We had a brilliant afternoon Wildlife Boat trip with the Birds of Poole Harbour Group around Poole Harbour & the Wareham Channel.

The species included Dark Morph Arctic Skua, European Shag, Great Black-backed Gulls, European Curlews, Dunlins, Pied Avocets, European Oystercatchers, Icelandic Black-tailed Godwits, Great Cormorants, Common Gulls, Marsh Harriers, loads of Sika Deer plus a few white individuals, Gadwalls, Barnacle Goose, Canada Geese, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Great White Egret, Little Grebe [Dabchick], European Spoonbills, Juvenile Black-throated Diver [rare bird for Poole Harbour], Juvenile Red-throated Diver [even rarer in Poole Harbour than the Black-throated Diver] & Female/Juvenile Scoter.

Sadly the Great Northern Diver was reported as flying out of the harbour, so unfortunately we were unable to see all 3 species of Divers on the same day.