Sunday 22nd December 2024

Eider - 1 imm.male off Redhorn Point
Common Scoter - 10 off Middle Beach
Long-tailed Duck - 1f west of Goathorn Point
Goldeneye - 5 Brands Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 5 off Fitzworth Point, Ower Bay, 5 again off Middle Beach
Avocet - 287 Holes Bay
Black-tailed Godwit - c3000 Stanpit Marsh, c900 Holes Bay
Knot - 10 Holes Bay
Ruff - 2 Lower Piddle Valley
Dunlin - 990 Brands Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 still from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Red-throated Diver - 2 off Jerry's Point
Black-throated Diver - 2 again off Baiter Park, Poole Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 3 off Middle Beach, 2 Osprey Quay, Portland Harbour, 2 into Poole Harbour
Shag - 64 off North Haven into Poole Harbour
Spoonbill - 16 Arne RSPB, 10 off Fitzworth Point, Ower Bay
Cattle Egrets - several in the paddocks, Swineham
Kingfisher - 1 NE Holes Bay
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Lower Piddle Valley, Swineham
Black Redstart - 2 Lyme Regis Cemetery, 1 Lyme Regis Seafront, 1  Newton's Cove

Shoveler, Lodmoor RSPB © Mick Church

Black Redstart, Newton's Cove © Phil Cheeseman

Black-tailed Godwits, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Saturday 21st December 2024

Eider - 1 off Jerry's Point
Goldeneye -  7 Brand's Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Studland Bay, 2 Brand's Bay
Black-tailed Godwit - approx 2,300 at Stanpit Marsh
Woodcock - 1 Garston Wood RSPB
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Brand's Bay
Great Northern Diver - 1 Brand's Bay, 1 Studland Bay from Middle Beach
Spoonbill - 6 Lytchett Bay, 6 Middlebere, 1 Arne RSPB (Shipstal Point)
Great White Egret - 1 Wareham Common
Cattle Egret - 41 Holmebridge
Hen Harrier - 2 (male and ringtail)  Middlebere, 1 Lytchett Bay
Red Kite - 9 Wyke Down
Short-eared Owl - 1 Wyke Down
Barn Owl - 2 Wyke Down
Marsh Tit - 8 Garston Wood RSPB
Firecrest - 1 Lytchett Bay
Black Redstart - 1 Church Ope Cove (Portland)

Friday 20th December 2024

Goldeneye -  10 Brand's Bay
Eider - 1 Brand's Bay
Mandarin Duck - 2 Poole Park
Spotted Redshank - 1 still in Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Knot - 18 Holes Bay (SW)
Black-throated Diver - 2 Parkstone Bay
Great Northern Diver - 2 Brand's Bay, 1 Weymouth Bay from Stone Pier
Great White Egret - 1 Poole Park
Cattle Egret - 3 Holmebridge, 1 near East Holme GP
Merlin - 1 Middlebere
Kingfisher - 1 Peveril Point

Stock Dove, Poole Park © Clive Hargrave

Mandarin Duck, Poole Park © Clive Hargrave

Great White Egret, Poole Park © Clive Hargrave

Long-tailed Tit, Tuckton © Dave Hill

 

Thursday 19th December 2024

Goldeneye -  4 Brand's Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 1 still in Portland Harbour viewed from Sandsfoot Castle
Green Sandpiper - 3 Warmwell cressbed, 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Middlebere
Greenshank - 4 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Black-throated Diver - 1 Parkstone Bay
Spoonbill - 2 Middlebere
Hen Harrier - 1 male Studland Heath NNR, 1 male Middlebere
Red Kite - 1 Tarrant Rushton Airfield
Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 or more heard in Southland area of Weymouth at midday
Black Redstart - 2 Newton's Cove, 1 Lyme Regis near Marine Theatre
Water Pipit - 1 Parkstone Bay
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 calling at West Bexington

Yesterday : a Swift sp. was seen around the Portland Port area, but no sign of it today.

