The 3 Tundra Bean Geese were still present in the field adjacent to Longmeadow Lane, in Upton. A 1st winter Yellow-legged Gull was spotted in Brands Bay, along with 7 Goldeneye, 4 Common Scoter, plus 1 Slavonian Grebe & 1 Great Northern Diver off Jerry’s Point. Off the other side of the Studland peninsula, 11 Black-necked Grebe and 9 Common Scoter were seen from Middle Beach. In the Middlebere Channel 2 Ruff, a Merlin and an adult Yellow-legged Gull were present.

Adult Yellow-legged Gull – Middlebere – Matthew Barfield