A rather dreary day compared to yesterday, which made viewing almost impossible at times. Is summer already over? Of course….the school summer holidays started today! Always a sure fire sign rain will engulf the country. That said, a better forecast is predicted for tomorrow, so lets hope for an improvement. Sightings today included on the Brownsea Lagoon ten species of wader: multiple Oystercatcher, 3 Avocet , 2 Grey Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 70+ Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 13+ Turnstone, 57 Dunlin & a couple of Common Sandpiper. In Middlebere this morning male Osprey 022 was eating a fish on the Middlebere nest platform, and there were 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Spotted Redshank and 3 Spoonbill. Brands Bay also saw a single Green Sandpiper along with 61 Curlew, 6 Whimbrel, 54 Redshank, 28 Black-tailed Godwit and 8 Dunlin.

Green Sandpiper – Middlebere – James Leaver