The first day of June and that brought with a nice sighting of 8 Crossbill on Brownsea Island, showing that even in June, a month of typically little migration, there are still birds moving about. 1 Osprey was intruding at the Careys Nest today and a right-ringed female was seen flying over the Wareham Channel later on. Looking at the notch in the wing on primary 1 and in the tail, this looks like 3H9, the Rutland 2-year old female who has been hanging around for some time. From our first Summer Safari Cruise this morning we had 1 Peregrine Falcon hunting gulls over the Gull Islands in the Wareham Channel. We also saw 2 Marsh Harrier, c30 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Bearded Tit, 1 White-tailed Eagle and 1 distant Osprey. On the Brownsea Lagoon 1 Ringed Plover, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit and c150 Oystercatcher were the only waders present but there was plenty of activity from the Tern nesting islands. In the Middlebere Channel from Coombe Heath, RSPB Arne there were 4 Spoonbill and 1 Marsh Harrier. 4 Sanderling were in Lytchett Bay this morning which are a rare visitor to this part of the harbour. 1 Great White Egret was seen flying at Swineham towards Stoborough this morning.

Oystercatcher mobbing Carrion Crow from our Summer Safari Cruise – Brownsea Lagoon -Harry McBride

Sandwich Tern from our Summer Safari Cruise – Brownsea Lagoon – Samantha Roberts

Female Osprey possibly 3H9 due to notch in right wing feather – Wareham Channel – John Thorpe