Such a perfect day across the harbour with calm conditions and loads of good birds from east to west. Starting off with the Brownsea Lagoon which today held 71 Spoonbill, c500 Avocet, 25 Knot, 10 Grey Plover, c30 Turnstone, c80 Dunlin, 25 Ringed Plover, 8 Greenshank a handful of Bar-tailed Godwit and 200+ Common Redshank. The South Deep area is starting it’s mid-autumn interest with the first 8 Red-breasted Merganser off Furzey Island and 1 Common Scoter off Jerry’s Point. The White-tailed Eagle pair were spread between east and west with male G463 in the Wareham Channel and female G466 active off Green Island, and was seen trying to steal a fish from a Seals moth from this afternoons Autumn Safari. The sinensis Cormorant flock looks to be well over 1000 now with the whole flock out in central harbour this afternoon, chasing a fish shoal close to the shore of Furzey Island which attracted in 43 Little Egret into the feeding frenzy. We mentioned the other day that we didn’t think 1000+ Cormorant had ever been logged before, but have since been updated that DWT volunteer Martin Adams logged 1085+ together on Brownsea Lagoon 26/10/25. Around the Swineham, Keysworth, Arne Moors area a Barnacle Goose was at Swineham, 4 Spotted Redshank, 1 ringtail Hen Harrier (juv male), 5 Marsh Harrier, 6 Glossy Ibis, 5 Great White Egret and 6 Bearded Tit were around the fringes of the Wareham Channel and 4 Red Kite were over Keysworth. A fresh juv White-tailed Eagle was over Middlebere this morning and 5 Great White Egret flew high over Middlebere. At Bog Lane, near the Springfield Hotel 12 Cattle Egret were feeding in fields there and the autumns first Jack Snipe was accidentally flushed from an area of bog near Rempstone. A lone juv Common Tern was hunting of Poole Quay all day and a handful of Sandwich Tern were spread across the harbour.

Our Autumn Safari Cruise this AM as we passed the Brownsea Lagoon as viewed from the lagoon hide – DWT Warden Nicki Tutton

Jay – Seaview, Constitution Hill