A much better day for getting out birding compared to yesterday! 1 Purple Sandpiper was sat on the groyne off Sandbanks beach, further along from it’s usual hangout near the Haven Hotel. Also present was 1 colour-ringed Sanderling, it will be interesting to find out the origin of this bird once we hear back! The 10 Glossy Ibis were once again feeding in the field behind Wareham rugby club, alongside 96 Curlew. 1 Goosander, viewed from the PCW drain, and 1 Little Gull were still present in Holes Bay. A lunchtime walk along Baiter Park, offered up 2 Great Northern Diver and 69 Dark-bellied Brent Geese feeding on the fields including sat-tagged bird ‘SY.’ The high tide wader roost was present on the rocks at Poole Quay with 260 Dunlin and 6 Ringed Plover counted. Over at Hatch Pond there were 325 Black-tailed Godwit flying over heading south, as well as 1 Little Grebe and 2 Raven. 62 Cattle Egret were on Wareham Common this morning, with other birds of note including 1 Mediterranean Gull flying east.

Colour-ringed Sanderling – Mick Brooks – Sandbanks