It’s still so mild, even in these grey, overcast conditions, although that looks like it’s set to change on Saturday morning. So until then the warmth was enjoyed by our School Bird Boat group this morning who enjoyed views of 6 Great White Egret off Swineham, 300+ Avocet on the Brownsea Lagoon with just 3 Spoonbill, and 2 Red Kite over Keysworth. Later this afternoon a Bittern was seen circling over Swineham GP before dropping back down into the reeds again and Spoonbills were logged in Holes Bay and Lytchett Bay and the ringtail Hen Harrier was seen briefly at Middlenere this afternoon. Just outside the area a Rose-coloured Starling was photographed in Bloxworth on Oct 10th and could easily be hiding away in the harbour area somewhere, so keep your eyes peeled for a pale, cream coloured Starling in amongst your local Starling flocks.