Alan Membury

@alanmembury

Birder. RSPB volunteer. RSPB, Dorset Wildlife Trust, Dorset Bird Club and Portland Bird Observatory member. Nature almost only for me on this format unless provoked enough to respond.

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Alan Membury@alanmembury· 5d

First time out birding for 3 weeks while dealing with pre-skin cancer cells on my head (birders wear hats and sun cream!). Best at Lodmoor was the juvenile Bearded Tit with a Sedge Warbler and a Greenshank and Common Sandpiper in the same picture. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirds

A juvenile Bearded Tit on a reed with it's back and side of it's face showing nicely.

A Greenshank looking left and a Common Sandpiper looking right with other birds up on the bank behind them.

A Sedge Warbler very mobile but caught in a rasberry bush.

Alan Membury@alanmembury· 11d

@tonyjw.bsky.social well I had expected to have at least 50 Sweet Corn but the rats attacked everybody’s and I have only saved 10 and fenced another 8 plants that were planted later.Such a shame first time growing they looked so nice and the produce like a work of art. Will grow again next year.

Alan Membury@alanmembury· 26d

Our Swift boxes have been up now for 2/3 years. They are attracting a lot of interest over the last few days so we live in hope for next year. Hearing the screeching birds is just lovely. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @UKbirds @rspb.bsky.social

Alan Membury@alanmembury· 28d

RSPB Lodmoor yesterday where lucky to see the Bittern. Bearded Tits (male and female) showed well in zero wind and saw this beautiful juvenile Reed Bunting. Also saw Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Tern, Great Egret, Dunlin, Sedge Warbler @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirds #UKbirding #RSPB

A male Bearded Tit holding on to a piece of reed.

A female Bearded Tit clinging to a piece of reed and showing well.

A Bittern - the first breeding bird in Dorset I believe for over 100 years.

A beautiful juvenile Reed Bunting clinging to a piece of reed.

Alan Membury@alanmembury· Jul 10

Little Ringed Plover and chick at an undesclosed site this week. #birds #UKbirds #UKbirding

Alan Membury@alanmembury· Jul 5

On the left the recent Swineham near Wareham northern variant red-spotted Bluethroat that thrilled so many and for comparison from the ile de re (France) 2 weeks ago the white-spotted continental variant of Bluethroat. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Alan Membury@alanmembury· Jul 5

From the ile de re in France a Black-winged Stilt, Hoopoe, Melodious Warbler and a Turtle Dove. Two Hoopoes seen over two weeks and many Melodious heard. Turtle Doves appear to be in better numbers - possible due to the recent ban on shooting them. Black Kites also in good numbers #Frenchbirds

Alan Membury@alanmembury· Jul 5

On the ile de re in France we followed these juvenile Long-eared owls progress for 2 weeks. All photos taken from adjacent path and cycle track with 500mm lens and pictures cropped. Nice to get the 3 birds together. #Owls #Frenchbirds

Alan Membury@alanmembury· Jul 5

Two Long-eared Owls that we saw on our recent stay on the ile de re in France.The bird in the tree had a family of 3 juvenile birds just 200mtrs from where we were staying for the third year in a row.Scops Owls kept us awake at night with their peep, peep, call every 3/4 seconds. #owls #Frenchbirds

Alan Membury@alanmembury· Jul 2

I came back off holiday and thought mine (back of plot) had gone to seed until I read up on them. First time of growing as I don’t like sweetcorn but my wife does. I did come back to potato blight and advised to cut tops off which I did.

Alan Membury@alanmembury· Jun 10

@tonyjw.bsky.social My allotment is doing ok - potatoes, Chard, Strawberries, onions, Parsnips, Sweet Corn, Leeks, Squash, Courgettes, Gooseberries, Red and Black Currants - 3rd sowing of dwarf beans but none showing. I drowned them in the greenhouse twice and think rain did the same outside.

