Such another stunning day, we really don’t want it to stop. There seemed to be a definite arrival of wildfowl this AM, with double the amount of Wigeon in Holes Bay compared to yesterday with 280+ today compared to only 110 yesterday. The same goes for Lytchett Bay where 100 were loafing on the high tide. Lytchett Fields also had 1 Curlew Sandpiper and 1 Ruff and this evening a Little Stint was on the ‘Stilt Pools’ at Swineham, bringing the Swineham wader species for the year to 21, which is pretty incredible. There was at least 2 different Osprey in the harbour with 1 in the Wareham Channel and another in Lytchett Bay. A remarkable hirundine migration was going on over Ballard Down this AM where 15,680 birds passed over, the majority being House Martin (10,810). There was also a late Swift over too and a Hobby. In the PCW Drain c20 Chiffchaff were still present along with 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 1 Kingfisher and 1 Common Sandpiper. 

A summer-vibe winter scene with Black-tailed Godwit and Wigeon this AM – Holes Bay – Martin Adams