A promising rising tide Lytchett Bay late morning harboured 276 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Ringed Plover, 30 Curlew (including the returning colour-ringed bird from Hampshire), 7 Dunlin, Common and Green Sandpipers, 6 Greenshank, 4 Whimbrel, 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull and the hybrid Lesser Black-backed x Herring Gull. Later in the day, an incoming tide at Middlebere featured 4 Spotted Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Whimbrel, 9 Curlew, 16 Oystercatcher and 17 Shelduck. A juvenile Cuckoo RSPB Arne was particularly showy at RSPB Arne and Ower Bay showcased both Curlew and Whimbrel.

Juvenile Cuckoo – RSPB Arne – @TACbirds (twitter account)