Despite the the strong winds for most of the day there were seemingly new Ospreys still arriving, with no less than 10 present in the harbour during the course of the day, with 4 seen from our Osprey Cruise this morning and up to 8 seen this afternoon, whilst others were logged at Lytchett Bay, Middlebere and Brands Bay. There were also 3 Marsh Harrier in the Wareham Channel this afternoon and 21 Spoonbill at RSPB Arne and 8 in Middlebere. At Lytchett Fields 2 Spotted Redshank were with 2 Common Sandpiper, 11 Greenshank and 3 Green Sandpiper. There were also 4 Green Sandpiper at the Sunnyside Farm scrape. On Wareham Common 2 Cattle Egret were back with cows, the first to of the ‘winter’. On Redhorn, Studland 2 Wheatear were sheltering on the saltmarsh.
For a third night in a row, Bitterns have left the Lower Frome Valley on migration, this time…
Find out moreWith conditions good last night for departing Bittern, there was always a chance other birds could have been…
Find out more© 2026 Birds of Poole Harbour Registered Charity No. 1152615