Black Redstart, Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell

Cormorant, Iford © Clinton Whale

 

Wednesday 18th December 2024

Long-tailed Duck - 1 flew into Poole Harbour this morning
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Poole Harbour from Bird Boat, 1 Portland Harbour from Sandsfoot Castle
Red-throated Diver -  1 Poole Harbour from Bird Boat
Black-throated Diver -  2 Poole Harbour from Bird Boat
Great Northern Diver - 4 flew into Poole Harbour this morning, 3 off Pilot's Point, 2 Brand's Bay
Spoonbill - 7 Poole Harbour from Bird Boat, 1 Lytchett Bay from Turlin Moor Viewpoint
Hen Harrier - 1 male Lytchett Fields RSPB from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Black Redstart - 1 Chesil Cove
Water Pipit - 1 Poole Harbour from Bird Boat

Mallard, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

 

Tuesday 17th December 2024.

Goosander - 9 Woodsford (R. Frome).
Goldeneye - 3 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Eider - 1 Bramble Bush Bay.
Common Scoter - 11 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach).
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point), 3 Studland Bay.
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Green Sandpiper - Woodsford (R. Frome).
Purple Sandpiper - 18 Hengistbury sandspit, 2 Poole Harbour mouth.
Great Northern Diver - 3 off Sandbanks, 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point), 2 Studland Bay.
Black-throated Diver - 1 off Baiter.
Red-throated Diver - 1 off Sandbanks .
Great White Egret - 1 Sturminster Marshall (White Mill Bridge).
Cattle Egret - 1 over Carey Secret Garden (Wareham).

Monday 16th December 2024.

Eider - 1f Studland (Bramble Bush Bay).

Common Scoter - c35 off Hengistbury Head.
Velvet Scoter - 1 off Hengistbury Head.
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Portland Harbour, 2 reported Longham Lakes.
Slavonian Grebe - 1 The Fleet (Tidmoor).
Golden Plover - 1+ Lodmoor.
Grey Plover - 2 Stanpit.
Purple Sandpiper - 11 Mudeford Quay.
Black-tailed Godwit - 1000+ Stanpit.
Great Northern Diver - 3 Studland (Shell Bay), 3 Studland (Bramble Bush Bay), 3 The Fleet 

   (Tidmoor), 2 Chesil, 1 Portland Harbour, 1 Weymouth Bay.
Reeves' Pheasant - 2m near Bere Regis.
Great White Egret - 1 Longham Lakes.
Cattle Egret - 29 Portesham, 20 Hengistbury Head.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Portesham.
Bearded Tit - 1 Longham Lakes.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 probable, Longham Lakes
Firecrest - 4 Hengistbury Head.
Cirl Bunting - 1 Tidmoor.

Late news: Common Whitethroat: 1 in Poole on 9th Dec.

Teal, Stanpit © Clinton Whale.

Rock Pipit, Stanpit © Clinton Whale.

Blackcap, Tuckton © Dave Hill.

Reeves' Pheasant near Bere Regis © Rob Paulley.

Sunday 15th December 2024.

Eider - 1f Hengistbury Head.
Goldeneye - 1f Longham Lakes.
Mandarin Duck - 2m Poole Park.
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Portland Harbour.
Golden Plover - 400+ Lodmoor.
Grey Plover - 15 Christchurch Harbour.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake.
Purple Sandpiper - 35 Hengistbury sandspit.
Black-tailed Godwit - c3450 Avon Causeway, c1300 Holes Bay, c500 Brownsea Island, c400 Christchurch Harbour.
Great Northern Diver - 2 Portland Harbour.
Black-throated Diver - 1 Swanage Bay.
Great White Egret - 1 Silverlake.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 2 Christchurch Harbour.
Black Redstart - 1 Swanage, 1 Portland (Church Ope Cove).
Bearded Tit - 1 Wick.
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP.

Purple Sandpipers, Mudeford Quay © Clinton Whale.

Great Crested Grebe, Mudeford Quay © Clinton Whale.

Saturday 14th December 2024.

Goosander - 1 Longham Lakes.
Long-tailed Duck - 1 entered Poole Harbour at 8am.
Mandarin Duck - 2m Poole Park.
Golden Plover - 400+ Lodmoor.
Black-throated Diver - 2 Parkstone Bay.
Red-throated Diver - 9 past Hengistbury Head.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Middlebere.
Hen Harrier - 1m Middlebere.
Red Kite - 1 Colehill.
Black Redstart - 1 Lyme Regis.
Firecrest - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Crossbill - 3+ Culpeper's Dish (Briantspuddle).

Black-throated Diver, Parkstone Bay © Alan Membury.