Alan Membury@alanmembury· May 28

A couple of Dartford Warblers, Little Egret and one of two, possibly 3 Ospreys seen today in the Poole/Wareham area @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #UKbirds.

A Dartford Warbler pertched on some gorse.

Two Dartford Warblers together pertched on gorse.

An Osprey in flight not far from another on a platform.

Alan Membury@alanmembury· May 25

Re-traced our steps of only 4 days ago today as our Dorchester Bird Group had a bird-counting event on. Two Kingfisher sightings but no pictures. Photos of Hobby, Reed Bunting, Sedge Warbler and our first Spotted Flycatcher of the year. Bullfinch also seen. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #UKbirds

A Hobby showing nicely against a blue sky.

A Reed Bunting male sat on a bare branch with a mouth full of flies etc.

A Sedge Warbler in amongst a lot of green vegetation but its head showing nicely.

A spotted Flycatcher sat on a bare branch behaving as Spotted Flycatchers do.

Alan Membury@alanmembury· May 22

Great to see a Hobby giving lovely views in my home town Dorchester yesterday when walking the River Frome with Gillian. Also saw the Kingfisher and Sedge Warbler (photos), Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting, GSW, Little Egret, Grey Heron. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #UKbirds #ukbirding

Alan Membury@alanmembury· May 13

Middlebere this morning in part gloom, sun and ocassional showers. Distant Osprey seen with a close in Marsh Harrier, Lapwing, Bullfinch. Also Common Blue and Greenstreak Butterflies. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #UKbirds #UKbutterflies

Green Hairstreak Butterfly on the flower on a Gorse bush.

Alan Membury@alanmembury· May 11

Other birds seen at RSPB Lodmoor this morning - a Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Grey Heron and a Lesser-Black-backed Gull. #UKbirds #UKbirding @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

A cute Blue Tit perched on a leafy branch.

A Greenfinch perched high on a bare twig by top of bush with blue sky in the background.

A Grey Heron captured in flight as it left the reed bed.

A Lesser Black-backed Gull with it's yellow legs and feet on bare shingle close to the waters edge.

Alan Membury@alanmembury· May 11

RSPB Lodmoor this morning where I came across what I believe to be recently fledged Long-tailed Tits. Some appeared to have a red eye ring (fledglings) and others yellow - possibly adult parent birds. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #UKbirding #UKbirds #Springwatch

A recently fledged Long-taied Tit perched on a branch with green cover around it.

A recently fledged Long-tailed Tit perched on a branch amongst a lot of leaves.

Long-tailed Tit perched on branch near fledglings with yellow eye ring - possibly a parent bird.

Two Long-tailed Tits perched on a branch, one a fledgling with a red eye ring and one with a yellow eye ring possibly a parent bird.

Alan Membury@alanmembury· May 11

RSPB Lodmoor early this morning where the Bittern was still booming but not seen. Two Photos of Common Tern and two of Sandwich Terns. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #UKbirds #UKbiirding

Two Common Tern in flight - both carrying a small fish.

A Common Tern inflight with both wings down.

A lone Sandwich Tern in Flight with what appears very long wings hanging down.

Alan Membury@alanmembury· May 11

A trip down to Devon from Dorset last week where Colin and I saw Pied Flycatcher, male and female Redstart and a Song Thrush at two different sites. Also saw Cuckoos (3 in flight together) but only distant photos. #UKbirds #UKbirding #Devon

A male Pied Flycatcher sat quietly on a branch.

A male Redstart sat on a mossy rock with it's black, grey, white and orangy/red colours showing well.

A Songthrush perched on the ground amongst some low growing fern.

Alan Membury@alanmembury· May 4

Our 7 Great Tits fledged 0600hrs today. The female dissapeared 10 days ago (Sparrowhawk we think) but the male took over and with help from us (supplying wax worms) did a fabulous job raising them (feeding them as they left) All on camera - what an experience. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirds

Male Great Tit feeding its chick at the nest box hole just prior to the chick fledging.

