The cold snap really felt like it was kicking in today with clear sky’s and a northerly build up in the wind. A brief vis-mig session at the harbour mouth delivered the autumns first Brambling along with just a handful of 71 Siskin, 45 Goldfinch, 28 Chaffinch, 24 Meadow Pipit, 3 Skylark and 1 Reed Bunting. At Shipstal Point c60 Spoonbill were roosting, a Goshawk bombed through Middlebere, 3 different White-tailed Eagle were between RSPB Arne and the Wareham Channel. A Great White Egret was over Lytchett Fields, 4 Glossy Ibis went into the Swineham roost tonight.

Marsh Harrier – Poole Harbour south – Mark Wright