Golden Plover, Lodmoor © Helen Wood.

Black Redstart, Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell.

Snipe, Lodmoor © Helen Wood.

Friday 13th December 2024

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Poole Hbr

Common Scoter - 35 off Hengistbury Hd.

Red-throated Diver - 9 past Hengistbury Hd, 1 Poole Hbr

Black-throated Diver - 2 off Baiter Park

Great Northern Diver - 7 Poole Hbr.

Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 5 Studland Bay, 4 Poole Hbr, 2 Portland Hbr.

Spoonbill - 15 Poole Hbr.

Hen Harrier - 1 Middlebere

Greenshank - 3 Brownsea lagoon

Sandwich Tern - 2 by RMYC 

Fieldfare - 32 Hartland Moor opposite  the Hartland Stud.

Bearded Tit - 6 West Bexington 

Golden Plover - Lodmoor Alick Simmons

Golden Plover - Lodmoor Alick Simmons

Thursday 12th December 2024

Barnacle Goose - 1 at Swineham Pt.

Common Scoter - 10 Studland Bay

Black-throated Diver - 1 off Baiter Park

Great Northern Diver - 2 Brand's Bay, 1 off Baiter Park, 1 off Haven Hotel.

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Brand's Bay

Black-necked Grebe - 5 Studland Bay; 4 Brand's Bay, 1 Portland Hbr.

Cattle Egret - 15E over Wareham High street p.m.

Spoonbill - 3 Middlebere

Red Kite - 4 Cerne Abbas

White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Hartland Moor

Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Lytchett Bay

Purple Sandpiper - 2 Hengistbury Hd. 

Jack Snipe - 1 near Lady Wimborne Bridge

Sandwich Tern - 2 off Parkstone Bay

Sandwich Tern - Parkstone Bay © Matt Cooper

Wednesday 11th December 2024

Whooper Swan - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Bean Goose - 1 considered as Tundra Bean Goose Circled over Abbotsbury Swannery & headed NW

Mandarin - 2 drakes Poole Park

Long-tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery

Goosander - 17 to roost Silverlake (3drakes)

Black-throated Diver - 1 off Baiter Park

Great Northern Diver - 1 off Baiter Park

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Brand's Bay

Hen Harrier - 2 male & Ringtail Lytchett Bay

Green Sandpiper - 1 Doddington Fm Cress Beds. 

Sandwich Tern - 2 off Baiter Park

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Norden Sewage Works

Robin - Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale

Tuesday 10th December 2024

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Poole Hbr.

Common Scoter 48 Hengistbury Hd.

Red-throated Diver - 6 E. Hengistbury Hd, 2, Poole Hbr 

Black-throated Diver - 1 Brownsea Is, 1E Hengistbury Hd.

Great Northern Diver - 5 Poole Hbr, 1E Hengistbury Hd.

Red-necked Grebe - 1 off Mudeford Quay

Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Jerry's Pt.

Black-necked Grebe - 4 Poole Hbr, 4 off Middle Beach Studland

Great White Egret - 1 Poole Hbr.

Spoonbill - 15 Wareham Channel

Red Kite - 4 Godmanstone

White-tailed Eagle - 3 over Ballard Down flew across the Poole Hbr.

Hen Harrier - 2 Lytchett Bay (1m + 1fem)

Sandwich Tern - 1 Hengistbury Hd.

Water Pipit - 1 Swineham Pt.

Snow Bunting -1 Ferrybridge (opposite visitors Centre)

Monday 9th December 2024

Wigeon - 675 Brands Bay
Pintail - 244 Brands Bay, 53 Holes Bay
Teal - 646 Brands Bay
Green-winged Teal - 1 drake still at Brands Bay
Common Scoter - 5 off Knoll Beach
Goldeneye - 6 Brands Bay, 1f  South Lake, Longham Lakes
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Brands Bay
Avocet - 17 Brands Bay
Knot - 1 Brands Bay
Snipe - 52 SW Holes Bay
Spoonbill - 3 Holes Bay
Bittern - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Great White Egret - 10 Longham Lakes
Red Kite - 6 between Shaftesbury & Blandford
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Brands Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 2 off Knoll Beach, 2 off Jerry's Point

