Wednesday 19th February 2025

Velvet Scoter - 2 off Hengistbury Hd.
Common Scoter - 1 male off Jerry's Pt.
Long-tailed Duck - 2 1st/W Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 off Jerry's Pt.
Black-throated Diver - 5 Whitely Bay, 1 off Hengistbury Hd.
Great Northern Diver - 3 Poole Hbr, 1 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 9 Poole Hbr (4 off Jerry's Pt, 5 Central Hbr)
Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Jerry's Pt.
Cattle Egret - 6 Wareham Common
Spoonbill - 6 Shipstal Arne RSPB, 3 Wareham Channel, 3 Lodmoor RSPB
Ruff - 3 over Keysworth
Sandwich Tern - 1 off Sandbanks in the inner harbour
Guillemot - 1 off Brownsea Quay.
Sand Martin - 1 Charmouth 
Black Redstart - 1 Chiswell Portland

Spoonbill & Grey Heron - Lodmoor RSPB © Mike Foote


















Golden Plover - Lodmoor RSPB © Mike Foote
















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Tuesday 18th February 2025

Velvet Scoter - 2 off Hengistbury Hd.
Long-tailed Duck - 2 1st/W Abbotsbury Swannery
Black Throated Diver - 1noff Hengistbury Hd, 1 Baiter Park
Cattle Egret - 7 Wareham Common
Spoonbill - 6 Shipstal Pt Arne RSPB, 3 Lodmoor RSPB.
Red Kite - 1 over Poole Quay, 1 Sunnyside Farm, 1 over Ballard
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Winterbourne Stickland
Hen Harrier - 1 female Middlebere
Water Rail - 1 in garden Uppington
Black Redstart - 1 Poole Old Town behind Lush, 1 Dancing Ledge.

CR Sanderling - Shell Bay © Aiden Brown



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Monday 17th February 2025.

Whooper Swan - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery.
Velvet Scoter - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Long-tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery.
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Golden Plover - c850 Lodmoor.
Lapwing - 1600 Avon Valley.
Ruff - 1 Avon Valley.
Jack Snipe - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Black-tailed Godwit - 3300 Avon Valley.
Great Northern Diver - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Red-throated Diver - 39 Hengistbury Head.
Black-throated Diver - 3+ off Baiter, 1 Hengistbury Head.
Great White Egret - 6 Avon Valley.
Spoonbill - 5+ Middlebere, 2 Lodmoor.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Avon Valley, 1 Morden, 1 Poole town centre, 1 Swyre Head.
Marsh Harrier - 7+ Avon Valley, 1 Lodmoor.
Red Kite - 2 Lytchett Matravers, 1 Swyre Head.
Hawfinch - 1 Lytchett Matravers churchyard.

Pintail males, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale.

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Sunday 16th February 2025.

Lesser Scaup - 1 still at Longham Lakes.
Wigeon - 1536 Christchurch Harbour.
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Slavonian Grebe - 5 The Fleet (Chickerell Hive Point), 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Grey Plover - 1 Studland (Jerry's Point).
Purple Sandpiper - 1 West Bay (west pier).
Great Northern Diver - 3 The Fleet (Tidmoor), 1 Poole Harbour (Wych Channel).
Red-throated Diver - 1 Durlston CP.
Black-throated Diver - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Cattle Egret - 9+ Wareham Common.
Red Kite - 1 Tidmoor.
Hawfinch - 1 Lytchett Matravers churchyard.

Meadow Pipit, Iford © Clinton Whale.















Water Rail, Lodmoor © Steven Carey.

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Saturday 15th February 2025.

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach).
Slavonian Grebe - 4 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Golden Plover - c150 Lodmoor.
Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere.
Bonaparte's Gull - 1 Studland (off Middle Beach).
Great Northern Diver - 12 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Red-throated Diver - 7 past Hengistbury Head.
Black-throated Diver - 2 Sandbanks (off Banks Rd).
Cattle Egret - 7 Hengistbury Head roost, 7 Wareham Common.
Spoonbill - 2 Lodmoor.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Lodmoor.
Hen Harrier - 1 m Middlebere.
Red Kite - 1 Toller Porcorum.
Short-eared Owl - 1 Wyke Down.
Hawfinch - 1 Lytchett Matravers churchyard.

