We’ve been lucky enough to find 2 Spotted Flycatcher nests over the last 24 hours, one on a private house just outside Wareham and a second at Sandford Woods (Holton Heath, Organford). This is a species thats suffered big declines over the last two decades, so we’d be really interested in hearing about any ‘Spot Fly’ nests you find around the harbour these next few weeks. The nests we’ve found both have young being fed, so any adults around the harbour should be really active currently. Male and female Osprey CJ7 and 022 were both on the nest cam early this morning, and even mated again briefly but then disappeared for most of the day. These warm evening have really got the Nightjars going with 20+ seen and heard along the heathlands along the southern shores of the harbour, especially in between Greenlands Farm, Rempstone and the Corfe River Valley. Also in that area were 4 Tawny Owl including a calling juvenile, 1 Hobby and 1 juv Woodlark. The 3 juv Peregrine were all present and correct this morning, and for now have stayed put up on the top ledge of Barclays. Both the adult Marsh Harrier were busy in the Wareham Channel, interacting quite a bit, and at times even having a bit of a barney! We’re hoping alls well with the chicks at the nest and that the new parents are doing a good enough job at provisioning them. Time will tell, but it will be great to see fresh new juv Marsh Harrier fledge from a Poole Harbour nest once more.
Paul Morton
Spotted Flycatcher – Wareham
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