It looks and feels as if an Indian summer may be on the horizon, with some beaut weather on the cards next week. Despite the early morning chill, today was a stunning mid-autumn day. There was a high of 11 Whinchat on Hartland Moor this afternoon and 7 Osprey were soaring together over the Wareham Channel mid-morning. Finally, the first decent arrival of Avocet this autumn occurred when 118 were on the Brownsea Lagoon. This is odd, as there are usually around 500+ by now. Its good to see the Spoonbill flock continue to grow with 52 now present. In Holes Bay there was also an Osprey and a Common Sandpiper. In the Lower Piddle Valley 2 Ruff were still present and 5 Knot were in the Middlebere Channel.

Sanderling – Studland – Mark Wright