Newly fledged chick from our nest box taking cover in the nearby Berberis bush in our garden.

Newly fledged chick from our nest boxtaking cover in the Berberis bush nearby.

The last of 7 fledglings to leave our nest box left itself a little exposed on a bare branch - after the photo was taken it was encouraged into a little more cover.

Alan Membury@alanmembury· Apr 30

Whilst in our garden in Dorchester taken photos of our Great Tit just now at approx. 1215hrs - my attention was taken to the sky due to the sound of Gulls mobbing and surprise, surprise there was a White stork flying over, almost above our house. #UKbirding @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirds

Alan Membury@alanmembury· Apr 21

Late to the party at Swineham Point to see the Bluethroat (red-spot) as friends over from France for 6 days. So lucky it has hung aroud and Gillian and I got there today to be spoilt by a very beautiful obliging bird that walked towards us on the path. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirds

Alan Membury@alanmembury· Apr 20

My plot looking bare - potatoes (1st & 2nd), onions and parsnip seed in. Just holding on another week or two to add dwarf beans, corn on the cob, leeks, squash, courgette and chard. Hopefully looks better in a few weeks.

Alan Membury@alanmembury· Apr 17

Our Great Tits hatched last Sunday - we have waited 7 years for this to happen in our camera box 😊

Alan Membury@alanmembury· Apr 8

Morden Bog today (Wareham Forest) with Colin where we saw a White-tailed Eagle (adult) mobbed by a Red Kite (and a Buzzard) and a juvenile White-tailed Eagle. Also saw Tree pipit, Crossbill, Siskin, Dartford Warblers, Coal Tit and heard a GSW. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirds #UKbirding

White-tailed Eagle (adult) being mobbed in flight by a Red Kite which is very close by.

A juvenile White-tailed Eagle in flight.

White-tailed Eagle adult in flight with it's head and white tail showing well.

White-tailed Eagle in flight making it's presence felt.

Alan Membury@alanmembury· Apr 1

A Cetti's Warbler and Reed Bunting from Swineham (Marsh Harrier seen distantly), a Meadow Pipit from Sunnyside Farm (3 Redshank, Lapwing, Teal also seen) and a Greenfinch (for the beauty of its back) from Hartland Moor (two Dartfords seen). @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirds #ukbirding

A Cetti's Warbler - showing amongst the twiggy parts of a branch.

Not the best picture of a Greenfinch but it does show the beauty of it's back.

A nice Meadow Pipit perched on the grass beside a pond.

Alan Membury@alanmembury· Mar 31

Woodsford today where from the road I saw the distant pair of Garganey and from the bridleways nearby I saw a Grey Wagtail and a Yellowhammer (photos). Also saw 2 Goosanders, 5 Barnacle Geese, 4 Egyptian Geese, 2 Canada Geese. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social #ukbirds #ukbirding

A pair of Garganey on the waters edge of a large pond.

A pair of Garganey out on the water of a large pond.

A lovely Grey Wagtail sitting proudly on a bramble branch.

A Yelowhammer sat up amongst some thin branches.

Alan Membury@alanmembury· Mar 27

I went to the New Forest on Wednesday hoping for Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Goshawk but just saw a distant Goshawk. Did see this lovely Song Thrush. #ukbirds

Alan Membury@alanmembury· Mar 24

More from Gillian and I at Portland yesterday. Buzzard, Herring Gull (juv.), Meadow Pipit and our first Wheatear of the year. We had an absolutely lovely day ☺️ @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social #UKbirds #ukbirding

Alan Membury@alanmembury· Mar 24

Gillian and I walked on Portland yesterday from the Obs. to top fields,along the West Cliffs and on to lunch in the Lobster Pot. A beautiful day where the mist never completely cleared. Photos of Cormorant, Gannet, Guillemot and Razorbills. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social