Highlights from a very quiet day was a drake Garganey that was found on the main pit at Swineham GP around midday. Other than this, there were 10 Hobby feeding along the Slepe Heath ridge and over Arne Moors with a Red Kite drifting to the south over near Norden/Corfe area. At Lytchett Fields there were 3 Ringed Plover and 4 Dunlin. Finally there was an interesting report of a Swift species with a white rump reported over Poole Town Centre around 11:30am, getting pulses racing for a short while, but after several vigils were taken up from prominent viewing spots, nothing could be located.
With a gentler head wind today, various areas saw and heard some grounded migrants arrive with a late…
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