The 1st of the month got off to a flyer when a juvenile Kentish Plover was found on the Brownsea Lagoon mid afternoon. These are a rare Poole Harbour bird with the last record being in 1992 at Studland. Also on Brownsea 17 Spoonbill, 1 Little Stint, 20+ Ringed Plover, 100 Avocet, 5 Spotted Redshank and 15+ Greenshank. An Osprey was again in Brands Bay early morning with 2 Greenshank and 110 Teal. At RSPB Lytchett Fields 4 Ruff, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 15 Dunlin, 1 Osprey, 4 Whinchat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Redstart, and 1 Spotted Flycatcher. At Upton CP 12 Knot flew in (rare here) and a Spotted Redshank.
Nice to see the 1 Glossy Ibis is still around, being seen this morning from our Osprey Cruise…
Find out moreA more blustery day in the harbour, but still bringing plenty of good birding. In the Middlebere/Hartland scrub…
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