A cold SW wind blew for most of the day but the discovery of a Pink-footed Goose at Holmebridge late afternoon took the edge of things. This species is less than regular and last occurred in Jan 2013, but records prior to this have been fairly sporadic. The last one was also found at Holmebridge and stayed for several weeks so hopefully it will settle and stay for a while. In the Wareham Channel 44 Spoonbill came in to feed just off Giggers Island with 54 roosting in Arne Bay later in the day, however dawn and evening harrier watches have proved fruitless for Hen Harrier, although there are still 3 Marsh Harrier about. Off Shipstal, Arne there was a Slavonian Grebe and 3 Goldeneye plus the building numbers of Great Crested Grebe and Red-breasted Merganser. Off South Beach, Studland there were 21 Black-necked Grebe and 2 pale-bellied Brent Geese in amongst 20 dark-bellied Brents. Migration through/over Ballard was much slower today with minimal numbers of birds ringed.