We don’t remember anyone forecasting any great floods for Dorset today, yet come 9-o-clock this morning it seemed many low lying spots around the harbour saw the harbour expand to numerous cul-de-sacs, roads and streets, with Fleetsbridge completely underwater for most of the morning. The heavy rain didn’t subside until around lunchtime meaning sightings were pretty limited today. However there were 2 Spoonbill in the Middlebere Channel and 3 Avocet logged yesterday too. A Marsh Harrier was at Lytchett Fields and there were 2 Hobby in the Piddle Valley. Hirundines have been thin on the ground this year, but a decent sized mixed flock of 200+ House Martin and Sand Martin, with 10+ Swift mixed in was a welcome sight over Wareham after the rain eased. An evening visit to Holes Bay produced a Yellow-legged Gull, 30 Redshank and 2 Whimbrel. 

Fresh juvenile Reed Bunting ringed on Sunday at Lytchett Heath