannerysteve.bsky.socialSiberian Chiffchaff from the first net round at the Swannery this morning @swannerysteve.bsky.social
@swannerysteve.bsky.social6 Great Egrets just dropped in, still a bit of a novelty at the Swannery compared to abundant Little & Cattle. No sign of the Glossy Ibis though. @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #abbotsbury
@swannerysteve.bsky.socialGlossy Ibis (1cy) dropped into the Swannery Grounds at around 4.30 this afternoon. @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #Abbotsbury
@joestockwell.bsky.socialReposted by @swannerysteve.bsky.socialPresumed Great Black-backed X Herring just now at the Swannery, any opinion greatly recieved, these things are beyond me!
@swannerysteve.bsky.socialOur 1st Garganey this morning since February (the over-wintering bird). @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
@swannerysteve.bsky.socialNot unexpectedly… No Grey Phalaropes in the Swannery Embayment so far this morning @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
@swannerysteve.bsky.socialJuv Knot indeed 👍🏻
@swannerysteve.bsky.socialBoth still present 2pm when one appeared to fly off. One still present to 4.30 at least. Osprey also.
@swannerysteve.bsky.socialNow two present.
@swannerysteve.bsky.socialGrey Phalarope on the algae mats in the eastern Swannery Embayment this morning. @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
@swannerysteve.bsky.socialThat begs the question… which part of the UK was accidentally bombed by the RAF? 😬🤔
@swannerysteve.bsky.socialHemp probably if he’s a relative of the Bridport lot 😁
@swannerysteve.bsky.socialA little online research would suggest that the parish church would seem to be the only large building present in 1920, that might be enticing to a passing Wallcreeper. Any Manor House if present appears to have long gone by then. 🤔
@swannerysteve.bsky.socialWhite Stork low over the Swannery grounds just now. Circled over Chapel Hill then did another low pass. Pretty duff of late. @joestockwell.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
