Its rich mudflats and shallow waters provide an all-you-can-eat buffet of invertebrates and fish to keep the birds fuelled over the tough winter months. Poole Harbour hosts over 25,000 waterbirds each winter.There are a wide range of species of waders, waterfowl, herons - like the grey heron and little egret, and waterbirds like the spoonbill that can be seen on an annual basis in Poole harbour and might be seen at Middlebere channel. This is an internationally important place for the numbers of wetland birds. The Arne peninsular extends into Poole Harbour.There might even be sightings of the ospreys that visit the harbour from April to September, catching fish in the channel at high tide. Flocks may rise, flushed out by birds of prey such as peregrine falcons, buzzards and marsh harriers. Some redshanks stay in the harbour all summer to breed on the saltmarshes. These mudflats, inlets, saltmarshes and open tidal water are an important fuel stop for passage migrant wading birds who arrive in mixed flocks. The best times to watch are two hours before and after high tide. A flash of blue might reveal a kingfisher. Small groups of spoonbills feed on small fish and invertebrates, and oystercatchers probe the mud for shellfish. Look out for large numbers of avocets, black-tailed godwits, curlews and redshanks as well as teal, wigeon and shelducks. Autumn and WinterĪn internationally-important number of wading birds and ducks and geese migrate, or overwinter, in Poole Harbour. If it's quiet right now come back on a rising or falling low tide, the closest tide times are for Cleavel Point. You're looking across Middlebere Channel, an inlet of Poole Harbour, viewed from the Arne Webcam near Coombe Health, Arne Nature Reserve, near Wareham in Purbeck, Dorset.
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