A beautifully sunny day in the harbour has brought positive news for Osprey with 3 spotted circling over Wareham channel this morning, a lone male drifting over Holten Pools towards Lytchett Bay about 15.45 and 2 Osprey in flight above Morden bog, with one doing some strange (almost display like) manoeuvrers. Could this be a 2^nd returnee from our 2017 chicks?

At Holten Lee the bird feeder attracted a juvenile Great-spotted Woodpecker, who spent quite some time feeding on sunflower hearts. The Oystercatcher who have nested near to Marina on Poole Quay have been busy feeding their growing chicks.

Over on Brownsea Lagoon the Common Tern and Sandwich Tern chicks are getting brave and tottering around the islands and occasionally dropping in for a swim. 3 Spoonbill, 1 Little Egret, 14 Bar-tailed Godwit, 82 Oystercatcher, and 7 Gadwall have also been counted.