The deluge didn’t effect us here in Dorset, which meant birding could be achieved from dawn to dusk. Interestingly, with the Purple Heron at Little Sea, Studland was observed at both dawn and dusk as it left and entered its roost site. It was seen sporadically on and off during the day too moving between the main body of the lake. Also at Little Sea, 2 Great White Egret were observed coming in off the sea, seemingly by-passing the lake and headed off north-west towards Brownsea and Poole. There was also a decent gathering of 200+ Swift high above Studland, feeding with a mixture of hirundines. There were 2 un-ringed Osprey at Morden Bog this afternoon, one definitely an adult female. In the Lower Piddle Valley, it was another Grasshopper Warbler-fest with 21 ringed this morning, also 48 Sedge Warbler, 11 Reed Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Treecreeper and a handful of Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler. 

Treecreeper – Lower Piddle Valley – Ed Betteridge

Garden Warbler – Lower Piddle Valley – Ed Betteridge