Buzzard
Buzzard
Marsh Harrier - female
Marsh Harrier - male
Sparrow Hawk
Kestrel with rat
Kestrel - Female
These photos have been reduced in size for the web. Full size images available on request.
I use Nikon cameras and lenses, patience, anticipation, experience....... and a little luck.
All these photos were taken around Poole Harbour, Dorset, UK
Common Buzzard Now increasing in numbers throughout the country, Buzzards are a common sight around Poole harbour.
Hobby enjoying a meal at sunset
Peregrin Falcon
Kestrel
It's quite common to see these smaller raptors hovering whilst keeping their heads perfectly still..
It's quite common to see these smaller raptors hovering whilst keeping their heads perfectly still..
Peregrin Falcon flushing a flock of Black-tailed Godwits
Peregrine Falcon
It's quite common to see these Raptors overflying the harbour.
It's quite common to see these Raptors overflying the harbour.
Kestrel on a very cold morning
Kestrel - Male
Kestrel
Marsh Harrier Possibly 5 pairs in the area.
Hobby
Hobby
Hen Harrier
The Hen Harrier visits the area in winter,.
The Hen Harrier visits the area in winter,.
Sparrow Hawk
Sparrow Hawk with small bird
Buzzard
Osprey
Left is a female CJ7 adding twigs to the nest (with a jackdaw looking on) in the spring 2019.
Right a young male hatched and ringed in Rutland and has returned to Poole Harbour in 2017 and 2018.
A special nesting platform has been built to tempt the Ospreys to nest here .
2024- It has been a success !
Sparrow Hawk
Sparrow Hawk
Marsh Harrier - male
Marsh Harrier - male
Marsh Harrier - female
Marsh Harrier - female
Peregrin Falcon
Buzzard
Barn Owl
Marsh Harrier - male and female
Hobby