by Dominic | Sep 13, 2018 | Longham Lakes
30th November There were 3 Great Egrets on South Lake, and the Whooper Swan was very distant at Hampreston. There were 2 Mediterranean Gulls about, plus 2 Egyptian Geese and 30 Black-tailed Godwits on Hampreston Fields (George Green.) 29th November There were 2...
by Dominic | Jun 8, 2018 | Longham Lakes
31st August The Black Tern seems to have gone from Longham, and there weren’t any Redstarts there either this morning. Highlight, though, was a juvenile Marsh Harrier over at about 9.50am, gorgeous in the bright light. A few oddities, too: Juvenile Black-tailed...
by Dominic | Mar 5, 2018 | Longham Lakes
27th May On a walk down to the “Scarlet Darter” pond south-west of the Main Lake, had some Emperor Dragonflies, Banded Damoiselle and an immature Scarce Chaser. Also had a Brown Argus and a Grass Snake swimming across the pond. Only birds of note were...
by Dominic | Jan 20, 2018 | News
An exciting weekend for me. Today (Sunday) I have a feature in the Country Matters section of the Telegraph on learning bird song in January. And then, delighted to be part of the “Saturday” section of the...
by Dominic | Jan 12, 2018 | News
THE YEAR 2017 in review at Longham Lakes, Dorset This year has been fantastic in just about every aspect for this site, for birding and wildlife-watching generally. The total of 134 species of birds is a record, just, but it was the quality that stood out, and a nice...
