WEA Autumn Birdwatching
list of species seen
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Birds: 52 species
Grey Heron (East Fleet) Little Egret (East Fleet) Cormorant (East Fleet) Dark-bellied Brent Goose (East Fleet) Red-breasted Merganser (East Fleet) Buzzard (Badbury Rings, St Aldhelm's Head, Wareham Forest) Sparrowhawk (St Aldhelm's Head) Kestrel (St Aldhelm's Head) Hobby (Badbury Rings, St Aldhelm's Head) Curlew (East Fleet) Oystercatcher (East Fleet) Pheasant (heard) (Badbury Rings) Herring Gull (various) Great Black-backed Gull (St Aldhelm's Head, East Fleet) Lesser Black-backed Gull (East Fleet) Mediterranean Gull (East Fleet) Black-headed Gull (East Fleet) Stock Dove (Stoborough Heath) Wood Pigeon (various) Collared Dove (St Aldhelm's Head) Chiffchaff (various) Spotted Flycatcher (Badbury Rings) Green Woodpecker (Badbury Rings) Great Spotted Woodpecker (Badbury Rings, Wareham Forest) Skylark (St Aldhelm's Head) Coal Tit (Stoborough Heath, Wareham Forest) Blue Tit (Badbury Rings, St Aldhelm's Head) Great Tit (Badbury Rings, St Aldhelm's Head) Swallow (various) House Martin (Wareham Forest) Nuthatch (Badbury Rings) Meadow Pipit (Stoborough Heath, St Aldhelm's Head, East Fleet) Pied Wagtail (St Aldhelm's Head) Jackdaw (various) Rook (St Aldhelm's Head, East Fleet) Carrion Crow (various) Raven (Badbury Rings, Wareham Forest) Dunnock (St Aldhelm's Head) Wren (Wareham Forest) Starling (St Aldhelm's Head) Redstart (Stoborough Heath) Whinchat (St Aldhelm's Head) Stonechat (Stoborough Heath, St Aldhelm's Head, Wareham Forest, East Fleet) Wheatear (St Aldhelm's Head) Robin (various) Mistle Thrush (Badbury Rings) House Sparrow (St Aldhelm's Head) Chaffinch (St Aldhelm's Head, East Fleet) Goldfinch (Badbury Rings) Linnet (Stoborough Heath, St Aldhelm's Head) Siskin (Wareham Forest) Crossbill (Wareham Forest) |
Mammals:
Brown Hare (East Fleet) Insects: Speckled Wood (Badbury Rings, St Aldhelm's Head) Red Admiral (St Aldhelm's Head) Clouded Yellow (St Aldhelm's Head) Dor Beetle (Wareham Forest) Wood Ant (Wareham Forest) Reptiles: Smooth Snake (Wareham Forest) Plants: a selection Marsh Gentian (Stoborough Heath) Milk Thistle (St Aldhelm's Head) Scots Pine (Wareham Forest) Corsican Pine (Wareham Forest) |
© Bob Ford 
Brent Geese over the Fleet © Jos Mannering 
Crossbill, Wareham Forest, Oct 10th © Jos Mannering 
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Badbury Rings, Sept 26th © Jos Mannering 
Green Woodpecker, Badbury Rings, Sept 26th |