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!

 

Wildlife seen during a boat trip with Birds of Poole Harbour during my stay in Poole during October

 I had booked a birding boat trip round Poole Harbour on one morning during my visit to Poole.  It was definitely worth it!  Below is some of the wildlife that I saw during that journey.

Cormorant fly-past and White-tailed Eagle sitting on spit of land in the Wareham Channel 

Rear view of the White-tailed Eagle

Chinese Water deer in the reeds at the edge of the Wareham Channel

Sandwich Tern perching on a post in the Wareham Channel

Wareham church in the distance

Kingfisher perching on top of a post in the river near Wareham

Osprey with a large flat fish flew above the boat

Unbelievably, two Paddleboarders paddled very close to a pair of White-tailed Eagles!

Looking over the wall into Brownsea lagoon - Oystercatchers and Spoonbills near the wall

The wall round the edge of the lagoon on Brownsea Island

Birding walk round RSPB Lodmoor nature reserve in October

I spent a day in Weymouth - mainly at RSPB Lodmoor nature reserve - during my week's stay in Poole.  Here are some of the birds that I saw during my visit.

Two Goldfinches on a bird feeder just outside the reserve

A group of Golden Plovers

Two Great White Egrets

Three Great White Egrets

Three Great White Egrets, a Little Egret and two Cormorants

Great White Egret and Little Egret taking off together

The Great White Egrets and other assorted birds

Great White Egret wading in the lagoon behind a row of Golden Plovers

Cricket on the path between the nature reserve and Lodmoor Country Park

Speckled Wood butterfly with tattered wing on a leaf in the park

View of the cliffs from Weymouth beach

 

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.