Good conditions today, with Studland particularly well monitored. A scan from Middle Beach early this afternoon showed 10 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Great Northern Diver, 7 Common Scoter and 2 Red-breasted Merganser. This morning, Shell Bay gave sightings of 4 Great Northern Diver, 1 Black-necked Grebe, with another 4 South of Pilots Point, 1 Razorbill near the harbour entrance, and 3 Common Scoter arriving in. On the boardwalk to Shell Bay 1 Siberian Chiffchaff was reported. Continuing at Studland inside the harbour, several Sanderling were present in Bramble Bush Bay near the House Boats, 4 Great Northern Diver were reported between Bramble Bush Bay and Brands Bay, as well as 3 Common Scoter, 4 Scaup, 1 Spoonbill, and 1 Slavonian Grebe near Redhorn Point. At Lytchett Fields, colour-ringed Water Pipit “1K” was present this morning, and 1 female Marsh Harrier was reported over Lytchett Bay. 1 Red-breasted Merganser and 1 drake Goldeneye were seen in Poole Park this morning. Not one of today’s sightings, but excitingly the Goshawk activity in the Middlebere Channel continued yesterday, with 1 photographed yesterday (see below)

Sanderling – House Boats, Bramble Bush Bay – @BirderOtbt

Goshawk – Arne – Mark Wright (@markwright12002)