The day looked as if it could hold so much promise with an easterly wind and low cloud cover at dawn predicted. As it turned out the cloud cover started as a thick, dank area of drizzly yuck meaning not very many (if any) birds moved through the night. Although as the day cleared it seemed birds got moving again with a few migrants being logged. Our Osprey watch at Ham Common again saw 2 Osprey out over the Wareham Channel and sightings were also recorded at Lytchett Bay (2 birds) and Middlebere (2 birds ), but in total we think there are still only 2-3 individuals that are very mobile around the harbour. At Lytchett Fields there were 2 Spotted Redshank including a fresh new juv, also the 2 Wood Sandpiper were seen again along with 1 Ruff, 14 Greenshank, c15 Green Sandpiper and a small Ringed Plover and Dunlin flock. 1 Ruff feeding amongst c.75 Black-tailed Godwit were also reported in Holes Bay. Migrants included 2 Garden Warbler and 2 Lesser Whitethroat on the Wareham side of Wareham Common, 1 Redstart and a Whinchat at Slepe Heath. A sea watch off Branksome produced Fulmar, Common Scoter, Gannet and Med Gulls.

Osprey – Middlebere – Rene Goad