For a third night in a row, Bitterns have left the Lower Frome Valley on migration, this time it was 2, with one over the Swineham GP and the other having arrived in down the Frome Valley, before both disappeared off north about 18:45. Last night Kevin Lane caught some great thermal image footage of the Bittern that left Swineham, highlighting its ascent as it pushed off north.

Elsewhere the Forster’s Tern was showing well in the Poole Park again all day, the 10 Glossy Ibis were on Wareham Common, 2 Red Kite were over Carey Secret Garden and the Wareham Channel, the harbour first Northern Wheatear was at RSPB Arne yesterday, there were Great Northern Divers off Brownsea and in the harbour entrance and a Little Ringed Plover was calling at dusk at Swineham again.

Bittern departing Swineham last night after dark – Kevin Lane