This morning saw our last School Bird Boat of the season, which has been another huge success. Massive thanks to local cosmetics company LUSH for sponsoring this scheme again this year as it’s allowed us to host c1200 local school children from around Poole and Purbeck, showing them White-tailed Eagles, Spoonbills, Marsh Harriers, Avocets, Great Northern Divers and everything else that Poole Harbour delivers during the winter. Today the trip logged 2 White-tailed Eagle and 2 Marsh Harrier in the Wareham Channel and c50 Red-breasted Merganser in central harbour. This evening 2 Garganey were logged at Lytchett Fields on French’s Fields and in the Lower Piddle Valley this evening c150 Sand Martin, 7 Little Ringed Plover and 3 White Wagtail were on/over the lower valley pools. There were 3 Swallow that passed north over Carey Secret Garden this afternoon.