Living in Dorset guarantees a steady stream of visitors, particularly during the summer months. These provide an excuse, as if one were needed, to visit some of Purbeck's more well-visited but still special sites. Durlston and Arne were today's choices.
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| Spotted Flycatcher at Durlston |
First good bird of the day at Durlston was a Spotted Flycatcher but migrants were generally thin on the ground.
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| Peregrine at Durlston |
Fulmars and a young Peregrine gave a flypast but we missed a pod of Bottle-nosed Dolphin which were seen by one of the rangers.
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| Fulmar at Durslton |
Arne was also pretty quiet, though a Whinchat was a good find and another sign of autumn approaching.
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| Willow Warbler at Arne |
Today's visitor, Auntie Rosy, had never seen a Dartford Warbler, and I was pretty confident we could remedy that. However, despite hearing one at Durlston, we didn't see it and also managed to draw a blank at Arne. Although numbers are down in Dorset due to recent harsh winters, dipping this was still quite an achievement in one of their strongholds.
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| Sika fawns at Arne |
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| Sika stag at Arne |
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| Sika fawn at Arne |
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