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Archive for April, 2019

Harbour Update – posted 30/03/19

Posted on: April 1st, 2019 by Birds of Poole Harbour

Yesterdays Garganey wasn’t seen during the day but gave its self away by calling at dusk somewhere around the Swineham GP area. The Red-necked Grebe was still present and c200 Sand Martin came into feed. Also in the Wareham Channel area 1 female Marsh Harrier, 1 Osprey and 1 Peregrine. In Poole Park there were still c150 Black-tailed Godwit present with 10+ Redshank and at Baiter a Peregrine went over north and a lone Sand Martin dashed over the quay. At Lytchett Fields 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff and 240 Black-tailed Godwit were on the fields and at Greenland’s Farm 5 Wheatear, 1 White Wagtail and 2 Willow Warbler were logged.


Harbour Update – posted 29/03/19

Posted on: April 1st, 2019 by Birds of Poole Harbour

There was a nice pair of species together on Swineham GP when the Red-necked Grebe was joined by a drake Garganey for most of the day. Not a pair of birds you’d expect to see bobbing about next to one another! There was also a nice mini fall of Little Ringed Plover with 4-5 present at Lytchett Fields along with 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Ruff and 1 Spotted Redshank with 2 Spoonbill also out in the bay. There were still 6 Cattle Egret in fields at Bog Lane which is a good early spring sign that they might just hang on into the breeding season. At Swineham there were 2 Swallow with 20 Sand Martin and 3 Swallow went through Middlebere. Along the PC World Drain 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap and 4 Chiffchaff were singing.

Little Ringed Plover – Lytchett Fields – Ian Ballam


Harbour Update – posted 28/03/19

Posted on: April 1st, 2019 by Birds of Poole Harbour

We apologise for the late posts, but have been down in Majorca enjoying a bit of spring birding. Now we’re fully refreshed and primed for the Med arrival of Black-winged Stilts, Kentish Plovers and Woodchat Shrikes into the harbour…if only. Still, it was nice to see the Red-necked Grebe still on Swineham GP with a handful of Sand Martin and 3 Swallow there too. Up on Slepe Heath a late-ish pair of Merlin zipped by the top of the ridge and an Osprey was seen over the Wareham Channel later in the day. At Lytchett Fields a Little Ringed Plover was calling at dawn in the fog, but was later found on the fields.


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