A few Osprey sightings this morning, with one hunting over the Middlebere Channel and another over Lytchett Fields. A single Spoonbill was also reported from the Middlebere Channel, as well as a count of 23 on Brownsea Lagoon. A count from Holes Bay North this morning reported 148 Wigeon, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Pintail, 30 Teal, 3 Knot, 4 Dunlin, 100+ Redshank and 250+ Black-tailed Godwit. 1 Cattle Egret was reported on the Swineham Gravel Pits this morning. Unfortunately, the Pectoral Sandpiper not seen at Arne Moors.
Spoonbill – Middlebere Channel – Kate Plater

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