Sightings - Friday 8th February 2013

Whooper Swan - 1 East Stoke
Egyptian Goose - 1 Avon Causeway, 2 Cowards Marsh
Scaup - 10 still at Abbotsbury Swannery
Green-Winged Teal - drake still at Holes Bay/Upton CP
Velvet Scoter - 2 Portland Harbour
Long-tailed Duck - 3 still at Abbotsbury Swannery
Goosander - 2 Avon Causeway, 1 Burton
Red-Necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Great White Egret - 1 Hengistbury, left northward.
Bittern - 1 Arne Moors/Wareham Channel
Marsh Harrier - 2 Wareham Channel
Hen Harrier - 3 Wareham Channel
Jack Snipe - 1 Stanpit
Black-Tailed Godwit - the Avon Valley flock is estimated at 1900 birds.
Common Sandpiper - 1 PC World drain, Holes Bay
Green Sandpiper - 1 Avon Causeway, 1 East Holme
Greenshank - 1 Brands Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Stanpit
Short-Eared Owl - 1 Soldiers Road
Waxwing - 2 Hengistbury Head, 22 Merley (Sopwith Crescent area)
Siberian Chiffchaff - 3 seen at the PC World drain, Holes Bay
Common Rosefinch - 1 in a private garden in Broadstone

Late news:  Short-Eared Owl - 3 at Wyke Down yesterday