Today the first Sandwich Tern chicks hatched on the Brownsea Lagoon, which is excellent news. With 228 sitting pairs counted on Saturday, and the only pair of Med Gulls vacating a few weeks ago (which often eat tern chicks), it looks as if Sarnie Terns could have a bumper summer this year. Also on the lagoon were the first Shelduck ducklings of the year. Each year one (sometimes two) pairs of Nightjar breed on Brownsea and can often be seen bombing around at dusk up near the lake hide. Well today one of them was discovered roosting right in front of the Lake Hide providing excellent photo opportunities. At Upton CP a singing Garden Warbler was a good find as was a Firecrest with good numbers of Reed Warbler and Blackcap along the fringes of the park and harbour shoreline.

Nightjar – Brownsea Island – Peter Moore

Newly hatched Sandwich Tern chick – Brownsea Island – Peter Moore