As we approach the halfway point of the year, the summer starts to bed in and breeding birds are well on their way to fledging first or even second broods. However, for some of our local Nightjars it seems the courting phase is still under way for some pairs (or perhaps not pairs?), with several females seen tonight during our weekly Nightjar walk, perusing males as they moved from song branch to song branch, with males still in full display mode, as the females chased sat and watched. In total 10+ were seen up on Slepe Heath, along with 2 Hobby, 8 Dartford Warbler territories and 2 Cuckoo were still singing during the 2-hour walk. This morning 3 Cattle Egret and a Great White Egret flew up the Piddle Valley.

A Swift Group survey on the 28th May confirmed 7 nests in Wareham with North Street (4), West Street (2) and Cow Lane (1), with 3 of the 4 nests in North Street on the front of the HK Law building.