Sightings - Monday 14th February 2011

White-fronted Goose - 11 north of Avon Causeway
Goosander - 4 north over Avon Causeway
Red-throated Diver - 4 Portland Bill
Great Northern Diver - 4 Portland Hbr
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Portland Hbr
Black-necked Grebe - 7 Portland Hbr
Spoonbill - 6 Arne
Red Kite - 1 Sherford Bridge
Marsh Harrier - 1 Coombe Heath, Arne
Merlin - 1 north of Avon Causeway
Ruff - 4 Fisherman's Bank, Stanpit

Long-billed Dowitcher
- 1 Poole Park
Ring-billed Gull - 1 Poole Park
Sandwich Tern - 1 Shell Bay
Black Redstart - 1 Newton's Cove
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Coombe Heath, Arne


Danish colour-ringed Black-headed Gull, Poole Park © Alan Hayden




















The Black-headed Gull in the above photo was ringed in Copenhagen, Denmark on 6th April 1986. At the date of ringing it was already at least 3 years old, meaning that it now 28+ years old.