Grey Heron, Iford weir © Clinton Whale.

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Friday 14th February 2025.

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Velvet Scoter - 1 entered Poole Harbour mouth.
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach), 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Golden Plover - c100 Lodmoor, 100+ Tarrant Rushton airfield.
Great Northern Diver - 3 Poole Harbour mouth.
Red-throated Diver - 3 past Hengistbury Head.
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Hengistbury Head.
Spoonbill - 2 Lodmoor.
White-tailed Eagle - 4 over Poole Harbour, Durlston and Swyre Head.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Lodmoor.
Red Kite - 1 Evershot, 1+ Tarrant valley.
Short-eared Owl - 1 Lodmoor.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Norden sewage works.
Hawfinch - 1 Lytchett Matravers churchyard.


Hawfinch, Lytchett Matravers © Rob Johnson.

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Thursday 13th February 2025

Pintail - 214 Holes Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Jerry's Point
Knot - 30 Holes Bay SW
Purple Sandpiper - 7 Portland Bill
Firecrest - 1 Norden STW
Siberian Chiffchaff -  1 Norden STW, 1 probable at Abbotsbury STW
Redpoll - 2 Norden STW
Hawfinch - 1 still at Lytchett Matravers St Mary's Church 

Yesterday : 2 Purple Sandpipers at West Bay on West Pier
 
Grey Plover, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

 
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Wednesday 12th February 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes South Lake
Velvet Scoter - 2 off Hengistbury Head 
Long tailed Duck - 1 off Jerry's Point Quay Brands Bay
Black-necked Grebe -  7 Central Poole Harbour, 4 Portland Harbour, 3 Studland Bay off Middle Beach 
Slavonian Grebe - 4 off Jerry's Point
Purple Sandpiper- 11 Mudeford Quay 
Little Gull - 1 off Hengistbury Head 
Red-throated Diver - 4 off Hengistbury Head 
Great Northern Diver - 2 off Jerry's Point, 1 off Hengistbury Head 
Hen Harrier- 1 Wareham Channel, 1 St Aldhelms Head
Red Kite - 1 Corfe Castle
Hawfinch - Lytchett Matravers St Mary's Church

Purple Sandpiper- Mudeford Quay © Clinton Whale

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Tuesday 11th February 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes South Lake
Long tailed Duck - 1 off Jerry's Point Quay Brands Bay
Black-necked Grebe -  9  Arne RSPB off Long Island,  2 off Jerry's Point
Slavonian Grebe 3 off Jerry's Point
Spoonbill - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Red Kite - 1 Corfe Castle
Barn Owl - 1 Bakers Arms roundabout 
Hawfinch - Lytchett Matravers St Mary's Church



 

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Monday 10th February 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes South Lake
Long tailed Duck - 1 off Jerrys point Quay Brands Bay
Black-necked Grebe -  2 off Jerrys Point Studland
Spoonbill - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Barn Owl - 1 Winterton Monkton
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Norden sewage Works
Cirl Bunting - 8 St Aldhelms Point


 

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Sunday 9th February 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes
Long tailed Duck - 1 off Redhorn Quay Brands Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 3 off Redhorn Quay Brands Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 5 off Middle Beach Studland, 2 off Jerrys Point Studland
Knot - 51 Holes Bay
Jacksnipe - 1 Holes Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay RSPB Rock Lea VP, 1 Middlebere Channel
Glossy Ibis - Abbotsbury Swannery (closed for winter)
Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Cattle Egret - 13 Abbotsbury, 3 Christchurch Harbour
Marsh Harrier - 5 Stanpit Marsh
Hen Harrier - 2 Middlebere Channel, 1 Wyke Down, 1 Bulbarrow Hill, 1 Brands Bay
Red Kite - 1 Tarrant Rushton Airfield, 1 Slepe Heath, 1 Middlebere
White tailed Eagle - 5/6 around West Poole Harbour
Barn Owl - 1 Tarrant Rushton Airfield
Siberian Chiffchaff  - 1 Norden Sewage Works
Firecrest - 1 West Mill Sherborne, 1 Longham Lakes
Hawfinch - 1 in private garden Keysworth
Redpoll (Lesser) - 1 Thrashers Lane Rempstone Forest

