With the wind swinging round this morning to a brisk SE breeze, it well and truly stopped any migration from the north in its tracks. Therefore it was fairly limited for sightings today. The Holes Bay Cattle Egret flock left at dawn and flew over Lytchett Bay at 07:10 with 24 flying over. The Spotted Redshank was still on Lytchett Fields and there were 2 Marsh Harrier. In Middlebere 2 Great White Egret were feeding as were 6 Spotted Redshank and c260 Avocet, 3 Marsh Harrier were moving around, 1 Osprey as seen hunting and the White-tailed Eagle pair were seen high above Shipstal. On the Lower Piddle Floods 2 Ruff were feeding with Lapwing and a Hobby was hunting there too.

Marsh Harrier – Middlebere – Mark Wright