A bit of a grey day in the harbour with some winter birds still hanging around for our final Winter Safari of the year. The Long-tailed Duck has moved significantly, hanging with some Red-breasted Mergansers in central harbour. The 1 Common Guillemot was still off Poole Quay. It was still an Eagle-fest in the harbour with the local pair and juvenile G644 in the Wareham Channel. 2 Ruff were bathing in the mouth of the River Frome with the Black-tailed Godwit flock here. There was also 1 juvenile Spoonbill on Arne Moors along with 2 Marsh Harrier coursing. Elsewhere in the Harbour, 1 Spotted Redshank was still in Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea View and 3 Slavonian Grebe were in Brands Bay. The Hawfinch was still showing intermittently in St Mary’s Churchyard, Lytchett Matravers.
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