An early morning drive to Weymouth, where at Lodmoor there was a Fan-tailed Warbler, only the 3rd British Record. The bird was mainly seen in flight, from various distances and compared to the Holme bird it flew much greater distances, from one end of the reserve to the other, on many occasions. Eventually, it was seen perched on a reed and on the ground, but at a distance.

Also, along the central drove there was a Marsh Warbler which gave excellent views as it rose to the tops of reeds to sing, which it did far more often than the Reed Warblers. We noted that it was less agile than the Reed Warblers, clumsey at times, which prompted the idea that it may have smaller feet, apparently this is so.