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.
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