The first 3 Avocet of the Autumn were spotted at Middlebere this morning. There has also been an increase in waders over at Brownsea Lagoon with 8 Curlew, c10 Bar-tailed Godwit, c5 Black-tailed Godwit and 6 Spoonbill. Also seen were 1 Mediterranean Gull and 5 Gadwall along with high numbers of Shelduck and Oystercatcher. Over on the Tern islands the Sandwich Tern chicks have grown in size and are gaining their adult plumage. Although numbers haven’t been as high as yesterday’s sightings over at Lytchett fields, there has been a lovely variety of species recorded today, including some Autumn visitors, with 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank (CR), 2 Common Sandpiper and 6 Green Sandpiper seen. Although there has been sad news of the loss of one of the Little Owls over at Holten Lee, it’s a slightly bit of better news that the other individual has been spotted today.