With only one day left of 2025, we’re laying down the gauntlet for a whole suit of great birds to be found on the final day! With the developing cold spell and the recent goose arrival, thoughts of Smew and Bewick’s Swans start to muster….now that would be a nice end to 2025 (and start to 2026)

Today the goose party arrived in at dawn from the west and settled in the field close to Ridge, but then later de-camped over on to RSPB Arne Moors with 38 Russian White-fronted Geese and 5 Tundra Bean Geese present. There was a Black-throated Diver close to the harbour entrance, the drake Scaup was also still present, viewable from Jerry’s Point between Redhorn Quay and Brownsea. The 10 Glossy Ibis were once again in the flooded fields just south of Wareham train station and 9 Spoonbill were in Lytchett Bay this afternoon.

Glossy Ibis – Wareham floods – Annabel Sharpe