It was very cold today, and it was very grey….pretty uninspiring for very early spring, but none the less some birds made it out of the gloom. The Long-tailed Duck, 2 Black-necked Grebe and 2 Slavonian Grebe were off Jerry’s Point. In the Middlebere/Wytch Lake area 4 Spoonbill were moving back and fourth and 2 Marsh Harrier were off Shipstal. White-tailed Eagle numbers dropped to about 2-3 individuals in and around the Wareham Channel/Lytchett Bay area. The Siberian Chiffchaff was still at Norden Sewage Works and Spotted Redshank was at Lytchett Fields.

We’ve also been out today prepping and repairing various Osprey nest platforms around the harbour and servicing and installing new trail cameras. With only 3-4 weeks left until the first Ospreys arrive back, what stories will unfold this year, who will return safely and what dramas will we witness?

Re-filling Osprey nest platform with new nest material having blown out over the winter

View from the perch bar looking out towards a harbour pole nest platform on private land

Lining the trail camera up to point towards a harbour pole nest on private land

Installing and setting up new trail camera on Osprey nest platform on private land