A really strong SW wind hit this afternoon and limited the birding somewhat, but it was still a busy day none the less. There was a Ruff on Lytchett Fields this morning with 2 Spotted Redshank again and 20+ Greenshank, also 1 Whinchat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 2 Tree Pipit were in the approach fields. Brownsea Lagoon held c20 Spoonbill, the 2 White-tailed Eagle were in the Wareham Channel all day and there was a minimum of 6 Osprey across Lytchett Bay, Middlebere and the Wareham Channel. A Great White Egret was on Swineham Point with a juvenile Marsh Harrier. A Pied Flycatcher was at Middlebere, 10 Yellow Wagtail flew over Greenlands Farm.
Great White Egret – Swineham Point – Alison Copland
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