Sightings - Sunday 6th November 2011

An impressive day for 'vis mig' totals and few good birds recorded. A selection of some of the vis mig totals from different sites are totalled separately below for comparison.

Whooper Swan - 1, Christchurch Harbour
Pale bellied Brent Goose - 2, Baiter
Common Crane - 1 over Radipole at dusk
Bittern - 1, Hatch Pond
Glossy Ibis - 1, Stanpit
Curlew Sandpiper - 1, Stanpit
Woodcock - 1, Langton Matravers; 1 Arne
Black Kite - 1, Verne Portland late am
Short-eared Owl - 1, Stanpit; 1 Bestwall; 1 Lodmoor
Black Redstart - 2, Sterte

'Vis mig' totals of note:
Woodlark - 2, Durlston
Ring Ouzel - 1, Durlston
Redpoll - 93 Hengistbury; 181 South Haven; 140 Durlston
Chaffinch - 760, Hengistbury; 1892 South Haven; 184 E. Bexington; 2014 Durlston
Brambling - 66, Hengistbury; 9 South Haven; 162 Durlston
Goldfinch - 1110, Hengistbury; 532 South Haven; 180 East Bexington; 1230 Durlston
Crossbill - 1, South Haven; 2 Durlston
Reed Bunting - 58, Hengistbury; 4 South Haven; 4 Durlston
Snow Bunting - 1, Hengistbury
Lapland Bunting - 1, Durlston