Sightings - Wednesday 2nd February 2011

Barnacle Goose – 57 Abbotsbury Swannery
Scaup – 28 Abbotsbury Swannery
Velvet Scoter – 7 off Southbourne, 2 off West Bexington
Smew – 1 West Bexington
Goosander – 2 Avon Causeway
Red-throated Diver - 16 past Durlston, 9 past Portland Bill
Black-throated Diver –1 off Southbourne
Great Crested Grebe – 424 off Southbourne
Slavonian Grebe - 1 at Weymouth Bay
Cormorant - 425 appeared over the top of Hengistbury Head and headed out into Poole Bay
Merlin – 1 Stanpit Marsh
Avocet – 1200 Arne
Black-tailed Godwit – 1500 Arne
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER - 1 Poole Park
Waxwing - 40 Bournemouth Wessex Way by the junction for King's Park. 5 in Winchester Close, Weymouth
Firecrest - 1 Durlston, 1 in small park opposite health centre in Easton , 1 in small park opposite health centre in Easton
Great Grey Shrike –1 Coombe Heath

Black-tailed Godwit - Poole Harbour © Tim Balmer