A watch of the harbour entrance at North haven this morning counted 6 Great Northern Diver, 15 Red-breasted Merganser and 47 Shag into the harbour. Scanning the Brownsea Lagoon from our school bird boat this morning were highlights 70 Bar-tailed Godwit, 40 Curlew, 2 Greenshank, 5 Sanderling and 50 Dark-bellied Brent Geese. 1 Marsh Harrier was seen over Swineham, causing 400+ Lapwing to flush. 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Pintail, 100+ Avocet and 100 Lapwing were seen in Lytchett Bay in the early Afternoon, with 1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Greenshank seen amongst 30 Redshank at Lytchett Fields. The 8 Waxwing were this morning in Upton and seen again late this afternoon in the Asda Canford Heath carpark.
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