Wader species continue to arrive in the harbour on their way south. An RSPB survey at Lytchett Bay produced the following – 1 Little Ringed Plover, 12 Green Sandpiper, 120+ Black-tailed Godwit, 19 Lapwing, 8 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Snipe and 21 Curlew, along with 1 Shoveler and plenty of juvenile Black-headed Gulls. In Holes Bay north-east there were 26 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Curlew, 37 Canada Geese, 1 Common Tern, 2 Redshank and 8 Shelduck. On Brownsea 2 Avocet, 16 Redshank and 100+ Canada Geese.
Heavy rain from dawn until midday dampened some of the local recording today. However, conditions improved dramatically during…
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