There were a few sightings of note today despite the cold wind. A Sandwich Tern was out roosting in the middle of the drained Poole Park lake along with 3 Med Gulls and the Mandarin Duck was still on the middle lake. The male Black Redstart was behind the Thistle Hotel and the ringtail Hen Harrier was at Swineham. At Arne only 12 Spoonbill remain now and at both dawn and dusk a Short-eared Owl was hunting on Arne Moors which was viewable from up on top of Slepe Heath. At Lytchett Fields there was a single Water Pipit, 6 Scandinavian Rock Pipit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Green Sandpiper and 12 Med Gulls.

Sandwich Tern – Poole Park – Paul Morton