A hot and humid day in the harbour today, with some much needed rain later on in the day. 1 White-tailed Eagle was circling above Coombe Heath at RSPB Arne. At Brands Bay, there were some nice passage waders on show with 1 Knot, 1 Ruff, 6 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, 3 Turnstone, 4 Whimbrel, c40 Redshank, c50 Curlew, and c100 Black-tailed Godwit. On the Brownsea Lagoon there were ever increasing numbers of Spoonbill with 29 counted as well as 2 Kingfisher. At the Lower Piddle Valley Ringing site, there were 152 migrant birds ringed including 74 Sedge Warbler, 12 Grasshopper Warbler, 15 Willow Warbler, 1 Firecrest, 16 Reed Warbler and 1 Water Rail, an often difficult to see species.

Ruff, Dunlin, and Ringed Plover – Brands Bay – @purbeckpilgrim.bsky.social

Juvenile Water Rail (handled and ringed under BTO license) – Ed Betteridge – Lower Piddle Valley Ringing Site