Difficult not to get blown away in the harbour, but the high winds brought in new arrivals in the shape of 1 Hoopoe at Hartland Stud. It was feeding throughout the afternoon just south of the pine block next to The Kitchen at Hartland Stud. 2 Whinchat were also in the pig rootled field across the road to the south-east of here, along with a smattering of 4 Wheatear and 1 Woodlark. The Red-spotted Bluethroat was still at Swineham point. 3 Spoonbill were still on the Brownsea Lagoon along with c60 Avocet and 8 Bar-tailed Godwit. 1 Great Northern Diver was off Stoney Island in the mouth of the harbour. 1 White-tailed Eagle flew over the Wareham Channel this morning. On the low tide here there were 2 Greenshank, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 summer-plumaged Dunlin, and 4 Grey Plover.  At Swineham Stilt Pools there was 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper and overhead, 3 House Martin and big arrivals of Sand Martin and Swallow. 1 Osprey was in Lytchett Bay early morning and 1 was in Newton Bay. Also in Lytchett Bay there were 2 Knot and 1 Whimbrel.

Hoopoe – Hartland Stud – Phyl England

Red-spotted Bluethroat – Swineham Point – Peter Moore