Sightings04/12/2017

Harbour Update – posted 03/12/17

Today we hosted our first winter bird boat of the 2017/18 winter period. Departing at 10am the weather stayed fair (although turned rather chilly by the end) and our guests were treated to a nice selection of species out on the water as well as the Brownsea Lagoon. Highlights included a showy Great White Egret on the Brownsea Lagoon along with the Stilt Sandpiper, which was conveniently feeding close to lagoon sea wall allowing us to peer down on to it and 9 Spoonbill. The lagoon was also busy with Avocet, Grey Plover, Bar and Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Teal, Gadwall, Shoveler and a couple of Pintail. Out on the water a Great Northern Diver was in Whitley Lake off Sandbanks, a flock of c30 Goldeneye were in central harbour and 3 Common Scoter and 2 Black-necked Grebe were near the harbour entrance. There were 15 Spoonbill at Shipstal tool with a Peregrine briefly causing a bit of chaos. Red-breasted Merganser, Brent Geese and Great Crested Grebe were plentiful as were Shag and a large raft of feeding sinensis Cormorant. There was a report that 2 Great White Egret were seen from Shipstal and then later in the day one settled in Lytchett Bay briefly before moving to Lytchett Fields. Also in Lytchett Bay was 1 ringtail Hen Harrier and 3 Spoonbill were on Lytchett Fields. 

Great White Egret – Lytchett Bay – Shaun Robson

Spoonbill – Lytchett Fields – Shaun Robson

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