Sightings30/04/2020

Harbour Update – posted 29/04/20

Although the day started off ok, by 10am the wind had really hit so with a combination of weather and lockdown sightings were rather thin on the ground. However, bird of the day was undoubtedly a Turtle Dove that was seen flying over a central Poole garden, which is likely to constitute the only harbour record this year! We barely get rural records of this species so to get an urban record, during lockdown is pretty remarkable. A group of 8 Swift were over Poole Town centre and a couple of pairs of Firecrest were located near Branksome Chine.

Female Osprey CJ7 arrived back on the nest today and was present until midday at least before going off for the afternoon. It’s now getting to the stage where if LS7 doesn’t arrive back within the next 10 days then he would have missed the breeding window for this year, which to be honest, may not be a big deal for him seeing as he’s only 3-years old. Lets simply just hope he returns at some point so he can continue to build his bond with CJ7 this summer, and if we see a breeding attempt, well, then even better.

Siskin (male) – ringing Lytchett Matravers

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