The autumnal gathering of Spoonbill begun on Brownsea today with 2 birds settled on the Tamrisk Island, also logged was 1 Knot, 3 early returning Grey Plover, 45 adult Redshank, 70 Dunlin, 2 Avocet, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Greenshank, 1 Curlew, 15 Black-tailed Godwit and 2 Common Sandpiper. Ospreys CJ7 and 022 were active over the Wareham Channel, 022 seen intermittently displaying to CJ7 with a fish in his talons which was great to see.

Male Osprey 022 with fish over the Wareham Channel – Alison Copland