According to the Merlin app, there were some goods birds over the Oakdale garden this morning. Unsurprisingly, I didn’t manage to get on to any of them!!

Big increase in Thrush species from Oakdale #nocmig station last night. 75 Song Thrush & 50 Redwing picked up. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.sky.social

N.Haven harbour mouth this morning with @dfozzie.bsky.social good count of 97 Shag into the harbour. 47 Pied Wag out of hotel roost. Best of the rest 3 M.Pipit,Kingfisher and the return of the annual wintering R.Pipit. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @studlandbirds.bsky.social

Highlight of wander around Upper Allen Valley was Ring Ouzel at Knowlton. Plenty of raptors 9 Red Kite settling together,2 Sprawk, Kestrel, and 5 Buzzards, incl this distant pale morph stunner. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

First harbour mouth hour of the Autumn with @dfozzie.bsky.social had 76 Shag into the harbour. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

I finally signed up to Bluesky as I was led to believe that it was less political than X. I followed 48 birders & one of the first posts I see is an anti-Trump video. I don’t care about peoples politics & don’t expect them to care about mine. I just want to see bird posts! Please.