Poole Harbour and Brownsea........

13 Dec - An excellent day, with nice light for the camera, and little wind. The cruise round the harbour yielded 5 Great Northern Divers and good numbers of Red-breasted Mergansers, also a Black-necked Grebe and a Razorbill. The lagoon was fantastic with an impressive flock of no less than 32 Spoonbills loafing, and the usual fantastic selection of waders - 6 Spotted Redshanks, 10 Greenshanks, 6 Knot, and both Bar- and Black-tailed Godwits, not to mention 200 Avocets. Peregrine, Kingfisher and Water Rail also present, and a few dapper Red Squirrels running around. Late afternoon at Studland beach, adjacent to the ferry, produced a nice flock of 30 Sanderling running around, and 2 adult Med Gulls, one already going into summer plumage. Early morning at Holes Bay also revealed the female Smew still present, so a very good day......