Bittern, Lodmoor RSPB © Phil Cheeseman

Redshank, Holes Bay © Mike Millard

Spoonbill, Lodmoor RSPB © Nigel Orme

 

Sunday 8th December 2024

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Littlesea, The Fleet
Green-winged Teal - 1 Brands Bay
Common Scoter - 7 off Middle Beach
Long-tailed Duck - 1f  Poole Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 2 off Middle Beach, 1 Littlesea, The Fleet
Black-necked Grebe - 8 still off Middle Beach, 1 Goathorn Point
Avocet - 175 Holes Bay
Black-tailed Godwit - 1510 Holes Bay
Knot - 7 Holes Bay
Dunlin - 628 Holes Bay
Green Sandpiper - 2 Warmwell Cressbeds
Black-throated Diver - 1 off Middle Beach
Great Northern Diver - 3 off Middle Beach, 1 Littlesea, The Fleet
Spoonbill - 15 from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Marsh Harrier - 3 Stanpit Marsh
Grey Wagtail - 1 Warmwell Cressbeds

Wren, Walford Mill © Ann Baldwin

Grey Heron, River Stour, Iford © Clinton Whale

Wigeon, Hamworthy © Tina Dawkins

Saturday 7th December 2024

Green-winged Teal  - 1 still River Avon, Coward's Marsh
Common Scoter - 8 off Middle Beach
Long-tailed Duck - 1 into Poole Harbour
Goldeneye - 1 from Cutcleaves Cove, East Fleet, 1 Brands Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 5 off Middle Beach, 2 Brands Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 12 at Avon Beach, Mudeford
Spotted Redshank - 1 still from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Black-throated Diver - 1 Brands Bay
Great Northern Diver - 2 off Durlston CP, 1 Brands Bay, 1 Middle Beach
Spoonbill - 15 in Lytchett Bay Channel

Yesterday: -

Cattle Egret - 62 between Holmebridge & Wool

Green-winged Teal, Cowards Marsh © Scott Usher

Hen Harrier male, Middlebere Channel © Colin Chainey

Pintail, Upton CP © John Pick

 

Friday 6th December 2024

Brent Goose - 1000+ Rodden Hive inc. 4 Pale-bellied Brent
Barnacle Goose - 9 Rodden Hive
Green-winged Teal - 1 nr River Avon, Coward's Marsh
Goldeneye - 1f off Tidmoor Point
Goosander - 1 River Frome, Woodsford
Red-breasted Merganser - 25 off Jerry's Point
Water Rail - 1 River Frome, Woodsford
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Weymouth Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 3 off Tidmoor Point, 1 off Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 10 off Middle Beach, Studland, 1 off Jerry's Point
Avocet - 90 Holes Bay
Grey Plover - 105 Brownsea Lagoon
Bar-tailed Godwit - 60 Brownsea lagoon
Sanderling - 4 Brownsea Lagoon
Woodcock - 4 Moreton
Green Sandpiper - 2 River Frome, Woodsford, 1 Warmwell Cressbeds
Greenshank - 3 Brownsea Lagoon
Black-throated Diver - 1 still off Cobbs Quay, Holes Bay
Great Northern Diver - 3 Tidmoor Point, 3 Middle Beach, 2 Shell Bay, 1 Weymouth Bay, 1 Portland Harbour, 1 Jerry's Point
Marsh Harrier - 1 west from Tidmoor Point
Black Redstart - 1m Brandy Row, Chiswell, 1 behind Lidl, Portland
Wheatear - 1 still Ferrybridge
Grey Wagtail - 2 Warmwell Cressbeds

Buzzard, Upton CP © John Pick

GBB Gull & Cormorant, off Nothe Fort © Phil Cheeseman

Mandarin, Poole Park © Roger Turner

 

