For the first time in almost a week there was no sign of our new male Osprey ‘374’. Maybe he’s disappeared off again on another tour along the coast. No doubt he’ll be back soon. There were 2 White-tailed Eagle in the Wareham Channel though, once again feeding on the gull islands this morning. At Lytchett Fields there was a full summer plumaged Cattle Egret this afternoon and 2 Crossbill flew over this morning. In Middlebere there was a single Whimbrel and Spoonbill and there were 3 adult Yellow-legged Gull on the Swineham scrapes. At Holme lane GP there was 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Barnacles Goose and 6 Egyptian Geese.

Cattle Egret – lytchett Fields – Ian Ballam