Despite the good conditions vis-mig was pretty poor, although the conditions also looked perfect for the first big Woodpigeon migration of the late autumn but it didn’t materialise sadly. However if any similar conditions occur over the next 2 weeks then we could see many thousands of Woodpigeon migrate high across Poole Harbour from the east, usually appearing from over the top of Evening Hill. There was evidence of more Fieldfare having arrived with good numbers at Middlebere again and there were 41 Spoonbill on Shipstal and 7 Spotted Redshank in the end of the Middlebere Channel. Hen Harrier were seen at Middlebere, Swineham and Lytchett Fields with one of them being a new arrival in to the harbour in the shape of a young ringtail male bombing around Poole Harbour west.

Fieldfare – Middlebere – Ian Ballam

Hen Harrier – Lytchett Fields – Ian Ballam