As autumn ‘presses on’ more signs of migration appeared today with the first juv Yellow Wagtail of the season found at Lytchett Fields. Through August and September Yellow Wagtail will become a frequent diurnal and nocturnal migrants through the harbour but Lytchett Fields has seen the first arrive in early July for a few years now, even possibly suggesting they could be nesting close by?  Also at Lytchett Fields today were 12 Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper and 1 Grey Plover.  An amazing flock of 16 Bearded Tit also moved through the reedbeds along Lytchett Fields. At Holton Pools the first Kingfisher of the autumn was in front of the hide and a Hobby passed through. In Middlebere this AM a lone Spoonbill was feeding and the/a female Marsh Harrier went through. An Osprey was over the Wareham Channel mid-afternoon and one was seen over Morden Bog again mid-morning.

We also have a series of exciting announcements this week starting off with the news that on July 23^rd 2018 we’ll be hosting the end of the Chris Packham UK Bioblitz Campaign in our Birds of Poole Harbour HQ on Poole Quay between 8pm and 9pm. This important and necessary campaign aims to highlight how damaged and non-productive parts of our environment are across the UK with Chris and his team signing off the 10-day mission here in Poole. For full details about the campaign CLICK HERE. We also have two other announcements we’ll be making over the coming days so be sure to keep an eye on our Social Media pages.  

Bearded Tit – Lytchett Fields – Ian Ballam