The Spoonbill ‘mega flock’ was spit over two areas with 40 on Shipstal Point at RSPB Arne nature reserve and the other 35 on the Dorset Wildlife Trust Brownsea Island Lagoon. “We’re lucky here in Poole Harbour to have some of the best nature reserves in the country and visitors will be able to visit places like RSPB Arne this winter to try and see the Spoonbill. After yesterday’s no-show, there were 2 Long-tailed Duck seen off Furzey Island today from Jerry’s Point, along with…, Jerry’s Point failed to produce a Long-tailed Duck, however 4 Scaup, 5 Common Scoter and 5 Great Northern…, Explore our videos, live wildlife webcams and sound recordings from Poole Harbour, © 2020 Birds of Poole Harbour Registered Charity No. Hengistbury Head to Hurst Spit (Christchurch Bay) Quaternary History of the Solent 17. Vice-Chair Councillor Jackie Branson, Havant Borough Council. [1] The Sandbanks and Canford Cliffs Coastline area has been dubbed "Britain's Palm Beach". Managed by Poole Harbour Commissioners, Poole Harbour is a large natural estuary, 38km 2 in area. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution stationed a lifeboat at Sandbanks in 1865. Poole Harbour is a thriving mecca for watersports enthusiasts. The supporting information is based on a review of literature from the, Hurst Spit to Calshot Spit (Western Solent Mainland. River Hamble to Portsmouth Harbour Entrance . The crew had to travel from Poole in a horse-drawn carriage whenever it was launched so a new Poole Lifeboat Station was opened at Fisherman's Dock on Poole Quay in 1882. Holcombe to Straight Point (including Exe Estuary), Redcliff Point to Durlston Head (Purbeck), Handfast Point to South Haven Point (Studland Bay), Poole Harbour Entrance to Hengistbury Head (Poole Bay), Hengistbury Head to Hurst Spit (Christchurch Bay), Hurst Spit to Calshot Spit (Western Solent Mainland), River Hamble to Portsmouth Harbour Entrance, Portsmouth, Langstone and Chichester Harbours, Portsmouth Harbour Entrance to Chichester Harbour Entrance, The arrows on the map, when clicked, will take you through to supporting information. Eurasian Spoonbill is an extremely rare breeding bird in the UK with only a handful of nests each year, most regularly at a site in North Norfolk. The Haven Hotel in Sandbanks, constructed in 1887, was where Guglielmo Marconi performed wireless experiments in the late 1890s while living there. Chairperson Councillor Mrs M Penfold MBE, West Dorset District Council. 20. Hurst Spit to Calshot Spit (Western Solent Mainland) 18. At present Spoonbill only over-winter in Poole Harbour but local conservationists hope that over time they will stay and become a breeding species by setting up a small colony within the harbour. It is well known for the highly regarded Sandbanks Beach and property value; Sandbanks has, by area, the fourth highest land value in the world. The available photographs are represented by red, numbered dots which, when clicked, will take you through to the appropriate image, with detailed description, in the gallery. The supporting information is based on a review of literature from the SCOPAC Bibliographic Database and Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme data analysis up to December 2012. Poole Harbour is one of the world’s largest natural harbours and it’s extensive waters provide a haven for a busy commercial port and much recreational sailing and water sport activities. The map below illustrates sediment type, direction, volume, transport mechanism and reliability of information. 2012 Update of Carter, D., Bray, M., & Hooke, J., 2004 SCOPAC Sediment Transport Study, www.scopac.org.uk/sts. The discovery was made on Oct 10th when Poole based charity ‘Birds of Poole Harbour’ were conducting a survey for the species as part of a long term 18 month herons of Poole Harbour study. Technical assistance provided to Councillors by Mr Lyall Cairns (Southern Coastal Group Chair) and Dr Samantha Cope (SCOPAC Research Chair). Copyright © MMXVII SCOPAC Sediment Transport Study. It’s thought that some of these birds will carry on moving south-west into Devon and Cornwall over the coming weeks with the main bulk of the flock hopefully remaining in Poole Harbour during the winter. The arrows on the map, when clicked, will take you through to supporting information. Sandbanks Peninsula is a low lying sand spit situated on the east side of the entrance to Poole Harbour in Dorset. The mud flats and salt marshes Poole Harbour Commissioners sold plots of land for an annual rent of £5 or £125 for the freehold, worth around £13,000 in today’s money. It is referenced as: New Forest District Council (2017). Each August, Spoonbill begin to arrive in Poole Harbour having left their breeding grounds and gather at favoured sites within the harbour. Sandbanks is a small peninsula or spit (1 km 2 or 0.39 sq mi) crossing the mouth of Poole Harbour on the English Channel coast at Poole in Dorset, England.It is known for its high property prices and for its award-winning beach. Poole Harbour Entrance to Hengistbury Head (Poole Bay) 16. They’re a real asset to the harbour and are great fun to watch”. [4], Coordinates: 50°41′N 1°56′W / 50.68°N 1.94°W / 50.68; -1.94, Tony Pulis buys in Sandbanks | This is Staffordshire, "Millionaires' row residents have their 'lives ruined' by raucous stag parties", BBC - Dorset - Entertainment - Dorset celebrities, Sandbanks Sand Spit – Southampton University, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandbanks&oldid=976592916, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 September 2020, at 20:57. This annual increase of over-wintering Spoonbill in Poole Harbour is likely to continue, as the record has been broken every year since 2013. Not only does it show how important the area is as an over-wintering site for this species, it also increases the chances of some deciding to stay and breed in future years. [citation needed] In 2005 Sandbanks was reported to have the fourth highest land value by area in the world. All Rights Reserved. Spoonbill behaviour in Poole Harbour is predictable with the whole flock roosting on Shipstal Point, Arne or the Brownsea Lagoon on a high tide, and then heading out to feed in shallow channels in the Wareham or Middlebere Channel on a low tide. Paul Morton from the Birds of Poole Harbour charity explained; “Discovering this new record number of 75 Spoonbill within Poole Harbour is great news. A new record number of 75 Eurasian Spoonbill have been counted in Poole Harbour during a survey carried out by a local environmental charity, making it the largest gathering of this species ever recorded in the UK. Southampton Water .

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