Another big push of migration in the harbour today, with the Lower Piddle Valley ringing station catching 172 birds, including 1 Redstart, 43 Blackcap, 39 Sedge Warbler, 11 Willow Warbler, 27 Chiffchaff, 1 Nightjar, 2 Firecrest, and 5 Tree Pipit. Our morning Osprey Cruise was very productive with 5 Ospreys seen including 1 juvenile and 1 very distant White-tailed Eagle. At Swineham, 2 Bearded Tit were briefly seen and heard and 1 Water Rail was calling from the reeds. There was plenty to see on Brownsea Lagoon including 5 Knot, 58 Spoonbill, c150 Common Ringed Plover, 20 Avocet, and 10 Greenshank. The fun began even before we left the quay, with 1 Wheatear on the rocks, 5 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Tree Pipit flying over. Plus, there was 1 Kingfisher on the Quay and another on the Brownsea Lagoon. There were 2 different Marsh Harrier in the Wareham Channel, with an adult female and a juvenile. There were more Wheatear  moving today with 5 on Hartland, 1 on Poole Quay, 3 at Greenlands Farm and 1 on Brownsea.

Knot – Brownsea Lagoon – Mark Wright