Poole Harbour Osprey Project MAY to end of 2020 season

It is pretty difficult to id some of the birds because the webcam is giving a distorted colour. Although the picture is pretty good the colours aren't.
The little bird in todays picture and clip looks a lot like a Whinchat.
The eyestripe looks pretty distinctive in the picture, not quite so much so in the video clip and different again if going to the website and watching scrollback.

I was convinced yesterdays bird was a female Stomechat, but as I said todays l;ooks like a Whinchat.
I wish the colour was better.

Unknown said:

It is pretty difficult to id some of the birds because the webcam is giving a distorted colour. Although the picture is pretty good the colours aren't.

I think the colours were always off but didn't mind because CJ7 still looked so gorgeous, but I think the picture has become grainier over the season - something's different, anyway.

This early morning sighting caused a glimmer of excitement!!

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I then scrolled back to the arrival.

What bird is that MIKE please

Sorry Patily, it is a Buzzard. Just flown off.

Prolonged and varied "LG phenomena" overnight led to a misty morning:

Mike B said:

This early morning sighting caused a glimmer of excitement!!

More than a glimmer, as it turned out - the Buzzard stayed over 45 minutes!

Coming and going:

Just looking:

STONECHAT COUPLE!

Female was there first and longest, the male either followed or chased the female away.  Supporting RICHARD's ID?

I haven't seen CJ7 on the nest for a while now..... 

Scrolled back as far as the day was dawning.... 

A nice atmospheric shot of a new day at Poole

© BIRDS OF POOLE HARBOUR OSPREY PROJECT

patily said:

I was going to ask when CJ7 was last seen

I think it was the 17th, PATILY, when she was glimpsed with fish and "felt" on 'n off the campost.

Nothing to report from overnight up to 07:10, except the Sika deer arriving this morning - in an ultra-grainy 24x speed crop: