A heavy passage of hirundines, particularly Swallows, was noted from a number of coastal sites today. Sample counts include 4000 per hour at Durlston, 100+ a minute at Ferrybridge, 9400 Swallows over Christchurch Harbour.
Balearic Shearwater - 9 West Bexington, 7 Portland Bill
Great White Egret - 1 Brand's Bay
Spoonbill - 28 Brownsea Island, 1 Arne
Osprey - 1 Holes Bay
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields
Arctic Skua - 3 Portland Bill
Wryneck - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 east of Osmington Mills
Red-backed Shrike - 1 briefly at Greenlands Farm
Siskin - 920 over Hengistbury, 120 over Portland Bill
