Sightings19/11/2021

Harbour Update – posted 19/11/21

With the arrival of the White-tailed Eagle (G461) back into the harbour yesterday we were really hoping that we would find it from this morning’s School Bird boat… and we succeeded! Being able to show a boat full of local school children the impact of conservation projects happening on their doorstep was amazing. The eagle was seen twice this morning over Brownsea Lagoon, causing havoc with the waders and providing a true spectacle for the kids, who were left in awe… Many of them never expected to see an eagle in the harbour and the sight gave us a vision of what the future can look like for them, thanks to the hard work of the team on the Isle of Wight.

In the central harbour today was one of the first few Great Northern Diver back in the area, along with 20+ Red-breasted Merganser. 6 Scaup and 5 Common Scoter were counted in South Deep, also seen from Jerry’s Point in the later morning. With the building number of wintering birds, this weekend is a good time to be scanning for more winter arrivals, especially along the Studland peninsula. From Middle Beach, 10 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Common Scoter and 2 Razorbill were reported, and the Red-necked Grebe was seen from Pilot’s Point this morning. 1 Great White Egret was also reported in Brands Bay.

Luke from Dorset Wildlife Trust managed to capture this footage of the eagle this morning, before it returned back to Brownsea:

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