Today was a perfect early April day, and despite the remaining cold WNW breeze there were so many good birds around today for all to enjoy. Osprey season has certainly hit with a bang with a good arrival of passage migrants during the course of the day. There were no less than 5 in and around the area today, with 4 different individuals logged in Lytchett Bay within an hour this afternoon, plus individuals were seen in the Wareham Channel and Middlebere this morning. During our Spring Safari this morning we were also lucky enough to have 3 different White-tailed Eagles over the Wareham Channel with 1 adult and 2 juveniles. Not only that, the local Marsh Harriers took an instant disliking to them being there all started having a high altitude tussle high above the channel. The Brownsea Lagoon saw the first 2 Common Tern of the year logged, plus there was a 1st winter Little Gull on the lagoon with 2 Spoonbill, 51 Avocet, c30 Bar-tailed Godwit and c20 Sandwich Tern. An adult male Goshawk was high over Brownsea too and tracked over to Rempstone, a Little Ringed Plover was on RSPB Arne Moors, a Red Kite passed high over RSPB Arne a Spotted Redshank was in Middlebere, 2 Cattle Egret flew over Swineham Point and 3 were at Worgret. There was also a report of a/the White Stork flying over Hamworthy at 3pm this afternoon. Yesterday morning the Golden Pheasants were heard calling on Furzey Island during the stillness of the early morning and both White-tailed Eagle (Goathorn) and Osprey (Middlebere) were seen during a survey boat after first light.

Osprey – Middlebere – John Thorpe

Juvenile White-tailed Eagle over our Spring Safari Cruise this AM – Wareham Channel – Rene Goad

Little Ringed Plover from our Spring Safari Cruise this AM – RSPB Arne Moors – Rene Goad