Sightings - Saturday 23rd March 2013

Good numbers of Wheatear, Meadow Pipit and Chiffchaff were reported today, and Sand Martin, Swallow and Willow Warbler sightings from many coastal sites on the increase.

Garganey - 2 drakes at Coward's Marsh, 1 drake at Swineham GPs
Scaup - 9 still on the Fleet at Abbotsbury
Long-tailed Duck - 3 still on the Fleet at Abbotsbury
Goosander - 4 Coward's Marsh
Spoonbill - 7 at Lytchett Bay, 3 Holes Bay, 1 Lodmoor
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail at Bestwall
Merlin - at least 1 at Upwey
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Stanpit, 1 Abbotsbury
Ruff - 11 Avon Causeway
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay, 1 Swineham
Common Tern - 1 Radipole
Water Pipit - 1 Longham Lakes
White-spotted Bluethroat - 1 trapped at Portland Bird Obs
Black Redstart - 12 Portland, 3 Ferrybridge, 2 West Bexington
Ring Ouzel - 2 Portland, 1 Bowers Quarry Portland, 1 between Durlston and Seacombe, 1 Barrows Down
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 ringed at PC World drain (Holes Bay)
Willow Warbler - 4 Portland, 2 at PC World drain (Holes Bay), 1 between Durlston and Seacombe
Firecrest - 1 Abbotsbury Gardens, 1 Portland


White-spotted Bluethroat at Portland Bill © Steven Carey



Wheatear at Holes Bay © Ian Ballam




Chiffchaff at Holes Bay © Ian Ballam