With the hottest day of the year approaching (if that’s even possible) then getting your birding done before 11am is well advised. An early morning walk to Coombe Heath saw yesterdays Cattle Egret settled again to the right of the Raptor Screen at Arne and was later seen on the edge of Wytch Lake. Again, 2 Osprey were seen over the course of the day, mostly around the Arne peninsular but also over the Wareham Channel. More migrants were on the move and a ringing session at Lytchett Heath saw 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 45 Sedge Warbler, 21 Reed Warbler, 8 Willow Warbler and 3 Bearded Tit ringed over the course of the morning. On Lytchett Fields there were 20 Green Sandpiper and 3 Greenshank. At Holton Lee the 2 Little Owl were active early evening and the Cuckoo that was seen on Tuesday was seen again this evening and there were 2 Green Sandpiper on Holton Pools.

Little Owl – Holton Lee – Ian Ballam