Nice conditions for a school bird boat around the harbour this morning, first stopping off at Brownsea Lagoon, where numbers of c. 200 Avocet and c.300 Black-tailed Godwit were present, as well as 3+ Greenshank and good numbers of Dunlin, Ringed Plover and Redshank. Along with high numbers of Red-breasted Merganser across the harbour, 5 Black-necked Grebe were present off between Shipstal and Long Island, c.20 Spoonbill roosting at Shipstal Point, as well as 1 drake Goldeneye seen in the central harbour. The Glossy Ibis is still present at Lytchett Minster, in the cattle field behind the Courtyard Centre off Post Green Road, and was seen returning to roost in Lytchett Bay at 16:27, viewed from the Turlin screen. Sightings from Middle Beach today included 1 Great Northern Diver and 3 Black-necked Grebe. 1 Purple Sandpiper was also reported on the groynes at North Haven this morning.

Glossy Ibis – Lytchett Minster – Mark Wright (@markwright12002)