Another wet and blowy day meant sightings were few and far between. Still, both the Ospreys were seen on the outskirts of Wareham Forest which allowed better viewing of the male and his leg ring, which proved that we read the leg-ring incorrectly last week upon his discovery. Initially we thought it was LS1 that had returned back, but due to an ill positioned piece of mud, it was actually LS7 who was our safe returner! This actually makes a bit more sense as he was the first to be released, the first to leave on migration, the first to be seen in West Africa and now the first to arrive back. And the fact they both have ‘7′ on their leg rings can  only mean good luck??!!

At Holton Pools there were 22 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper and 3 Lapwing and at Lytchett Fields 172 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Redshank, 4 Lapwing, 8 Teal, 30 Gadwall and a Marsh Harrier too. At Sunnyside Scrape the 3 Lapwing are all still present and in tact and a pair of Gadwall had young too which is a good Poole Harbour record, as was the female Shoveler which also had ducklings following her along on the Brownsea Lagoon today. At Arne there were numerous Dartford Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and a Hobby through over Coombe.