A visit to Brands Bay, Studland for the last of the rising tide produced:
Curlew 4
Blackwit 5
Steady passage of Hirundines in c25 mins
Swallow 56
HMartin 7
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Osprey over Goathorm visible from South Haven, Studland at 0925 per Graham Amstrong
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Another Studland scarcity found by Kevin Lane - 2 Egyptian Geese on Stone Island early AM. They had gone before 08:00

Brands Bay
GWE 2 my first for about a year again scarce here these days
Whimbrel 2
Dunlin 1
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This is the first Red-rumped Swallow for the Studland/Ballard Patch. A cracking find by Kevin Lane @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Studland Tea Rooms

Throwback Thursday: This photo which dates to the late 1800s or early 1900s shows the old beachside tea room at Studland which was located below the area which is now Middle Beach car park and under water.
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Brands Bay Studland for the mid AM rising tide:
Sea-eagle 1 Imm circling over Newton Bay
Blackwit 165
Curlew 5
Redshank 7
Greenshank 1
Dunlin 9
Sandwich Tern 2
Swallow 5 inc 3 North
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News has reached us of people trespassing at the Woodsford Garganey to get a better view or a better picture. This is an active working quarry & risks disturbing a rare breeding species. It also dissuades finders from releasing bird news. A lose, lose, lose situation. Please lets up our game.

A quick look at Middle Beach, Studland mid PM:
GN Diver 1
GC Grebe 3
BN Grebe 1 summery
Com Scoter 1 female
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A quiet WeBS at Studland's Brands Bay and South Haven
GN Diver 2 Jerry's Pt/Shell Bay
RB Merg 5
Curlew 74 BB
Blackwit 217 BB
Gshank 1 houseboats
Tuftie 1 SH pool my 1st for Studland this year

Also
Sea-eagle ad BB
Sand M 1 West BB
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Knoll House Hotel, Studland: sent to Spa Road, Gloucester:
Lovely walks. We are putting in quite a lot of exercise. Had a day touring around yesterday.
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Lunch at Bramble Bush Bay, and a Red Kite low overhead...
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Wow thats a great record. Ive seen 1 Common Dolphin and a pair of Bottlnenose Dolphins inside the harbour. But wouldnt have predicted a boat shy pod of Harbour Porpoise to ventire into Poole Harbour @geoffsteph.bsky.social

Very nice pair of Scoter in Studland Bay currently, from Middle Beach @harbourbirds.bsky.social 🪶

First Adder sighting for 2026 in Clayton Meadow, Dorset.
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Wheatears seen at Greenlands Farm (Rob Johnson) & Ballard Down (per @harbourbirds.bsky.social)
Also, RN Grebe off South Beach, Studland per RBA

First slow worm of the season in Clayton Meadow, Dorset.
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Looking over Studland Bay from Middle Beach 6 Common Scoter, 1 black-necked grebe. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Photo of the Large Tortoiseshell seen yesterday at Ballard Down by Shona Refoy. An exciting spot after one seen at Baiter in Poole a few days ago. Please report any other sightings on our website or here

Its only taken 7 seasons over 4 years, to see the Forster's Tern from South Haven, Studland
The 3rd Studland record
It was feeding around Stone Island with 4 Sarnie Terns 07:20-07:30
I lost it as it flew back towards Brownsea
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4 BN Grebes still off Jerry's Point, Studland this evening
Also, 27 RB Mergs on the late PM low tide

Brands Bay very quiet with just over 100 Teal & 21 Wigeon (was 300+ a few days ago)
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Middle Beach, Studland today per Chris N

GN Diver 1
BN Grebe 3
Common Scoter 5

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Rob Johnson saw the Forster's Tern around the Poole Harbour mouth as he arrived for work on the chain ferry this AM
Surprisingly only the second Studland record given this is its 7th season over 4 calendar years in Poole Harbour
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The Forster's Tern is currently on the Brownsea pagoon nr the Spoony Temerisks
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The account from Mansel-Pleydell of Great Bustards in Dorset up to 1888 (albeit I've put the original into word so it's searchable compared to the original book). This mentions historic records in Langton Matravers & Studland
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We’ve heard back from them already…..see full details here: www.birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk/sightings/

The Great Bustard was still visible (scope needed) in the private fields East of the Glebelands estate late PM, with a party of 3 Roe Deer. I was viewing from the Glebelands estate next to the house called Beechwood
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Strictly, its only the 3rd Poole Harbour record since they went extinct as a UK breeding in the mid-late 1800s😉
This one is sporting a nice orange ring. Hopefully the Great Bustard Project will be able to tell us more about it & it's movements in the next few days
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Middle Beach, Studland lunchtime
GN Diver 3
GC Grebe 4
BN Grebe 6
Slav G 1
Com Scoter female
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Signs of Spring at South Haven, Studland
No Grebes or Divers in Shell Bay
A flighty Red Admiral
The first Buff-tailed Bumblebee