Swineham GP, the precursor to Brownsea Island, 22/04/2026

[PimperneBloke]

As the title suggests, good weather, if breezy, made me decide on first trip of the year to Brownsea, but with something quite rare also been hanging about for a week, I decided to go for a "twitch", before returning for the first ferry at 10

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCRNG1

[SnappyMac]

Very nice PB, well worth the diversion.

[Jacksparrow]

A Bluethroat. Super photos.

[Linda257]

Oh my...you win

[Linda257]

Hope the Egyptian Goose was flying north, well done you man!!! Proper twitcher noo with them finds!!!

[Germain]

Wow - think that counts as a mega but defo a lifer - did it actually land on your feet?

[PimperneBloke]

Thanks all. It was down a narrow bit of track with the flooded gravel pits either side, and people were queuing to see it, I was there before 7:30, and already half a dozen people in front of me. It deffo came close, but I had the big lens on, so was shooting over and around the people in front of me, so didn't wait to get to the front of the queue.... I had a ferry to catch lol. A comment someone posted was that it was getting fatter and fatter as so many people were feeding it mealworms!!

[Bob S]

As the title suggests, good weather, if breezy, made me decide on first trip of the year to Brownsea, but with something quite rare also been hanging about for a week, I decided to go for a "twitch", before returning for the first ferry at 10

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCRNG1

Never seen a bluethroat, lovely.