Osprey were seen across the harbour again today, with 2 birds fishing simultaneously in the Wareham Channel (viewed from Swineham Point), 2 in Lytchett Bay and one from Brands Bay again. Single Marsh Harriers were also seen off Swineham Point, in the Piddle Valley and in Lytchett Bay. Lytchett Bay also hosted a good variety of warblers this morning, featuring 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcaps, 15+ Chiffchaffs, c5 Willow Warblers and 15+ Reed Warblers, and this afternoon 5 Pintail were seen close to the viewpoint on the high tide. There were plenty of birds in PCW Drain again this morning too, with at least 50 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps and 1 Spotted Flycatcher, and more widely in Holes Bay there were 290 Black-tailed Godwit, 188 Redshank, 48 Curlew, 43 Oystercatchers, 13 Dunlin, 6 Common Sandpipers, 3+ Kingfishers, 1 Common Gull, 2 Ravens, as well as 30+ House Martins and 13 Swallows. A Firecrest was near Swineham Gravel Pits, with 12 Tufted Duck and 4 Shoveler on the pits and a Greenshank was also off Swineham Point. Nearby, there was a Ruff on the floods north of the Stilt Pool and 43 Teal were on the Stilt Pool, while the Lower Piddle Valley held 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Northern Wheatear, 245 Teal and 2 adult plus 5 juvenile Egyptian Geese.
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