Curlew - Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale





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Saturday 8th February 2025

 Lesser Scaup - 1st winter drake still on South Lake, Longham Lakes
Velvet Scoter - 1 Poole Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Poole Harbour
Purple Sandpiper - 6 Portland Bill
Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere
Black-throated Diver - 1 flew past Hengistbury Head, 2 North Haven Sandbanks, 1 Poole Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 2 Ferrybridge, 1 Portland Castle
Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 at Piddlehinton sewage works
Black Redstart - male still at Chiswell, Chesil Cove
Water Pipit - 1 Swineham Point
Hawfinch - 1 Leigh churchyard
Cirl Bunting - 6 Camp Road Chickerell

Hawfinch, Leigh churchyard  © Chris Fox


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Friday 7th February 2025

 Lesser Scaup - 1st winter drake still on South Lake of Longham Lakes
Golden Pheasant - 2 male Abbotsbury sub tropical gardens
Red-necked Grebe - 1 from Hengistbury
Slavonian Grebe - 6 Tidmoor
Black-tailed Godwit - 893 Holes Bay
Knot - 54 Holes Bay
Dunlin - 441 Holes Bay
Red-throated Diver - 2 from Hengistbury
Great Northern Diver - 2 The Fleet, 1 Hengistbury, 4 Poole Harbour
White-tailed Eagle - 1 in Christchurch Harbour, 6 in and around Poole Harbour
Hawfinch - 4 by village hall at Witchampton

Yesterday: Yellow-browed Warbler in a field between Askerswell and Uploders

Golden Pheasant, Abbotsbury sub tropical gardens  © Clive Hargrave

Yellow-browed Warbler (Feb 6th) © Max Cantrell

Curlew, The Fleet  © Steve Mansfield




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Thursday 6th February 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1st winter drake still on South Lake of Longham Lakes
Long-tailed Duck - 1 still from Jerry's Point
Slavonian Grebe - 2 still from Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe 3 still from Jerry's Point
Grey Plover - 11 Stanpit
Black-tailed Godwit - 187 Stanpit
Glossy Ibis - again at Lodmoor
Spoonbill - 3 Brands Bay
Goshawk - 1 flew over Middlebere
Magpie - 208 at Hatch Pond
Black Redstart - male at Chesil Cove

Hen Harrier, Middlebere © Chris Snook


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Wednesday 5th February 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1st winter drake still South Lake, Longham Lakes
Velvet Scoter - 2 on sea at Hengistbury Head
Long-tailed Duck - 1 from Jerry's Point
Slavonian Grebe - 2 from Jerry's Point, 3 off Tidmoor Point, The Fleet
Black-necked Grebe - 14 Poole Harbour 9 off Middle Beach Studland
Purple Sandpiper - 16 Lyme Regis Cobb, 20 Hengistbury Head
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lythett Fields RSPB, 2 Middlebere
Red-throated Diver - 1 from Hengistbury Head
Black-throated Diver - 5 Poole Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 1 Littlesea
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Lodmoor and Fleet Lane Chickerell
 Red Kite - 1 just north of Charlton Down at midday
White-tailed Eagle - juvenile G644 Wareham Channel
Short-eared Owl - 3 Wyke Down
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury, 2 Castle Cove sailing club
Black Redstart - 1 male briefly Brickfields Business Park Gillingham
Hawfinch - 12 near Witchampton
Cirl Bunting - 6 in horse paddocks Camp Road Chickerell

