Fog and yet more precipitation set in through the day, putting a dampener on any potential weekend birding plans. That said, the few hours of dry weather at dawn was enough to run a Stour Ringing Group winter ringing project session visit near Arne featuring a stunning control of a Dutch-ringed and satellite tagged Kestrel(!). Check out the below map tracking the movement of the bird dispersing along the coast and crossing the channel before settling in Poole Harbour for the winter. Otherwise very little reported across the harbour, with a lone Goshawk over Wareham Causeway high towards Swineham at midday and Yellowhammer over Arable Field, Lytchett Bay the only other notable records.

Surprised by this movement? You might be fascinated to learn that Kestrel are actually well documented as partial, passage and winter migrants in UK. The BTO host an excellent summary of all Kestrel that have been ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland.

Dutch-ringed Kestrel movement since last summer, arriving in the UK during November 2025