It’s always nice when a Roseate Tern drops in unexpected on to the Brownsea Lagoon, which is exactly what happened today around midday. An adult was out on the ‘Boomerang’ in front of the lower hide, which at this time of the year is possibly a failed breeder from further north. A new Spoonbill joined the group of 5, which have been splitting their time between the Brownsea Lagoon and Lytchett Fields with all 6 together on the lagoon mid-morning. In recent years, numbers of returning Spoonbill haven’t begun to arrive back on Brownsea until early to mid August so having 6 back already is a good start to trying to break another UK record total like we saw in 2015 and 2016 where the harbour reached a peak of 60 Spoonbill by mid October. Also on the Lagoon today were singles of Whimbrel, Greenshank, Bar-tailed Godwit and Ringed Plover. At Lytchett Fields the Little Ringed Plover total has now risen to 10 which for early July is quite exceptional, there were still also 7 Green Sandpiper on the fields too. Our second Nightjar walk of the weekend at Arne was another wonderful evening with the wind dropping off (along with the temperature), and a wonderful display of several calling males complete with wing clapping and fly-by sightings. The Barn Owl was again hunting over on the opposite side of Middlebere, more Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit and Shelduck were all moving about the channel as Swift, Grey Heron and Little Egret all followed regular flight paths back to their roost sites.