Despite the deluge that kicked in around 2pm some decent birds were seen around the Arne area with a ringtail Hen Harrier and 3 Marsh Harrier over Middlebere, a male Merlin off Shipstal, 7 Spoonbill feeding off Long Island, 400-500 Avocet feeding in the Wytch Channel and good numbers of common waders and wildfowl in the Middlebere Channel. At Lytchett Fields the Lesser Yellowlegs and Green-winged Teal were still present and out over Swineham 2 Marsh Harrier were hunting. A male and female Scaup were seen up off the north shore of Arne.
What started off as a promising day, with overcast sky’s and an easterly air flow, soon descended into…
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