A few small flocks of Crossbill were heading north this morning over Wareham Common and Carey . 6 Cattle Egret were in cow field off Nutcrack lane this evening, including 1 fresh juvenile, which could be a sign of semi-local breeding and dispersal. 2 Red Kite were over Wareham Forest. 1 Peregrine was sat on one the pylons in Lytchett Bay and 1 was hunting over Holes Bay this evening which could well be some of the juveniles from the Asda building dispersing and exploring.

More increases in wader numbers this evening from our Sunset Safari Cruise with c80 Curlew and c200 Black-tailed Godwit in the Wareham Channel. There were also 4 Greenshank here on the low tide and then a total of 12 Greenshank on the Brownsea Lagoon at high tide, although there may be some overlap of these birds. 2 Spoonbill were feeding on Brownsea Lagoon along with 2 Common Sandpiper and c10 Dunlin. 1 Osprey caught a fish in the Wareham Channel this evening and 1 White-tailed Eagle flew in while we were heading out of the Wareham Channel. 1 juvenile and 1 adult Marsh Harrier were also active here.

A really nice find by Trevor Warrick yesterday of 1 Whinchat (pictured below) on Wareham Common . Could this be a local dispersal or a very early migrant?

Whinchat – Wareham Common – Trevor Warrick

Nightjar – Slepe Heath from our Nightjar Walk last night – Paul Morton