Sightings - Thursday 20th January 2011

Bewick's Swan - 8 remain on floods at Longham Lakes
Pale-bellied Brent - 3 Ferrybridge, 2 off Whitecliff Poole
with Dark-bellied Brent flocks
Smew
- 5 redheads Longham Lakes
Goosander - 8 Portland Hbr, 6 redheads Longham Lakes
Red-throated Diver - 21 Portland Bill, 20 Durlston CP
Great Northern Diver - 1 Durlston CP
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Portland Hbr

Great Bustard - pair in fields north of Moonfleet Manor Hotel
Avocet - 9 Christchurch Hbr
Sanderling - 20 Shell Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 6 Portland Bill
Long-billed Dowitcher
- 1 still present at Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 1 from Fisherman's Bank Christchurch Hbr
Mediterranean Gull - 137 Ferrybridge
Razorbill - 2200 east Durlston CP
Auk sp - 15000 in 45 minutes left Lyme Bay roost and headed east
Woodlark - 1 Lorton Valley Weymouth

Waxwing - 55 a.m. Broadstone York Rd / Lower Blandford Rd, 13 over Holes Bay heading towards Upton CP
Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 briefly in garden at Southwell Portland
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP

Longham Lakes at Sunset © Paul Boult

Merlin at Wyke Down © Chris Chapleo