Well, we were hoping it was just a matter of time, and sure enough some Waxwing turned up within the harbour boundary today. Having been sighted in Hampshire, Devon and Cornwall within the last couple of weeks it was surely just a matter of time before some settled in Dorset. Lucky for us it was just outside Wareham on the Carey Estate, just on the corner junction of Carey Road. There were five in total which kept dropping down and feeding on Rose Hips, often just meters away from the on looking crowd. No matter how many times you see a Waxwing, it will always be a memorable experience, and if you’ve never seen one before…you just wait!!! Also around the harbour there were 2 Firecrest at Norden Sewage Works with c10 Common Chiffchaff and off Middle Beach, the harbours first Common Scoter of the year was settled and there were c15 Black-necked Grebe across Studland Bay. The male Black Redstart was again around the flats behind the Thistle Hotel. Off Baiter there were 7 Goldeneye, 6 Red-breasted Merganser, 112 Brent Geese and 5 Turnstone. In Poole Park the drained main boating lake held 2 Avocet, 35 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 10 Redshank, 6 Little Egret, 4 Little Grebe and the Mandarin Duck.

Waxwing – Wareham – Magnuss Robb