Purple Sandpiper Hengistbury Head © Mike Kirby

Hawfinch near Witchampton  © Hamish Murray



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Tuesday 4th February 2025

Barnacle Goose - 1 Brownsea Island Lagoon
Ruddy Shelduck - 1 Wareham Channel
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Jerry's Point
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Studland Bay
Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Lytchett Bay
Great Northern Diver - 1 Brand's Bay
Spoonbill - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Wareham Channel
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Monday 3rd February 2025

Barnacle Goose - 1 Brand's Bay, 1 Christchurch Harbour entrance
LESSER SCAUP - 1st winter drake still at Longham Lakes on South Lake
Velvet Scoter - 2 off Hengistbury Head
Long-tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Jerry's Point
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Jerry's Point
Ruff - 3 Middlebere
Green Sandpiper - 1 Wytch Farm Causeway
Purple Sandpiper - 30 Hengistbury Head
Red-throated Diver - 74 east past Hengistbury
Black-throated Diver - 1 east past Hengistbury
Glossy Ibis - 1 again at Lodmoor RSPB and later along Fleet Lane in Chickerell
Spoonbill - 1 Brand's Bay
Cattle Egret - 18 left Hengistbury roost this morning
Hen Harrier - 1 Arne RSPB
Firecrest - 3 Hengistbury Wood, 1 in a Lytchett Matravers garden
Crossbill - 4 Wytch Farm Causeway
Hawfinch - 1 Bradford Abbas.
Snow Bunting - 1 male still at Hamworthy Beach
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Sunday 2nd February 2025

LESSER SCAUP - 1st winter drake still at Longham Lakes on South Lake
Long-tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery (seen from New Barn Rd), 1 Brand's Bay
Goosander - 3 Silverlake (drake and 2 females)
Slavonian Grebe - 3 East Fleet
Black-necked Grebe -5 Poole Harbour
Ruff - 3 Middlebere
Green Sandpiper - 1 Woodsford
Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere
Purple Sandpiper - c20 Hengistbury Head, 3 on the Cobb at Lyme Regis
Glossy Ibis - 1 again at Lodmoor RSPB in morning later along Fleet Lane in Chickerell
Spoonbill - 16 Shipstal Point (Arne RSPB
Great White Egret - 1 Hampreston WMs
Cattle Egret - 18 near Abbotsbury Tithe Barn, 2 between Hanford and Shillingstone Trailway, 2 Bestwall Park
Hen Harrier - 2 Middlebere, 1 Wyke Down
Red Kite - 1 Longham
Short-eared Owl - 1 Arne Moors
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Louds Mill STW, Dorchester
Hawfinch - 1 Alderholt in Churchill Arms car park
Snow Bunting - 1 male still at Hamworthy Beach by playground
 
Hen Harrier, Middlebere © Garry Hayman

Spotted Redshank, Middlebere © Garry Hayman

Cattle Egret, Bestwall Park © Garry Hayman

 

 

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Saturday 1st February 2025

Barnacle Goose - 7 Woodsford GP
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Rodden Hive
Whooper Swan - 1 wild bird at Abbotsbury (NB Swannery closed for winter so best viewed from New Barn Rd)
LESSER SCAUP - 1 still at Longham Lakes on South Lake
Long-tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 flew through Poole Harbour entrance, 1 Jerry's Point
Slavonian Grebe - 8 East Fleet (6 on The Fleet, 2 offshore) , 3 Brand's Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Jerry's Point, 2 Studland Bay from Middle Beach, 1 offshore at East Fleet
Sanderling -11 North Haven
Purple Sandpiper - 3 Hengistbury Head
Black-throated Diver - 1 offshore at East Fleet
Red-throated Diver - 8 Durlston Head
Great Northern Diver -  4 East Fleet, 1 North Haven
Glossy Ibis - 1 again at Lodmoor RSPB this morning, later along Fleet Lane, Chickerell
Spoonbill - 20 Shipstal Point (Arne RSPB), 3 Jerry's Point, 1 Brand's Bay
Great White Egret - 1 Wimborne St Giles
Cattle Egret - 1 along Corfe to Middlebere road with Highland cattle
Merlin - 1 North Haven
Short-eared Owl - 1 Abbotsbury Hill
Firecrest - 1 Norden STW
Black Redstart - 1 Bridging Camp, 1 Chesil Cove
Snow Bunting - 1 male still at Hamworthy Beach by playground
 
