Sightings - Wednesday 19th January 2011

Bewick's Swan - 8 on the floods between Longham Lakes and Hampreston
Eider - 4 at Studland Bay
Velvet Scoter - 4 at Studland Bay, then flew south
Smew - 2 at Longham Lakes
Goosander - 2 at Longham Lakes
Black-throated Diver - 1 at Weymouth Bay
Red-necked Grebe - 1 at Studland Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 2 at Weymouth Bay
Bittern - 1 at Lodmoor
Spoonbill - 8 at Brownsea Lagoon
Marsh Harrier - 1 at Lodmoor
Hen Harrier - 2 at Wyke Down, 2 at Bestwall
Merlin - 1 at Wyke Down
Ruff - 2 on Priory Marsh, Stanpit
Purple Sandpiper - 2 at The Cobb, Lyme Regis
Spotted Redshank - 3 at Brownsea Lagoon, 1 at Stanpit Marsh
Great Skua - 1 past Durlston
Water Pipit - 2+ at Priory Marsh, Stanpit, 1 at Lodmoor
Waxwing - up to 56 in the Broadstone area (at St John's Church and York Road), 14 Palmerston Road, Boscombe, 1 flew over Stanpit Marsh
Firecrest - 1 at Stanpit Marsh
Great Grey Shrike - 1 still at Wyke Down

Waxwing at Boscombe © Abby Britcliffe

Great Grey Shrike at Wyke Down © Simon Johnson

Great Grey Shrike at Wyke Down © Chris Chapleo

Bar-tailed Godwit at Shore Road, Sandbanks © Roger Peart