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  1. J

    Dorset birding

    There’s a birds of Poole harbour website with tonnes of site info Cheers James
  2. J

    Dorset birding

    Not sure about Corfe castle for CB, think there may be confusion with Maiden Castle near Dorchester. However there are lots of CB nearer to Poole in the Badbury rings area. Cheers James
  3. J

    Dorset birding

    park where suffolk ave turns into marsh lane, walk north along track and look east from a gate by marsh house cheers, james
  4. J

    Dorset birding

    best areas SY 886 927 (view from track to the west) or SY 885 933 (view from track to the north) park at either of the pull-ins at sugar Hill to the south west (about 100m apart on left hand side of road travelling south, the southern one is immediately before the kink in the road) cheers, James
  5. J

    Dorset birding

    hi Ian, that diver is a black-throated, nice photos of the iceland gull, cheers, James
  6. J

    Dorset birding

    not sure about typically but on saturday afternoon it was at least 400m away at all times, but you could get lucky. seemed to show better on sunday http://petermooreblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/surf-scooter.html James
  7. J

    Dorset birding

    nice one chris
  8. J

    Dorset birding

    Hi ian, that deer is a roe, cheers, James
  9. J

    Dorset birding

    i would say your chances of seeing nightingale at this time of year are very slim unfortunately, not least due to the thick vegetation. the best site in dorset (in my experience) is lydlinch common, area around the juntions of the A3030 and A357. cheers, James
  10. J

    Dorset birding

    only seen briefly by two highly reputable (!) poole harbour birders. One of them posts on birdforum a little but not on this thread i don't think. cheers, James
  11. J

    Dorset birding

    hi DD morning is better (early as possible) but there will still be stuff around in the afternoon if it's a good day (on a bad day there'll not be a lot even first thing though...) reap lane and suckthumb quarry (and barleycrates lane) are both technically walkable from the bill but it's a...
  12. J

    Dorset birding

    great photos of the xbill pp, cheers, James
  13. J

    Dorset birding

    that's a funny looking dartford wblr!! ;) james
  14. J

    Dorset birding

    if you carry on down that road there's a parking area on the left, this has good views round the whole area, the ggs ranges widely but often seen along the fenceline at the far side of the field looking north east from the parking area, particularly around the fenced in tumulus. cheers, james
  15. J

    Dorset birding

    nice one Chris, getting itchy feet now - do i take the afternoon off or try tomorrow!! james
  16. J

    Dorset birding

    Hi pp, seems just a pale common buzzard to me, i've seen much paler in germany! great pix of the waxwings - very jealous! james
  17. J

    Dorset birding

    there was one in winspit valley a week or so ago. we are always the last to get them though. but it's early days yet! james
  18. J

    Dorset birding

    the winters 09/10 and 10/11 were both brutally cold, i think dartford numbers more likely to reflect that. also your maths is off a little bit as if it wintered 09/10 and 10/11 those are consecutive years!! :-) cheers, James
  19. J

    Dorset birding

    desperate times chris.... good luck with that!
  20. J

    Dorset birding

    "on Bindon Farm Fields, Bindon Lane East of Wool. SY 857" cheers, James
  21. J

    Dorset birding

    i saw those guys a few weeks back when the drake smew was there, the planes are relatively quiet and they were taking off and landing only in the top corner of the big lake. But they were flying loops around the island and i think it's fair to say the planes were bugging the ducks somewhat...
  22. J

    Dorset birding

    google camille duponcheel and send him an e-mail cheers, James
  23. J

    Dorset birding

    hi Chris, to find "the hump" walk down beachdown way from southdown avenue, as you get towards the seaward end the reedbed on the right hand side ends and you come to an open area with various scrapes etc. the hump is the lumpy promontory in between the two gates on this side. cheers James
  24. J

    Dorset birding

    hi eddyfish, as luke says, quail are not totally unexpected in good habitat in dorset. having said that, i've got to say your description of the call doesn't sound at all like quail to me... maybe partridge spp? cheers, james
  25. J

    Dorset birding

    if you are looking from the shelter it is the near island, at the front about 3/4 of the way along to the right was there last night (sorry)
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