Snow Bunting, Hamworthy © David Wareham

 
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Friday 31st January 2025

Whooper Swan - 1 still Abbotsbury Swannery
Greater Scaup - 1 st/w drake Abbotsbury Swannery
Lesser Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes
Long-tailed Duck - 2 1st/winter Abbotsbury Swannery
Glossy Ibis - 1 Lodmoor
Spoonbill - 11 Arne Bay, 1 Jerry's Point
Slavonian Grebe - 5 at Tidmoor Point on The Fleet
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Portland Hbr, 3 east of Long Island 
Purple Sandpiper - 10 Cobb Rock armour.
Hen Harrier - 1 Morden Bog, 1 Wyke Down
Merlin - 1 south Arne RSPB
Short-eared Owl - 1 over Sleep Heath
Black Redstart - 1 Chesil Cove

Marsh Harrier - Lodmoor RSPB © David Nunn























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Thursday 30th January 2025

Whooper Swan - 1 in field Laymore
Lesser Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes
Long-tailed Duck - 2 1st/w Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 from Jerry's Pt.
Velvet Scoter - 2 Hengistbury Hd.
Black-throated Diver - 1 Pirates Cove (The Fleet)
Great Northern Diver - 1 Middle Beach, 1 south Brownsea shore
Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Redhorn Quay
Black-necked Grebe - 3 off Shipstall Pt, 2 off Middle beach, 1 from Jerry's Pt.
Cattle Egret - 3 Wareham Common, 1 with Highland Cattle at Norden
Glossy Ibis - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Spoonbill - 14 Shipstall Pt Arne RSPB, 1 Middlebere
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Arne RSPB
Merlin - 1 Arne RSPB
Purple Sandpiper - 20 Highcliffe (Groyne H10)
Short-eared Owl - 1 flew towards Arne Moors (No access)
Black Redstart - 2 male/1 Fem type Newton's Cove, 1 Bovington Camp
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy Park
Corn Bunting - 11 Rodden Hive 

Glossy Ibis - Lodmoor RSPB © David Nunn
























Pintail - Middlebere © Colin Chainey


























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Wednesday 29th January 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes
Velvet Scoter - 2 Hengistbury Hd.
Common Scoter - 3 Hengistbury Hd.
Eider - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Red-throated Diver - 64 Hengistbury Hd (include flock of 20)
Black-necked Grebe - 5 off Long Island
Cattle Egret - 5+ Wareham Common
Glossy Ibis - 1 Lodmoor before flying north-west.
Spoonbill - 14 Shipstall Pt, Arne RSPB
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel, 1 Currendon Hill
Ruff - 3 Middlebere
Greenshank - 1 Wytch Causeway
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Tuesday 28th January 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes
Long-tailed Duck - 1 from Jerry's Pt.
Common Scoter - 10 from Middle Beach Studland
Red-throated Diver - 24 Hengistbury Hd.
Black-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbbury Hd.
Great Northern Diver - 3 off Middle Beach Studland
Slavonian Grebe - 2 from Jerry's Pt.
Black-necked Grebe - 5 Middle Beach Studland
Cattle Egret - c10 Wareham Common
Glossy Ibis - 1 Lodmoor (later on the Fleet)
Spoonbill - 15 Shipstall Pt. Arne RSPB
Hen Harrier - 1 Lytchett Bay from RLVP, 1 over the Wareham Channel
Purple Sandpiper - 18 Hengistbury Hd, 4 Chewton Bunny
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay from RLVP
Little Gull - 1 off shore Hengistbury Hd. 1 off Mudeford Quay
Black Redstart - 1 West Bay

