Middlebere & Hartland Moor

6th September saw me heading of at 7.00am towards  my destination of Middlebere for a guided walk with Birds of Poole Harbour. If you have never been on one of BOPH guided walks I can thoroughly recommend them as Paul Morton centerly knows is birds, songs and calls of many species and I have learnt a lot about the songs and calls which as helped me find some of my recent additions to my list from going on these walks. I did not get any pictures of the day but have some old ones I took a while back.
It was a very good mornings walk with Linnets, Robins seen while standing in the car park and just before we set off on the walk  I spotted a wonderful Marsh Harrier gliding effortlessly across some reeds with the early morning light catching the head and glowing like gold and contrasting with its very dark brown plumage, going left to right towards the gate and cattle grid at the entrance to Hartland a awesome sight and a great start to the day.
Birds seen on the walk.
Linnets
Robins
Marsh Harrier
Sparrowhawk
Yellow Wagtail
Goldfinch
Mistle Thrush
Meadow Pipits
Blackcap
Common Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat = lifer
Wren
Dunnock
Bullfinch
Spotted Flycatcher
Jay
Dartford Warbler

Seen from Middlebere Hide
Osprey
Green Sandpiper
Grey Heron
Little Egrets
Shelduck
Black- headed Gulls
Yellow-legged Gull
Greenshanks
After this walk had finished I went over to Hart Hide then nipped over to Arne

Old photo of Hart Hide

From Hart Hide
Stonechats
Whinchats

From the viewing Screen at Coombe Heath Arne
Black-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Ostercatcher

View from Hart Hide