Sightings - Saturday 15th October 2011

Balearic Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill
Glossy Ibis - 2 still at Stanpit Marsh
Spoonbill - 15 Brownsea Island
Honey Buzzard - 1 over Ferrybridge
Marsh Harrier - 1 Brownsea Island, 1 Swineham
Merlin - 1 St.Aldhelm's Head, 1 Portland Bill
Hobby - 1 Portland Bill
Little Stint - 1 Brownsea Island, 1 Christchurch Harbour
Curlew Sandpiper - 2 Stanpit Marsh
Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 at Abbotsbury
Spotted Redshank - 8 at Brownsea Island, 2 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Lytchett Bay
Great Skua - 2 Portland Bill
Arctic Tern - 2 Ferrybridge
Short-eared Owl - 4 at Portland Bill, 1 over South Haven
Woodlark - 5 Durlston CP
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill
Whinchat - 1 Longham Lakes
Ring Ouzel - 8 around Portland
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Avalanche Road, Portland
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Pennsylvania Castle
Firecrest - 16 in Abbotsbury Gardens
Tree Sparrow - 2  St.Alhelm's Head, 2 Durlston CP
Goldfinch - 2350 Hengistbury Head, 1730 Durlston CP, 384 St. Aldhelm's Head
Siskin - 530 Hengistbury Head, 655 Durlston CP, 49+ St. Aldhelm's Head
Redpoll - 78 Hengistbury Head, 364 Durlston CP
Crossbill - 48 Durlston CP, 12 Abbotsbury Gardens, 6 Broadwey

Whinchat at Longham Lakes © Chris Parnell