It’s March! We’ve managed see out the two hardest months of year, which were particularly grey, dark and wet this year, but we’re now into the month where Ospreys, Willow Warblers, Swallows,  Wheatears and Little Ringed Plovers all arrive. All these new spring arrivals depend on weather systems further south, which currently look favourable for some new arrivals over the coming weeks. We won’t get too over-excited just yet though, as March has the ability to turn on a sixpence, with snow, ice and frost all still possible, so whilst we bask in the forecast for this coming week, we’ll be keeping a close eye on how the rest of the month is panning out.

Various searches were carried out today for the Forster’s Tern which arrived back into the harbour yesterday, but sadly it couldn’t be re-found. Weather conditions didn’t really help, with a strong south-westerly didn’t help. Sandwich Terns were found on the Brownsea Lagoon and at Shipstal Point, there were 3 Black-necked Grebe and 2 Common Scoter off Middle beach, Studland, the adult Little Gull was in Lytchett Bay agaiun this morning with 1 Spoonbill and another 3 Spoonbill In Middlebere. A Spotted Redshank was in the mouth of the River Frome, the 10 Glossy Ibis were on Wareham Common, and 52 Cattle Egret were just west of Wareham Common near Worgret.