Spring is edging its way into our lives slowly but surely each day and there was a nice selection of birds reported today. At South Haven a fine male White Wagtail on the beach with 2 Wheatear also on Shell Bay beach. There were 54 Sanderling near the house Boats at low tide and single of Great Northern Diver and Black-necked Grebe were in Bramble Bush Bay, also 5 Lesser Redpoll were in trees around the bay.  The last pair of Goldeneye on Poole Park boating lake were seen leaving mid morning before moving off high north. Talking of departing birds yet another Bittern left Swineham at dusk, well in fact this one left in total darkness but was heard calling for several minuets over the gravel pit trying to lure any others out of the reeds before disappearing off north into the darkness. A Swallow dashed through Ridge, but we should really be seeing a few more of these by now and we also set up our sound recording gear at a new nocturnal listening station up on Ballard Down. It sounded promising and we ended up with 208 Redwing Calls, 1 Common Snipe and 1 Oystercatcher but when migration really picks up it could be really good to carry on doing night listening up there. At Arne, Dartford Warbler were enjoying the sunshine and 2 Spoonbill were in the Middlebere channel.