Not as foggy this AM as forecast, but the birding was still a bit slow for a sunny Friday. Highlights included 2 redhead Goosander out in South Deep, Brownsea south shore, there were 32 Sandwich Tern on the posts at the East Dorset Sailing Club jetty, a new season high total of 93 Spoonbill were on the Brownsea Lagoon with a possible Little Stint there too. A Possible Water Pipit flew over the Carey Ringing Station and good numbers of Wigeon are starting to build in all the usual areas, despite the 26 degree heat. A few Yellow Wagtail were on Hartland Moor and a couple of White-tailed Eagles were over the Wareham Channel/Middlebere area.
Well, Storm Austen has been in full force today, with heavy winds and rain making for tricky birding…
Find out moreMore tricky weather today, although fairly calm to start with. There were 17 Spoonbill in Lytchett Bay and…
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