The sun and warmth arrived back today, as did some new migrants. On Hartland and at Middlebere, as part of our Early Autumn Migrants ID course there were 4 Whinchat together logged also 1 Redstart, 5 Wheatear, c15 Meadow Pipit, 3 Common Whitethroat, multiple Chiffchaff, 1 Osprey, 2 Spoonbill, c100 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Avocet and a decent passage of Swallow and Sand Martin. There were multiple sightings of Osprey in the Wareham Channel and then over Arne and 4 adult Hobby were near Wytch/Rempstone. There were also 2 Osprey that passed over Holton Lee and in Brands Bay the 4 Curlew Sandpiper were still there along with 16 Ringed Plover, 16 Knot, 124 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Sanderling, 37 Dunlin, 2 Turnstone, 14  Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, & 10 Pintail. Finally, we think (but don’t know for sure) that CJ7 may have left on her autumn migration. She’s not been seen since yesterday morning, and hasn’t appeared on any nest platform within the harbour which is unusual for her. Therefore we think she may have left, and if that is the case we want to wish her a safe migration and look forward to seeing her safe return in early April next year.

Last photo of CJ7 and 022 togther on a harbour nest platform before we think she then departed.