Sightings - Friday 18th January 2013

Scaup - 3 Abbotsbury Swannery
Long-tailed Duck - 3 Abbotsbury Swannery
Spoonbill - 16 Holes Bay NE.
Red Kite - 1 near Melplash
Marsh Harrier - 3 Lodmoor, 1 Radipole.
Merlin - 1 Durlston CP.

Some cold weather movements observed today mostly heading South/South West.

Golden Plover - 1420 Radipole, 1000+ in field nr Hive Beach, 650 Southdown Ridge, 500 West Bexington, 300 Abbotsbury, 240 Durlston CP, 75 Hillfield, 55 Portland Bill, 45 Canford Heath, 20 Langton Matravers, 20 Stoborough, 15 Briantspuddle, 11 Chetnole.

Lapwing - 250 Chetnole, 160 Bridport, 70 Lytchett Bay, 70 West Bexington, 34 Portland Bill, 30 Langton Matravers, 20 Briantspuddle, 18 Weymouth.

Woodpigeon - c1000 Hillfield

Woodlark - 6 Durlston CP, 4 Southdown Ridge, 2 Langton Matravers, 1 Radipole

Skylark - 1658 over Radipole, 850 Durlston CP, 200 Portland Bill, 300 Southdown Ridge, 125 Chetnole, 110 Lodmoor, 50 Briantspuddle, 45 Langton Matravers, 30 Abbotsbury

Black Redstart - 1 Radipole lake

Fieldfare - 470 Chetnole, 300 West Bexington, 65 Hillfield, 60 Landton Matravers, 50 Briantspuddle, 47 Radipole, 40 Lytchett Bay, 40 Abbotsbury, 40 Bridport, 35 Radipole, 22 Southdown Ridge.

Redwing - 675 Chetnole, 600 West Bexington, 175 Radipole, 120 Hillfield, 60 Briantspuddle, 50 Abbotsbury, 30 west Lodmoor.

Rook - 800 Hillfield.
Snow Bunting - 1 West Bexington.

Golden Plover flying into Lodmoor © Daragh Croxson