Despite the cold, chilly NE wind that built during the course of the day, 3 Little Ringed Plover were on the Lower Piddle Floods this morning, showing that migrants were making their way through. Also at Swineham were 5 Sand Martin and a few singing Common Chiffchaff. White-tailed Eagles were well represented again with 3 flying up the Middlebere Channel this morning, 2 circling over Sainsbury’s in Wareham and another one was seen over Bovington this afternoon. There were 2 Water Pipit reported at Swineham GP, 1 Spoonbill was also there and another 2 were in Middlebere.
It’s been a remarkable start to the ringing season already, which saw the 1000th newly ringed Sedge Warbler…
Find out moreA strange grey sky welcomed us in today, and an even stranger wet substance fell from the cloud…
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