A few days down in Seaton, with a side trip to WWT Arundel on the way down, plus Portbury Wharf and WWT Slimbridge on the way back. WWT Arundel My first visit to the WWT site at Arundel. It may not be ‘birding’ but I’m unlikely to see fantastic birds like the huge Dalmatian Pelican (eastern Med to Taiwan), Spectacled Eider (Alaska/Siberia), Scaly-sided Merganser (East Russia) and Harlequin duck (North America, Greenland etc) outside of a curated collection. Although the Harlequin duck is occasionally/very rarely spotted in the north of the UK. The had a small group of Long tailed Duck, and there was a showy Little Grebe visiting one of the outside pools. Branscome Goldcrests were busy this morning in the fir trees. Also, what I think must be an overwintering Chiffchaff (?) - just as busy as the Goldcrests in the cold, looking for food. BOPH Winter Cruise, Poole 10+ Great Northern Divers seen on the cruise round the harbour, plus a larger number of Red Breasted Merganser. I