A scorcher out in the harbour today with temperatures reaching 26°C with a relieving NE breeze of about 15mph. 3 Osprey have been seen this morning around the harbour, 2 out in the Wareham Channel fishing and another see flying North towards Wareham Forest. Could this be another 2017 LS ringed Poole Harbour bird?!

Reported from Wareham Forest was a Yellowhammer and a Whitethroat. A female Marsh Harrier and a Buzzard were seen in hunting mode at Holton Lee. Middlebere had an interesting list with c80 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Little Egret, Redshank, 4 Curlew, 8 Swift and a number of Swallows once the sun came out.

The webcam count of Brownsea Lagoon earlier today saw 24 Canada Geese with 2 Goslings, 76 Shelduck (4 ducklings), 2 Moorhen, 1 Avocet, 98 Oystercatcher, 18 Bar-tailed Godwit, 153+ Black-headed Gull and 130+ juveniles (on the islands in view of cam, certainly more spread around the lagoon!), few Herring Gull, 50 Great Black-backed Gull with 12 juvs getting much larger now, Common Tern not counted, 223 Sandwich Tern on the island with 146 chicks – in which the first was hatched around the 26^th May making today a month since the oldest hatched! – 34 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 5 Spoonbill, as well as Crows, Woodpigeon, Pied Wag and Starlings kicking about.

~ Happy monthaversary to our oldest Sandwich Tern chicks!