Rough waters today as Storm Brendan comes in. From the DWT bird boat there were reports of Great Northern Diver, Slavonian Grebe and Common Scoter in the harbour, as well as ~15 Spoonbill at Shipstal Point. The highlight was a Black-throated Diver south of Brownsea Island, near Furzey Island pier. This will be the first Black-throated Diver on record in winter in the harbour.
Elsewhere, 1 Knot and 2 Bar-tailed Godwit reported at Baiter Park. The Siberian Chiffchaff on Wareham Common is still present.
It was a quieter day across the harbour today, but the chance encounter of seeing a fully Black…
Find out morePrime conditions for our early morning ‘Up with the Lark Cruise’ this morning, with plenty of bird song…
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