Second wildlife visit to Brownsea Island in October

During mid October I stayed in Poole for a week.  Below are some photos I took during a second visit to Brownsea Island.  I love it there and arrived on the first ferry and left on the last!

Shelduck having a drink while standing near a bird hide at the edge of the lagoon

Spoonbills wading through shallow water

More Spoonbills on the Tamarisk island at the edge of the lagoon

Greenshank practising a yoga pose

Little Egret and Greenshank

Red Squirrel hiding behind a log

Tall fir trees in the woodland

Scampering Red Squirrel

Climbing Red Squirrel

Two Red Squirrels high up on the trunk of a tall tree

Acrobatic Red Squirrel

Posing Red Squirrel with dark winter tail

Searching Red Squirrel

Another mountaineering Red Squirrel

Relaxing in the sunshine Red Squirrel

Lovely drawing of a Red Squirrel that was outside the cafe

Two Peacocks in the sunlight

Fluffed up Peahen on a bench and fluffy Peachick on the ground

Small Redshank and tall Greenshank at the lagoon

Pied Wagtail waiting to have the quay to itself and telling me it was time to go away!

 

First October visit to see the wildlife on Brownsea Island during my week long stay in Poole

I stayed in Poole for a week at the beginning of October and below is a selection of the wildlife that I saw during my first visit of the week to Brownsea Island.

Redshank wading through the shallow water of the lagoon 

   

Avocets in flight

Close-up of an Avocet that was wading just in front of the bird hide

A new bird hide is being built at the edge of the lagoon and closer to the visitor centre

Windblown Peacock

Peahen and two Peachicks wandered across the grass

Very distant Treecreeper on the side of a tree that was on the opposite side of the lily pond to where I was standing

Grey Wagtail in the lily pond

Nuthatch in vegetation near the lily pond in the middle of the island

The only sighting during the day of a Red Squirrel - behind bars!!

A row of Spoonbills in the distance

A row of Oystercatchers in the distance

Yet more Spoonbills in the distance at the edge of the lagoon

Curious Pied Wagtail

Greenshank with a snack

Greenshank on walk-about

Peacock, Peahen and Peachicks on path near the church

Peachick getting ready to jump off the wall

and it jumped!

Peacock just leaving after the church service!

Peacock relaxing in the sunshine

Little Egret fishing from a chain near the landing stage

I had a great time on Brownsea Island - arriving on the first ferry, 10.00, from Poole and leaving on the last ferry at 17.00.  This was the first of my visits to the island during my stay in Poole.