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or by myself or by members
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29th
August
Little to report for today but thanks goes to Martin Bennet who has
sent in a excellent photograph of the Great White Egret which has been spending
much of it's time around Ivy Lake since it's return.
Great
White Egret Ivy Lake © Martin Bennet 23rd August
We had luck today
our visit to Pennington Marsh turned up trumps with the group having excellent
views of a juvenile Grey Phalarope on the Fishtail lagoon. Unfortunately it was
to far away even to digiscope today, but I managed a shot of a tatty Wall Brown
and a Migrant Hawker Dragonfly which I have to admit I misidentified at the time.
  On
the 10th August we visited Titchfield, the weather was not ideal but we had some
luck
 
The group viewing from one of the hides and a group of three Avocet
Adult
Mediterranean Gull bathing and a group of returning Black-tailed Godwit with a
couple of lapwing below.
 
Below
is a rather fresh looking Speckled Wood and a very worn Holly Blue
 
13th
July
  
Small Skipper, Ringlet and Silverwashed Fritillary three of the species seen on
our walk at Bentley Wood 4th July
At Acres Down this morning provided me with a few shots of this young Adder the
first I've seen this year.
 
At Keyhaven this afternoon this young Mute Swan family posed very well, as did
this juvenile male Stonechat.
 
We came across this male Linnet sheltering from the wind behind the gorse. A good
number of Curlew were out on the marsh presumably non-breeding birds that have
returned to winter in the area, some giving us close views.
  28th
June
Out and about with a group in the New Forest today I managed a few shots 
Purple Hairstreak
sunbathing on the bracken and a Mottled Beauty (moth) showing how good it is at
camouflage
 
Wild Gladiolus a nationally rare plant usually pollinated by the Large Skipper
Butterfly
14th June
A photograph sent in today showing male and female
Orange-tip butterflies, not often can you get both to pose for the camera particularly
on a hot day. 
Orange-tip butterflies Badbury Rings © Margaret Cooper.
A selection
of photographs from our Wareham Forest walk on 7th June
Ponies at Morden Bog, these ponies help keep the heathland scrub free.
The two photograph
above were a couple of mine taken on the day which I was fairly pleased with until
Malcolm sent me the two following shot that he digiscoped
the next day.
If you would
like to see more of Malcolms digiscoped photographs Click
Here to go to his website
Male and female Redstart
Wareham Forest © Malcolm Ovens
27th
May
Well Martin has sent us a few more of his photographs taken around the
New Forest and I think you'll agree these are some cracking shots.
Two more shots of this
beautiful roosting New Forest Nightjar © Martin Bennet
 
Woodlark taken in the New Forest and one of the Black Terns that passed through
Ibsley Water this spring. © Martin Bennet
 
Greenshank at Ibsley Water and one off the many New Forest Dartford Warblers ©
Martin Bennet
23rd May
The selection of photograph below are of birds
from Blashford or of birds close by in the forest all of them were taken by and
are the copyright of Martin Bennet a local birder and photographer who has kindly
allowed me to put them on this page. 
One of the Bittern
that took up residence at Ivy lake last winter and a Buzzard objecting to a visiting
Red Kite
 
A resting Nightjar, it just shows you how good camouflage they have, and a Redshank
on the edge of Ibsley Water.
11th May
Photographs taken on our
Keyhaven and Pennington monthly Sunday visit.  
Roosting
immature Spoonbill with all it's colour rings, Common Tern and a mating pair of
Green-hairstreaks.
Photographs
from our Portland & Weymouth day on the 25th April 
 
 
I managed
to capture a nice sequence of shot of these Razorbills becoming amorous, Shag,
Little Owl taken at Portland and very young Coot taken at Lodmoor.
20th April
Our monthly Sunday walk today was on the Isle of Purbeck and the morning produced
a few migrants with Whitethroats and Blackcap in Winspit Valley and many Swallows
coming in off the sea and moving on inland. Little in the way of photographic
opportunities though I did manage a shot of this Wren, one of several which were
very evident today singing all along the valley.
15th April
Today we walked around Keyhaven and Pennington Marshes in really excellent weather
and I managed a few photographs. A pair of Common Gulls were just a little too
far away to get a good shot, but the Black-tailed Godwit and the Redshank posed
very nicely. The male Reed Bunting and the Shovelers were also very nice to see
in photographic range.  
 
12th April
The photographs below were taken on our walk at Hengistbury Head
Both the Grey Heron and the Linnet were taken by © Malcolm Ovens to link
to Malcolms site Click
Here
 
This photograph was taken by Jackie through our kitchen
window today 10th April. This male Sparrowhawk had caught a Starling which was
severely pinned to the ground. But before Jackie could take a second shot he flew
off with it's lunch!
This Little Ringed Plover was photographed at Blashford
Lakes © Malcolm Ovens. If you would like to see more of Malcolms digiscoped
photographs Click Here
Adult Mediterranean Gull nearing summer plumage Radipole
© Malcolm Ovens
 
This Cattle Egret one of three at Radipole and Purple Sandpiper
one of five seen at Portland Bill on our recent
group visit. The photographs
© Malcolm Ovens
 
Hobby over Stodmarsh and Red-footed Falcon over Deng Marsh
Dungeness © Nick Hull
 
Mediterranean Gulls nesting at Rye Harbour
and Cuckoo at Stodmarsh © Nick Hull
 
Song Thrush eating a snail Stodmarsh © Nick Hull -
Tundra Bean Geese Throop meadows © Rick Churchill
 
Common Buzzard Upton CP © Rick Churchill
- female Marsh Harrier Norfolk © Nick Hull
 
Hawfinch on our New Forest visit © Nick Hull - Bittern
Hatch Pond Poole © Rick Churhill
 
female Goosander Poole Park and Pintail Upton CP ©
Rick Churchill
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