Thursday 5th December 2024

Brent Goose - 33 Stanpit

Black-tailed Godwit - c.350 Stanpit

Purple Sandpiper - 8 Sandspit groynes

Red-throated Diver - 2 South Deep

Black-throated Diver - 1 Holes Bay

Great Northern Diver - 1 off Jerry's Point

Spoonbill - 6 Poole Harbour, 19 Arne RSPB

Cattle Egret - 1 Upton Country Park

Hooded Crow - 1 at TidmoorPoint before flying east

Wheatear - 1 still at Ferrybridge

Wednesday 4th December 2024

Surf Scoter - 1st winter drake still Studland Bay

Slavonian Grebe - Poole Harbour

Black-necked Grebe - 4 Studland Bay, 7 Poole Harbour

Avocet - c.300 Brownsea Lagoon

Golden Plover - c.400 Lodmoor

Grey Plover - c.50 Brownsea Lagoon

Bar-tailed Godwit - c.60 Brownsea Lagoon

Black-tailed Godwit - c.300 Brownsea Lagoon

Dunlin - c.2000 Brownsea Lagoon

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay RSPB, 2 Middlebere

Red-throated |Diver - 2 Poole Harbour

Black-throated Diver - 3 Holes Bay , 1 Studland Bay

Great Northern Diver - 1 Portland Harbour, 2 Poole Harbour

Great White Egret - 10 Longham Lakes

Marsh Harrier - 4 Swineham, 9 Christchurch Harbour

Red Kite - 3 over Crane Hill Plantation Tarrant Keyneston

Swallow - 1 flying around Studland Beach

Black Redstart - 3 Lyme Regis, 

Wheatear - 1 still Chesil Visitor Centre Ferrybridge

Great Crested Grebe, Christchurch Harbour © Clinton Whale

Snipe, Lodmoor © Alan Membury

Golden Plover, Lodmoor © Alan Membury

Black-throated Diver Middle Beach Studland © D J  Camp

Tuesday 3rd December 2024

 Surf Scoter - 1st winter drake still off Knoll Beach

Long-tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Jerry's Point

Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 2 off Middle Beach Studland, 4 Portland Harbour

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Red-throated Diver - 1 Christchurch Harbour

Black-throated Diver - 2 Portland Harbour

Great Northern Diver - 1 off Middle Beach Studland, 2 from Jerry's Point, 1 Christchurch Harbour

Balearic Shearwater - 1 off Portland Bill

Red Kite - 1 Shapwick

Short-eared Owl - 1 Hengistbury Head, 2 Wyke Down

Merlin 2 Wyke Down

Black Redstart - 1 Blacknor Portland, 3 Lyme Regis cemetery, 1 West Bay

Wheatear - 1 still by visitor centre Ferrybridge

Brambling  - 1 in finch flock near Waterbarn Cottages Puddletown, 15 through Hengistbury

Monday 2nd December 2024

 

Surf Scoter - still off Middle Beach, Studland

Velvet Scoter - 1 Brands Bay

Black-necked Grebe - 6 off Middle Beach Studland

Avocet - 500+ Middlebere

Green Sandpiper - 3 River Frome Woodsford

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Red-throated Diver - 1 Studland Bay

Black-throated Diver - 1 off Middle Beach Studland

Great Northern Diver - 1 Studland Bay

Great White Egret - 1 Swineham

Hen Harrier - male Middlebere

White-tailked Eagle - 1 Christchurch Harbour

Spoonbill, Middlebere ©  Alan Membury

Kestrel, Hartland Moor © Alan Membury

Coal Tit, Christchurch garden © Clinton Whale

Sunday 1st December 2024

Barnacle Goose - 9 over Mudeford Quay
Goldeneye -  3 Poole Harbour, 1 female in Cuttcleaves Cove
Surf Scoter - 1st winter male still in Studland Bay viewed from Middle Beach
Black-necked Grebe - 5 Studland Bay from Middle Beach
Red-throated Diver - 2 Poole Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 2 in Poole Harbour
Spoonbill - 22 Brownsea Lagoon, 2 Middlebere
Wheatear - 1 Ferrybridge (unusually late, but not the latest recorded in Dorset, which was on 9th Dec 2002)

Saturday 30th November 2024

Surf Scoter - 1st winter male again in Studland Bay off Middle Beach
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Brand's Bay, 1 East Fleet
Black-necked Grebe - 6 Studland Bay from Middle Beach, 1 off Jerry's Point
Red-throated Diver - 1 North Haven, 1 Brand's Bay
Great Northern Diver - 1 North Haven, 1 Brand's Bay
Spoonbill - 6 Lytchett Bay, 2 Middlebere
Cattle Egret - 2 Hampreston Fields
Great White Egret - 6+ Longham Lakes
Hen Harrier - 1 Arne RSPB (Coombe Heath)
Black Redstart - 1 Weymouth (Charlestown), 1 Lyme Regis near Museum

