With some rain forecast for mid-week, could we finally see a burst of life and the downing of some migrant birds? Everything is so tinder dry and dusty, a down pour or two could certainly do the trick. There were a few more tardy migrant waders today with 8 Ringed Plover, 6 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin and an Little Ringed Plover at Lytchett Fields. A Little Gull was in Shell Bay, Studland this afternoon, adult female White-tailed Eagle G466 was on Shipstal Point this afternoon and male G463 was over Corfe Castle. An orange billed Great White Egret flew over the Frome Valley this afternoon, 2 Mandarin Duck were at Holme Lane GP, 2 Hobby were over Bog Lane and another 2 were over Wareham Common.
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