There were more Osprey sightings today with 3 in the Wareham Channel area, single around Lytchett Bay on and off during the day, 1 in Middlebere and 1 towards Wytch Lake. One even decided to have a bit of a battle with a Peregrine mid-afternoon. Also in Middlebere were 2 Spoonbill, 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Hobby. Local raptor watcher Peter Hadrill kindly informed us that in the last three weeks up to 6 migrant Marsh Harrier had ‘staged’ in the harbour before moving off soon after. These individuals consisted of an adult male (8^th), adult female (high north west 9^th), juvenile female (high south east 11^th), both a well-splashed female and a moulting male (17^th) and an immature female (19^th). There were 2 Yellow Wagtail with cattle at Sunnyside with a Common Snipe on the scrape too. Many thanks to Martin Adams for the reporting of a BTO leg ring (still attached to the leg!) found under the Peregrine feeding site near Asda. Since then data has been returned highlighting that the ring (and the leg) belonged to a Sandwich Tern which was originally ringed as a chick at Cemlyn on Anglesey 18th June 2019. A great recovery as Sandwich Tern leg rings are always incredibly hard to recover.

Sandwich Tern leg and BTO ring – Asda, Poole – Martin Adams