There was good news today that a Black Guillemot flew in through the harbour mouth at dawn and was later relocated off the south-eastern corner of Brownsea Island. This is familiar behaviour as this is the same routine previous Black Guillemots have carried out over the last few years, which could even suggest it’s the same bird returning? Hopefully it will remain now for the winter, but the best opportunity of trying to see it is with a scope from the houseboats at Studland, looking out across the water to Brownsea. Also in through the harbour mouth at dawn were 70 Shag, 4 Red-breasted Merganser and 80+ Brent Geese. In Shell Bay there were 3 Sandwich Tern, 1 Great Northern Diver, 5 Black-necked Grebe and 5 Common Scoter. In Bramble bush Bay 10 Turnstone and 10 Red-breasted Merganser were on and just off the beach with another 20 Red-breasted Merganser, 18 Great Crested Grebe and 5 Black-necked Grebe off Jerry’s Point.  In Brands Bay there were 13 Pintail, 4 Grey Plover, 200 Wigeon but only 1 Teal! From Middle Beach the winters first Slavonian Grebe was seen along with another 3 Black-necked Grebe and 38 Cormorant. In Poole Park the Mandarin was on the smaller lake and there were 2 Goldeneye out on the main boating lake with 6 Little Grebe and a Redshank. At Holton Pools 3 Water Pipit and a Green Sandpiper were out in front of the hide. At dawn 8 Sandwich Tern were feeding off Baiter Beach. At Lytchett Bay there was an adult female Hen Harrier bombing around the reed beds plus 1 Spoonbill, 1 Brambling and 40 Avocet. There was also an adult male Hen Harrier near Hartland at dusk with a missing tail feather. On top of Ballard a male Ring Ouzel was feeding on berries.