Hard going today with non-stop rain since first light! The only report today was of 27 Spoonbill in Arne Bay at dawn. There was also some great info from local Holes Bay birder Steve Smith who got some data back regarding details of a colour-ringed Spoonbill which was feeding in Holes Bay [NE sector] on 18^th Oct, two days ago.

Female ringed as pullus (chick) at Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands in 2006.

The ring details are:

• left leg dark blue with orange letters AC;
• right leg white stained yellowish, with black letters AE.

This bird has now visited Poole Harbour in 18 out of the 21 winters of its life, including the current month as winter ; it has spent many / all of its summers at its birthplace in Holland and has often been seen in autumn in the Baie de Somme in northern France.