Despite the grim weather once again, a few sightings rolled in, including 24 Cattle Egret on Wareham Comm, up to 3 different White-tailed Eagles in and around the Wareham Channel/southern shores of the harbour, 1 Eider, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Great Northern Diver and 5 Common Scoter were out in Studland Bay off Middle Beach. There were 2 Black-throated Diver off Evening Hill, Sandbanks and across much of the harbour large numbers of gulls were seen to be leaving the area this morning with c2500 over Hatch Pond just after first light, with c200 Med gulls and another c300 Med Gulls went up the Frome Valley. The Long-tailed Duck was off Jerry’s Point with the drake Common Scoter, 4 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Slavonian Grebe and 2 Sandwich Tern.