Sightings - Tuesday 4th January 2011

Good numbers of Razorbills, Brent Geese and divers were counted off Durlston today. Other highlights included:

White-fronted Goose - 19 Bestwall
Velvet Scoter - 3 West Bexington
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Shipstal
Goosander - 1 Radipole
Smew - 3 Swineham
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Hengistbury

Spoonbill - 5 Middlebere
Bittern - 1 Radipole
Hen Harrier - 1 Middlebere; 2 Arne
Marsh Harrier - 1 Lodmoor
Merlin - 1 Arne; 1 Lodmoor

Goshawk - 1 Durlston
Ruff - 2 Winkton

Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Arne
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston; 1 Portesham, 1 Dorchester WDDC offices

Waxwing - 3 Weymouth (south of the swimming pool car park at the west end of Knightsdale Road); 15 Gillingham (on Sunday 2nd)
Firecrest -1 Broadstone in a private garden
Lapland Bunting - 1 Portland


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