Jerry’s Point, THE Poole Harbour site at the moment came up trumps again today with a Purple Sandpiper feeding on the mud off the point. Purple Sands are rare enough in the harbour these days, but to see one feeding out on the mud is even rarer. The Scaup flock grew to 6 birds this afternoon too and there were 3 Common Scoter, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 7 Black-necked Grebe, 27 Red-breasted Merganser and 57 Great Crested Grebe and 6 Great Northern Diver. There was another Great Northern Diver off Shipstal Beach and one more off Baiter. Not quite in the harbour but an adult male Hen Harrier was seen at Morden Bog and at Swineham there were 2 Marsh Harrier. At the harbour entrance this morning a decent range of species entered the harbour including 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 99 Shag and 3 Common Scoter, and on the water in Shell Bay were 3 Black-necked Grebe.

Purple Sandpiper – Jerry’s Point – Garry Hayman