Autumn is moving up the gears… The first Grasshopper Warblers are now on the move! Two were trapped and ringed at Lytchett Bay this morning, along with a juvenile male Bearded Tit and a smatttering of fresh in Reed and Sedge Warblers. Nearby, Lytchett Fields featured a Spoonbill that sat by Sherford Pools’s viewpoint. Spoonbill numbers will begin to increase as we approach August and peak through October. Without a doubt the best places to see Spoonbill is on the Brownsea Lagoon (Aug – Oct), Shipstal Point, Arne (Oct – Mar), the Wareham Channel (low-tides Oct – Mar). The Middlebere Channel can be fruitful depending on the tide (Aug – April).

Juvenile male Bearded Tit – Lytchett Bay ringing session