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Monday 27th January 2025


Barnacle Goose - 1 Arne Moors
LESSER SCAUP - 1 still south end of South Lake, Longham Lakes
Velvet Scoter - 2 still off Hengistbury Head, 2 south of Railway Bridge, Holes bay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 still Brands bay
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Brands bay
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Fleet Lane
Cattle Egret - 5 Holmebridge
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel
Black Redstart - 3 Newton's Cove,Weymouth

Black-tailed Godwits, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale


Oystercatchers, Holes Bay © Tony Furnell


Long-tailed Tit, Bournemouth © Graham Hustings

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Sunday 26th January 2025

LESSER SCAUP - 1 still south end of South Lake, Longham Lakes
Black-tailed Godwit - numerous at Stanpit Marsh
Purple Sandpiper - 1 at Portland Bill
Little Gull - 1 from Mudeford Quay
Red-throated Diver - 1 off Hengistbury Head
Spoonbill - 7 Middlebere
Cattle Egret - 4 Swineham GP, 1 Bestwall, Wareham
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel
Treecreeper - 1 Bestwall, Wareham

 

Stonechat, River Stour, Iford © Sarah Abbott


Red Kite, East Dorset © Gillian Langrish


Great Northern Diver, Ferrybridge © Janet Panter

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Saturday 25th January 2025

LESSER SCAUP - 1 still south end of South Lake, Longham Lakes
Velvet Scoter - 2 still on sea at Hengistbury Head
Slavonian Grebe - 5 still Littlesea, The Fleet, 1 Studland Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 3 still on sea Studland Bay
Avocet - 300 off Swineham Point
Grey Plover - 15 Stanpit Marsh
Black-tailed Godwit - c1500 Stanpit Marsh
Great Northern Diver - 7 within Portland Harbour
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Fleet Lane
Spoonbill - 3 still Middlebere
Cattle Egret - 22 over Stanpit Marsh, 2 from Shillingstone Trailway
Red Kite - 4 above Hambledon & Hod Hill
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel
Kingfisher - 1 by Wooden Bridge, Wick
Water Pipit - 1 Swineham Point
Lesser Redpoll - 3 west side of South Lake, Longham Lakes
Snow Bunting - 1 still Hamworthy Beach

Goldfinch, River Stour, Iford © Sarah Abbott


Little Egret, Baiter, Poole Harbour © Mandy Steele


Mandarin, Poole Park © Mike Kirby

 

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Friday 24th January 2025

Whooper Swan - 2 still Abbotsbury Swannery
Scaup - 1 at Abbotsbury Swannery
LESSER SCAUP- 1 still south end of South Lake, Longham Lakes
Long-tailed Duck - 2 at Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 off Jerry's Point
Velvet Scoter - 2 still off Hengistbury Head
Goosander - 2 Pallington Lakes
Purple Sandpiper - 17 again Mudeford Spit
Jack Snipe - 2 Sunnyside Farm
Spotted Redshank - 1 still Lytchett Fields
Red-throated Diver - 2 off Hengistbury Head
Black-throated Diver - 1 west off Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 2 Poole Harbouor Entrance, 1 off Shipstal Point
Spoonbill - 5 off Shipstal Point, 5 from Rock Lea Viewpoint, 1 from Sunnyside Farm, 1 Lytchett Bay
Cattle Egret - 11 Holmebridge, 7 Abbotsbury Entrance
Great White Egret - 1 Holmebridge
Marsh Tit - 1 Thorncombe Wood
Firecrest - 1 Pallington Lakes, 1 Thorncombe Wood
Redwing - 30+ Thorncombe Wood
Lesser Redpoll - 2 Norden Sewage Works
Snow Bunting - 1 still Hamworthy Beach

