With the wind easing off by this morning there had been a small fall up on Ballard Down/Old Harry with 15 Willow Warbler and 4 Wheatear logged. As April creeps on some scarcer waders are already appearing at sites they’re not typically found at, for example at Lytchett Fields this morning there were 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit and 2 Spotted Redshank, plus a single Ruff. There was also 1 Osprey and c800 Black-tailed Godwit logged. This afternoon a White Stork flew over Holes Bay north. A photographed was obtained but it was unclear if it was the ringed individual that’s been hanging out at Throop the last couple of days. At Swineham there were still 2 Little Ringed Plover on the pools, and c20 Sand Martin and 5 Swallow were over the gravel pit. The Osprey thats been on the Middlebere Channel platform the last 4-5 days was still on there today, but will likely move off this week with the fine weather thats forecast.

White Stork over Holes Bay – Rene Goad