There was a big arrival of Swift today with good numbers over Poole Town, Lytchett Fields, Swineham and Arne. At Lytchett Fields there were both male and female Ruff, 14 Dunlin, 3 Greenshank and 1 Marsh Harrier. At Sunnyside, near Ridge there were 2 Whinchat. Our HD camera on the Brownsea Lagoon is beaming some great footage of the nesting Sandwich Terns at the moment so its well worth tuning in if you have a spare minute of ten!
Sandwich Terns on the Brownsea Lagoon HD webcam

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