Lovey to see House Martins zipping around the Swineham airspace today. A Ring Ouzel was encountered in the Ballard Gap and in Holes Bay there was new-in Whimbrel in SE compartment, while summer-plumage Black-tailed Godwit continue to cling on. Over on Hyde’s Heath, RSPB Arne Swallows passed over a Cuckoo while Marsh Harrier quartered the Wareham Channel, with distant Seal and migrant Osprey was also logged. It’s definitely worth actively watching the skies for raptors at the moment, these welcome easterlies saw more Red Kite pass over the harbour and further west in the county, Abbotsbury logged 48 Red Kite in a 3 hour watch!

Whimbrel – Holes Bay SE – Holes Bay Nature (twitter)