A round up from the last few days. Not much to report from 12/02/13 only other than the Green-winged Teal was seen again at Upton CP with 2 Spotted Redshank, 250+ Avocet and 300+ Redshank there too. At Middlebere 400+ Avocet, 300-400 Brent Geese, 300 Lapwing and 4 Grey Plover. Today the Poole RSPB group launched their first mid-week Harbour Tour, which I’m pleased to say was a great success. Passengers were treated to 1 Long-tailed Duck, 3 Great Northern Diver, 1 Red-throated Diver, 5 Black-necked grebe, 13 Spoonbill, 2 Med Gull, 30+ Goldeneye, 100+ Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Peregrine Falcon, plus on the Brownsea Lagoon Avocet, Bar and Black-tailed Godwit, Grey Plover, Dunlin, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Turnstone, Shoveler, Wigeon and Teal. A Sandwich Tern was off Baiter this morning.
A strange grey sky welcomed us in today, and an even stranger wet substance fell from the cloud…
Find out moreAs the hot weather continues the dearth of terns across the harbour is still obvious with only 5…
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