Sightings13/07/2019

Harbour Update – posted 13/07/19

Gentle North-Westerlies today with more humid weather! Lytchett Fields has seen the nice diversity of waders again with 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plover (inc. 2 juvenile), 3 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, also Gadwall, Teal, Black-tailed Godwit, Lapwing, and Mediterranean Gull. Baiter Park has been visited by a small flock of Oystercatcher.

Brownsea Lagoon has seen some of the recent arriving migrant species, waders such as Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, plenty of Oystercatcher, Sandwich Tern, Common Tern, Black-headed Gull, also Canada Geese, Shelduck, Moorhen with chick, Great Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Little Egret, and 6 Spoonbill!

2 Ospreys were seen from Coombe Heath briefly early this AM. 

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