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12-07-2011, 07:22 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southampton
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| | | Arne Dorset Special Trip
Last weekend Rob T (Bob) Pressld (Dave), Rogpow (Roger) mbaldw (Mark) all joined me for a special trip around the Arne RSPB reserve with Paul the RSPB ranger who very kindly took us on the 'moon buggy' to parts of the reserve that are not open to the public normally it was a fantastic whole day followed the following day by a day in the New Forest with Dave where we saw Kingfishers and Fallow deer along with a very friendly baby robin! 
The gang and moon buggy 
view of Arne  
Roger & Bob 
Mark 
Smooth snake  
Mark & Dave on beach note Dave is stood up!! Photographing kestrel youngster 
Taking this photo   
The dummy Osprey scheme to encourage breeding at Arne - real osprey turned up day afterwards!! 
Toad 
Toadlet 
Sundew - round leaf 
raft spider 
Dave trying to get rid of ants in his pants that he lay in!!! 
Dave trying to work out how to go horizontal without getting wet in New Forest stream 
Bird that took a fancy to Dave 
A really great weekend thanks to everyone who came on my special trip |
12-07-2011, 07:36 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Romford, Essex
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| | | Re: Arne Dorset Special Trip
Dave mentioned he was heading there this weekend. Looks like it was a top day out! Quote:
Originally Posted by monkey  Smooth snake | Very jealous of this find!   |
12-07-2011, 07:47 PM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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| | | Re: Arne Dorset Special Trip
Looks like a fab meet Linda in an awesome setting. The smooth snake must've been a highlight! Like Neil, I'm quite envious.
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12-07-2011, 08:07 PM
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| | | Re: Arne Dorset Special Trip
It was a great trip and lovely to see Marc and Roger again. The last time was the deer rut meet back in 2008. It's always good to see Linda and Rob - that goes without saying!
I notice Linda is still being modest and hasn't mentioned the reason for the "special" tour - she came second in an RSPB photo contest and this, along with a lovely pair of lightweight binoculars, was her prize.
The smooth snake certainly was a highlight. Just sand lizard to go and I'll have seen all six native reptiles. Here are my shots of it...   
Like the grass snake at Priory Water, he's ready to shed his skin, hence the milky blue covering of the eye.
I still haven't seen a Dartford warbler but it'll happen one day!
Dave P.
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12-07-2011, 08:14 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Forest, Hampshire
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| | | Re: Arne Dorset Special Trip
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Originally Posted by monkey A really great weekend thanks to everyone who came on my special trip | Thank you very much for the invite. It was a fantastic day. Highlights for me were:
Toadlet: 
Smooth Snake: 
Silver-studded Blue: 
All firsts for me, so thanks again Linda.
Cheers,
Marc. |
12-07-2011, 08:17 PM
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| | | Re: Arne Dorset Special Trip
You will be even more disappointed than the Dartford Warbler that we all see but hides when you are around as I got an email from Arne yesterday telling me that an opsrey arrived on Sunday!! We would have had a good view of that on our trip! He might have been tempted by the chance of a cake!
Apparently the photos the staff took at the presentation of my prize will be in the next RSPB magazine if anyone belongs to RSPB just a shame Chris Packham wasnt there for the day! |
12-07-2011, 09:33 PM
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| | | Re: Arne Dorset Special Trip
Just want to add my thanks to Linda for the invite to a really fabulous day out.
Great to meet up with Linda, Rob and Dave again, and a special thanks to Marc for his assistance while I hobbled round like Long John Silver on my sprained ankle.
Here's a few of my pics:
Four-spotted Chaser 
Keeled Skimmer 
Raft Spider 
Smooth snake 
Sundew 
Silver-studded Blues 
Rog |
13-07-2011, 07:58 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Suffolk Coast
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| | | Re: Arne Dorset Special Trip
Quote:
Originally Posted by pressld2
I still haven't seen a Dartford warbler but it'll happen one day! | Relatively easily to sort out for you next time you up at Minsmere - only
best to go to Dunwich Cliffs (NT) - just give me a shout.
Smooth snake - Like Neil, really jealous. |
13-07-2011, 09:10 AM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Leigh, Lancashire
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| | | Re: Arne Dorset Special Trip
Congratulations Linda - well done  on the competition win 
Just think if I wasn't laid up we could have joined you all as we should be in Dorset right now.
I love Arne - the woodland is just so magical ....... it must have been very nice to be taken into other parts of the reserve - thats always a thrill anywhere.
You're doing well Dave P I still have Sand Lizard and Smooth Snake on my wish list ........ I'm not jealous (much  )
Pauline xx |
13-07-2011, 01:01 PM
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| | | Re: Arne Dorset Special Trip
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hobjob Relatively easily to sort out for you next time you up at Minsmere - only
best to go to Dunwich Cliffs (NT) - just give me a shout.
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