What a blissfully, beautiful spring equinox with the warmest day of the year logged so far. There was 1, possibly  2 Osprey today with 1 seen fishing in Middlebere around 8:30am and then there was another sighting this evening in the mouth of the River Piddle, in the Wareham Channel. Once again there were 5-6 White-tailed Eagle, also in the Wareham Channel, with one hunting gulls on the gull islands which was then joined by 2 others. A Merlin and 17 Cattle Egret were on Wareham Common, and this evening a Bittern was seen at Swineham GP, but didn’t leave, plus there were c40 Sand Martin there. A single Swallow flew over Lytchett Bay along with a Red Kite. Up to 7 Little Ringed Plover were still on the Lower Piddle Floods.

Red Kite – Lytchett Bay – Richard Saunders

Pale phase Common Buzzard – Lytchett Bay – Richard Saunders