Another picture perfect day across the harbour. A few new migrants were around including a Pied Flycatcher on Hartland Moor where there was also an incredible 34 Cattle Egret. On the Brownsea Lagoon c50 Spoonbill remained and there were 548 Teal which is a really decent September count for Brownsea. On the small Poole Park lake, next to the play area there were 2 Mandarin Duck and in the PCW Drain a decent total of c60 new migrant Chiffchaff were along the channel. A few Northern Wheatear were dotted around Middlebere and Hartland with a Whinchat at Greenlands Farm, 3 Osprey were over the Wareham Channel and one was in a dead tree at Morden Bog. A Ruff remained in the Lower Piddle Valley and a Great White Egret flew over Sandford. This evening a Tawny Owl was ringed at the Carey Secret Garden ringing station, a first for the site.

Tawny Owl – Carey Secret Garden Ringing Station – Matt Scraggs