Although things turned a tad chillier today, there was no shortage of nice birds again with an obvious northward passage of Red Kite going on all morning which saw 35 go north over Ulwell and 15 over Studland during the morning, another 15 north over Wareham just after lunch and sporadic ones and twos elsewhere. Whilst watching and waiting for a potential Black Kite that had been seen at St Aldhelms Head, 2 White Stork were seen flying over the Ulwell Gap, and then over Goathorn, Studland. A Hoopoe was heard on Middlebere Heath, just south of the Half Way Inn and a random Golden Plover was circling over the Wareham Channel this morning before heading north. Elsewhere there was a large Goshawk causing havoc over Lytchett Bay this morning, a White-tailed Eagle was high over the Wareham Channel getting hassled by a Marsh Harrier, 8 Swift were feeding high over Wareham and 2-year old male Osprey ‘5R0’ was seen on a harbour nest platform briefly on private land.

Male Osprey 5R0 on harbour nest platform briefly on private land