A fine adult male Hen Harrier graced the harbour today, popping up at several different locations including Shipstal, Middlebere and the Wareham Channel. At Lytchett Fields a Peregrine cleared the fields but prior to that there were 300+ Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Kingfisher and 256 Teal and 3 Little Egret. At Jerry’s Point there were 4 Great Northern Diver 2 Scaup, 1 Common Scoter, 8 Red-breasted Merganser, c35 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Black-necked Grebe, 11 Grey Plover and 2 Sanderling along shore of Redhorn Quay. Finally 4 Pintail and 50 Lapwing in Brands Bay and a Great White Egret over on Goathorn.
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