Elsewhere on Brownsea

Walking around the rest of the Dorset Wildlife Trust on Brownsea today, there was plenty of evidence of breeding activity. Canada Geese had goslings on the lawn by the church, and a brood of juvenile Long-tailed Tit (top picture) were causing a commotion near the villa. This male Reed Bunting posed briefly in front of the reedbed hide. Although conditions were slightly blustery, surprisingly few birders, or visitors of any kind, were on the island today for the time of year.