This glorious high pressure system is basking us in glorious sunshine and with great birds. Today a Red-backed Shrike was reported on Coombe Heath, Arne and just outside the harbour boundary a Wryneck was in Church Knowle near Corfe. Our Osprey Cruise was stunning with 3-4 individuals seen, including one of our juveniles, young male 371 which arrived down the river valley to join what looked like CJ7 and 022 over Arne, before one then caught a fish over in Arne Moors Bay. There were also 2 Marsh Harrier on the Keysworth shoreline and a Peregrine was doing a great job beating up a Herring Gull over Brownsea. On the Brownsea Lagoon there were 16 Spoonbill and once again the 2 Bottlenose Dolphin were seen again in between Brownsea and Sandbanks. In Lytchett Bay there were up to 4 Osprey fishing this morning which was quite a sight, including the female from Glaslyn ‘8C’ which appeared in the harbour a few days ago. In total there must at least 5-6 migrant Osprey in the harbour currently with individuals also seen in Middlebere, over Swineham and near Brands Bay…..with more on the way! Passerine wise, there were 2 Spotted Flycatcher in Upton CP, 3 Wheatear on the Brownsea Lagoon sea wall, 1 each of Redstart, Whinchat, Wheatear and Spotted Flycatcher on Hartland, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat and a Cuckoo at Lytchett Fields with a fly over Great White Egret there too and at Sunnyside a decent passage of Sand Martin and c30 Yellow Wagtail. In Holes Bay the first 6 Wigeon of the winter arrived and settled and in the PCW Drain there were 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Common Whitethroat and a Kingfisher.

Wigeon – Holes Bay – Rene Goad

Female Osprey ‘8C’ – Lytchett Bay – Mark Wright