The days are getting warmer and warmer and the birds are getting hard and harder to find. High-pressure systems always kill of any chances of finding good numbers of passage migrants with birds able to pass right through quickly with no need to make landfall on Dorset coast lines. Still, it gives us a good opportunity to watch the sky, and with Swifts and Hobby now arriving, there are more chances to add new species to your garden lists. Talking of Swifts and Hobby, both were logged today with a Hobby over Slepe Heath and another reported at Swineham. Also at Swineham were 2 Swift and a single was over Poole. Bird of the day was a late spring record of Short-eared Owl out on Arne Moors. A mid-afternoon sky watch at Lytchett Bay produced 6 Red Kite. Also at Lytchett Bay/Fields were a migrant Sedge Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat. Cuckoo were still calling at Ridge and Swineham. Around Little Sea there was 1 Reed Warbler and 2 Willow Warbler and off Redhorn 7 Whimbrel and 3 Sandwich Tern. At Greenland’s there were 3 Wheatear and a fine adult male Redstart. And just below North Wareham Walls there was a Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whinchat and 1 Wheatear.

Finally, it’s been a busy week for female Osprey CJ7 despite her mate having not turned up yet, but to give you all the latest updates, BoPH Osprey Project assistant Liv has done a weekly round up for you to enjoy.