Sightings - Friday 25th February 2011

Scaup - 29 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Lodmoor
Smew - 1 Longham Lakes
Goosander - 3 Longham Lakes
Slavonian Grebe –2 Newton’s Cove, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Red Kite – 1 near Lawson Clump Wareham Forest, 1 over Fernheath Valley SSSI, Bournemouth
Black Kite - 1 reported by the info services flying over Poole this afternoon
Marsh Harrier - 2 Lodmoor
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Radipole
Sand Marin -1 over Stanpit Marsh (the earliest date ever for this species in the harbour, the previous early date being 5th March in 1997 and 2008)
Water Pipit - 1 Lodmoor
Waxwing - 20 over Creekmoor
Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill, 1 Durlston
Firecrest - 1 Durlston

Kestrel © Tim Balmer