A nicer day than forecast and some decent calm waters. All the usuals were logged today including the 10 Glossy Ibis at Swineham, 10+ Great Northern Diver around the main channels of the harbour, 1500+ Black-tailed Godwit on Brownsea where 2 Peregrines were causing mayhem this morning. Out in Poole Bay a Black-throated Diver was feeding distantly, Woodlark were singing at traditional sites and the 3 Purple Sandpiper were on the Sandbanks groynes. At Shipstal Point 22 Spoonbill were roosting, a ringtail Hen HarrierĀ was over Arne Moors this morning, the redhead Goosander was in Holes Bay NE again and the Siberian Chiffchaff was on Wareham Common.
Proper sizzler today, but actually, the easterly breeze certainly took the edge of things along the fringes of…
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