With a Mediterranean style heatwave hitting the area currently, it was only a matter of time before some Mediterranean style birds showed up, and thats exactly what happened this evening when a resident in Longfleet, Parkstone/Poole heard what sounded like European Bee-eaters approaching their garden, only then for a flock of 10+ to appear over the garden, calling as they then headed off NW. The finder managed to grab a short 2 second video clip in amongst the excitement which clearly shows the flock dashing over, calling. Now that really is a garden tick to be admired. Interestingly, other previous ‘local’ Bee-eater sightings over the years have included records over Broadstone and Merley, which goes to show you should never stop listening and looking up……just in case.

Elsewhere it was a pretty standard affair on another scorching May day, with highlights being a 1 Little Tern, 3 Osprey and 1 White-tailed Eagle in the Wareham Channel, 7 Sanderling 4 Avocet and 3 Ringed Plover on the Brownsea, a flock of 30 Common Tern and 10 Sandwich Tern feeding near the harbour mouth this evening,