Ergh! The weather closed in again today making birding conditions almost impossible. Being sat in a hide was a winning tactic and in Brands Bay a flock of 100 Brent Geese and 12+ Pintail. In Bramble Bush Bay 20+ Sanderling and in Shell Bay a single Eider Duck. Middlebere was saw c300 each of Avocet, Lapwing, and Black-tailed Godwit. Up on Old Harry the Black Redstart was seen again and there was a sad discovery of a dead Great Northern Diver on the southern Brownsea Shore which when inspected looked to have died of starvation. It showed almost no muscle or fat on the breastbone and an inspection of its stomach (dissected professionally), to check for plastic found nothing other than the tips of a few crab claws so it was obviously hungry. Poor thing! A night ringing session at Lytchett Bay saw 2 new Woodcock ringed and a Fieldfare.
Great Northern Diver washed up on Brownsea Beach – Rob Farrington
Woodcock and Fieldfare ringed at Lytchett Bay – Paul Morton
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