Best bird of the day goes to the female Ring-necked Duck found at Swineham this evening, presumably one of the individuals that was up the Piddle river valley a few weeks ago. The Glaucous Gull came into roost again on the Brownsea Lagoon this evening. A Great White Egret graced Little Sea, Studland along with 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 17 Shoveler, 10 Teal, 3 Cormorant and 2 Pintail. A Greenshank was observed in the small lagoon off Bramble Bush Bay. A further 2 Great White Egret made an appearance over the Stoborough Causeway near Wareham, heading east towards Swineham. Jerry’s Point produced 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Great Northern Diver, 4 Common Scoter, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 9 Goldeneye, 12 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Greenshank, along with Turnstone, Grey Plover, Oystercatcher, Great Crested Grebe and Shelduck. Lytchett Fields offered 5 Stonechat and 100+ Linnet in arable field and 15 Redwing in NE corner of approach field. A Marsh Harrier passed over Sunnyside this morning. Poole Bay featured 3 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 4 diver sp.  4 Common Scoter , 6 Teal, 3 Wigeon, 10 auk sp., c.50 Brent Goose east a and 10 Great Crested Grebe.

Greenshank – Bramble Bush Bay – Garry Hayman

Female Ring-necked Duck – Swineham GP – Trevor Warrick