Oystercatchers, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

 

Friday 29th November 2024

Goldeneye - 1 Holes Bay (South)
Goosander - 16 Silverlake including 1 male
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Studland Bay from Middle Beach
Black-necked Grebe - 5 Studland Bay from Middle Beach
Green Sandpiper - 1 Woodsford
Sanderling - 11 Brownsea Lagoon
Knot - 4 Brownsea Lagoon, 1 Holes Bay
Ruff - 1 Lower Piddle Valley floods
Arctic Skua - 1 again in Poole Harbour around Quay and Baiter
Red-throated Diver -  6 Peveril Point, 1 Studland Bay from Middle Beach
Great Northern Diver - 2 Jerry's Point, 1 Studland Bay from Middle Beach, 1 Holes Bay, 1 Peveril Point, 1 past Abbotsbury Beach
Spoonbill - 15 Holes Bay, 9 Arne RSPB
Cattle Egret - 13 roosted this evening at Hengistbury, 1 Buckland Ripers
Short-eared Owl - 1 Middlebere
Hen Harrier - 1 male at Middlebere
Red Kite - 2 over Minterne Parva

Thursday 28th November 2024

Surf Scoter - 1st winter male in Studland Bay near yellow buoys off Middle Beach this afternoon
Slavonian Grebe - 2 still on the Fleet at Littlesea
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Studland Bay
Purple Sandpiper- 5 Highcliffe (Groyne H10), 2 West Bay
Green Sandpiper - 2 Woodsford
Arctic Skua - 1 Holes Bay
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour from Sandsfoot Castle
Great Northern Diver - 4 on the Fleet at Littlesea, 1 Holes Bay near RLNI, 1 Studland Bay
Spoonbill - 16 over Holes Bay
Cattle Egret - 27 left roost on Hengistbury this morning
White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Silverlake
Red Kite - 1 over Blue Lagoon in Poole Harbour
HUME'S LEAF WARBLER - 1 still in Weymouth on Rodwell Trail just south of Wyke Road near old railway platforms
Firecrest - 2 West Bexington, 1 Tidmoor Point, 1 Durlston CP
Black Redstart - 2 Wyke Regis at Bridging Camp
Brambling - 2 over Christchurch Harbour
Cirl Bunting - 9 West Bexington/Cogden, 2 flew East over Tidmoor Point, 1 over Ballard Down

Purple Sandpiper, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale

Purple Sandpiper, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale

 

Wednesday 27th November 2024

Egyptian Goose - 22 over Holme Lane.
Pochard - c40 Longham Lakes.
Velvet Scoter - 3 Hengistbury Head.
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Stanpit.
Ruff - 3 Charminster (R. Frome) water meadows.
Purple Sandpiper - 32 Highcliffe groynes.
Great Northern Diver - 1 past Hengistbury Head.
Red-throated Diver - 2 past Hengistbury Head, 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Great White Egret - 9 Longham Lakes.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Studland (Isle of Purbeck golf club).
Marsh Harrier - 6 Christchurch Harbour.
Hume's Warbler - 1 Weymouth (Rodwell trail).
Brambling - 1 Hengistbury Head.

Turnstone, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale.

Red Kite, north Dorset yesterday © Tim Balmer.

Grey Heron, Wimborne © Trevor Wilkinson.

Tuesday 26th November 2024

Egyptian Goose - 2 Silverlake.
Shag - 31 Hengistbury Head is a notable total for the area.
Black-necked Grebe - 5 off Shipstal Point, 2 Poole Harbour, 2 Studland Bay.
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Poole Harbour.
Woodcock - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Purple Sandpiper - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields.
Great Northern Diver - 2 Poole Harbour, 2 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach).
Black-throated Diver - 1-2 Poole Harbour, 1+ past Hengistbury Head, 1 Studland Bay.
Red-throated Diver - 2 Poole Harbour, 1+ past Hengistbury Head.
Cattle Egret - 19 Hengistbury Head roost.
Spoonbill - 16 Middlebere, 1 Lytchett Bay.
Marsh Harrier - 3 Hengistbury Head.
Red Kite - 1 nr Badbury Rings.
Firecrest - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Brambling - 8 Hengistbury Head.

Dartford Warbler, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale.