A bit of a drizzly day, with the Surf Scoter in Studland Bay being the highlight of the sightings again, reported along with 14 Common Scoter and 5 Black-necked Grebe. From our Winter Safari Cruise, there was 1 Great Northern Diver and 3 Goldeneye off Pottery Pier, and another Great Northern Diver and 1 Common Scoter in the North Channel. 2 Red-throated Diver were seen during the trip, between Furzey Island and Brownsea South shoreline. In Middlebere Channel on the falling tide were 1200+ Teal, 16 Pintail, 250 Avocet and 90 Lapwing. In Holes Bay, a reports included a count of 330 Avocet, 1207 Wigeon, 5 Red-breasted Merganser, 85 Shoveler and 3 dark-bellied Brent Geese. There were 22 Spoonbill on Brownsea Lagoon.