That St Justinian Ring Ouzel

John Best emailed us after seeing our posting to say that he and Marion had noted what they thought was a ring ouzel at St Justinian on Thurs 19th January, a few days before our sighting in the same location, so this adds a bit more weight perhaps to an over-wintering bird.

Today (in the large lagoon on Brownsea Island, Dorset!) we have been delighted by extremely close views of 160+ avocets, a feeding flock of 15 or so spoonbills, 100s of black-tailed godwits amongst numerous other waders and waterfowl - a fantastic place in this Dorset Wildlife Trust managed reserve.