The weather just keeps getting better and better, and hopefully so will the birding over the next few weeks. There was an obvious arrival into the harbour today with 4 new Cattle Egret appearing, with 5 in total roosting with a Great White Egret at Swineham. Having only had 1 Cattle Egret present in the harbour (Frome Valley) since the new year, the new 4 show that migrant heron species are on the move. There was also a great early spring record of an adult Yellow Wagtail on the Swineham scrapes with 9 White Wagtail and 60 Pied Wagtail. At Lytchett Fields there were 4 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Spotted Redshank along with a couple of White Wagtail. Finally, we heard from Tim Mackrill that young female White-tailed Eagle G801 arrived back into the harbour and went straight back to the Wareham Channel. Away from the harbour (but of note and interest) an Osprey was over Longham this morning and there was a small arrival of Hoopoe into the UK with one on Portland, and with this fine weather and easterly breeze set to continue, there should be many more new arrivals due so keep a good eye out.

White Wagtail – Lytchett Fields – Mark Wright

Pied Wagtail – Lytchett Fields – Mark Wright