Avocet, Lodmoor RSPB © Phil Cheeseman


Black Redstart, Poole © Mike Kirby


Oystercatcher, Baiter Park, Poole © Mike Millard

 

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Thursday 23rd January 2025

Velvet Scoter - 2 from Hengistbury
Gosander - 11 Siverlake
Red-throated Diver - 12 from Hengistbury
Black-throated Diver - 1 still from Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 1 from Hengistbury
Jack Snipe - 1 Bardolf Farm
Glossy Ibis - 1 still West Scrape Lodmoor
Hen Harrier - 1 male Middlebere
Merlin - 1 Bardolf Farm Puddletown
 Snow Bunting - 1 still present at Hamworthy

Rock Pipit, Mudeford Quay  © Clinton Whale

Bullfinch; 1 of up to 7 visiting cherry trees in a Wimborne garden
 © Peter and Angela Corbet



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Wednesday 22nd January 2025

Barnacle Goose - 1 Swineham, 1 Arne Moors
Velvet Scoter - 1 from Hengistbury Head
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Jerry's Point
 Black-necked Grebe - 4 off Middle Beach Studland, 6 Portland Harbour
Avocet - 1 Stanpit, 1 Lodmoor
Grey Plover - 8 Stanpit
Purple Sandpiper - 9 Portland Bill
Green Sandpiper - 1 Swineham
Red-throated Diver - 91 past Hengistbury
Black-throated Diver - 1 off Hamm Beach Portland Harbour 2 from Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 6 Poole Harbour, 1 from Hengistbury
Glossy Ibis - still on west scrape Lodmoor and Fleet Lane Chickerell
Spoonbill - 4 Swineham
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Poole Harbour
Merlin - 1 Hartland Moor
Brambling - still 20-30 with flock of c.500 Chaffinch at Bonsley Common south of Shillingstone
Water Pipit - 1 Swineham Point
Snow Bunting - male still beach huts Hamworthy
Cirl Bunting - 5 Bridging Camp Weymouth

Stock Dove 1 of 11 at Hengistbury  © Clinton Whale


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Tuesday 21st January 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1st winter drake still South Lake of Longham Lakes
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Jerry's Point
Purple Sandpiper - 10 Mudeford Quay
Great Northern Diver - 1 Jerry's Point, Poole Harbour
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Fleet Lane Chickerell
Spoonbill - 8 Lytchett Bay, 13 Wareham Channel
 Cattle Egret - 98 between West Elsworth and Abbotsbury, 2 just south of Little Bredy, 12 Wareham Common
Great White Egret - 2 Silverlake, East Lake, 1 Swineham
Hen Harrier - Ringtail Wyke Down
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel
Short-eared Owl - 2 Wyke Down
Snow Bunting - 1 still Hamworthy beach huts

Purple Sanpiper, Mudeford Quay © Janet Panter


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Monday 20th January 2025

Greater Scaup - 1st winter female Abbotsbury Swannery
Lesser Scaup - 1st winter drake still Longham Lakes (South Lake)
Velvet Scoter - 1 from Hengistbury
Long-tailed Duck - 2 still Abbotsbury Swannery
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Mudeford , 1 Poole Harbour, 5 Middle Beach Studland
Golden Plover - 12 over Trev's quarry, St Aldhelm's Head
Purple Sandpiper - 20+ Highcliffe
Red-throated Diver - 13 from Hengistbury
Black-throated Diver - 1 from Hengistbury
Great Northern Diver - 6 Poole Harbour, 2 Middle Beach Studland
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Lodmoor and Fleet Lane Chickerell
Cattle Egret - 27 left Christchurch Harbour roost
Marsh Harrier - 8 - 12 in Christchurch Harbour area
Black Redstart - 1 Shore Road Swanage
 Lesser Redpoll - 3 Thorncombe Woods
Snow Bunting - 1 still Hamworthy beach huts

Black Redstart, Shore Road Swanage © Bob Hammonds

Turnstone, Sandbanks © Clinton Whale  



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