Sightings - Saturday 12th March 2011

Velvet Scoter - 9 past Portland Bill
Smew - 1 redhead Longham Lakes
Goosander - 1 redhead Christchurch Harbour (R Stour), 6 redhead Longham Lakes
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Arne

Bittern - 2 Hatch Pond
Spoonbill - 8 Arne, 1 along Lodmoor beach (over Weymouth Bay), 2 at Lodmoor
Red Kite - 1 Grove (Portland), and probably the same bird over Wyke Regis
Marsh Harrier - 1 female Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Bay
Greenshank - 4 Lytchett Bay
Green Sandpiper - 1 Cowards Marsh
Mediterranean Gull - 20+ Cowards Marsh, 2 Longham Lakes
Little Gull - 1 Cowards Marsh
Ring-billed Gull - 1 adult Stanpit
Sandwich Tern - 1 Brownsea
Short-eared Owl - 1 Portland
Hoopoe - 1 Portland Bill

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male Sherford Bridge
Woodlark - 3+ Higher Hyde Heath; 1 singing Morden Bog
Sand Martin - 1 Hengistbury Head, 3 Longham Lakes
Swallow - 1 Ridge
Waxwing - 48 Bearwood (King John Ave/Wheelers Lane), 17 over Canford Heath NR
Black Redstart - 6 Portland
Wheatear - 1 Arne, 1 Crouch Hill, 1 Forston
Firecrest - 2 Abbotsbury Gardens, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Portland Bill
Bearded Tit - pair Lodmoor
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Chamberlayne's Heath
Lapland Bunting - 1 Reap Lane, Portland



Hoopoe at Portland Bill © Brett Spencer
Woodlark at Arne © Dom Greves
Dartford Warbler at Arne © Dom Greves