The day started off slow, but got better towards the end. The Swineham ‘goosathon’ continued with a newly arrived Bar-headed Goose settling at Swineham Point this evening. This is 7th species of goose to be at Swineham over the last few months (Greylag, Canada, Barnacle, Egyptian, Pink-footed, White-fronted and now Bar-headed), which although the latter is a feral escape from somewhere, highlights the areas qualities for wildfowl and especially geese! Swineham and the Two-Rivers walk is holding good numbers of warblers with 63 Reed Warbler and 13 Cetti’s Warbler also 7 Reed Bunting, 2 Bearded Tits along the River Frome and 2 Mash Harrier. There was an intruding Osprey at the Carey nest this evening which was captured on the webcam being chased off by 022. In Middlebere a juvenile White-tailed Eagle settled briefly and was soon seen off by a Common Buzzard. Also at Middlebere were 2 Hobby, 1 Cuckoo and c20 Swift. There seemed to be more Swift around Wareham Town centre and Wareham Common today with c50 bombing around. There were 2 Hobby hunting insects over Wareham Common, a 2nd cal year Little Gull was on Lytchett Fields and 4 Red Kite were over Liliput, Poole.

Bar-headed Goose – Swineham Point – Garry Hayman

Common Buzzard mobbing juvenile White-tailed Eagle – Middlebere – Alison Copland

Dartford Warbler – Middlebere – Alison Copland

022 chasing off intruding Osprey in the background as CJ7 watches on