For a brief moment this morning the rarest and most infrequent spectacle of the year appeared, as the sun broke through for a couple of hours, but by this afternoon rain had set in again and birds went into hiding. This morning 50+ Cattle Egret were on Wareham Common, north of the railway line, and a Barn Owl flew out across Wareham Common. There were also 2 Mandarine in the Lower Piddle Valley and 18 Crossbill flew over Carey Secret Garden. The adult Little Gull was still just west of the Wareham bypass and the other adult Little Gull was still in the mouth of the PCW Drain in Holes Bay NE, along with the redhead Goosander. There was also a Ruff in Holes Bay NW with 20+ Knot. The 10 Glossy Ibis were still in the Bestwall meadows, a Red Kite flew over Soldiers Road.