Absolutely freezing once again, but winter beauty welcomed us all at dawn. With potential snow at the end of the week will we see a potential big weather movement? There have definitely been Lapwing on the move this last 4 days, not in huge numbers, but small parties of 20+ have been passing west, north of the harbour, and once again Redwing are still very numerous, entering urban gardens since New Year. The settled weather seems to have put everything else on hold though with no other new arrivals with todays highlights consisting of pretty much the same as yesterday with 10 Glossy Ibis moving over Wareham at dawn, 44 Russian White-fronted Goose at Ridge/RSPB Arne Moors, 1 Black-throated Diver in through the harbour entrance at dawn, 2 Slavonian Grebe and 4 Black-necked Grebe, 10 Goldeneye, 3 Great Northern Diver and 1 White-tailed Eagle were off Jerry’s Point, 2 Purple Sandpiper were on the Sandbanks groynes by the Haven Hotel and 14 Tundra Bean Geese in the Frome Valley, just beyond Holmebridge.

Purple Sandpiper, Sandbanks groynes