Sightings - Monday 8th April 2013

Garganey - 1 past Durlston, 1 past Hengistbury - presumably the same bird.
Black-Throated Diver - 1 off Chesil Beach
Red-Throated Diver - 1 Swineham is very unusual for the site
Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor, 1 Lytchett Bay
Marsh Harrier - 1 Swineham
Hen Harrier - 1 Swineham
Montagu's Harrier - 1 possible reported over Poxwell
Hobby - 1 reported at Durlston
Merlin - 1 Durlston
Puffin - 2 Durlston
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Lodmoor
Whimbrel - 1 off Chesil Beach
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Bay
Greenshank - 2 Lytchett Bay
Green Sandpiper - 1 Lodmoor, 1 Lytchett Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Stanpit
Stone Curlew - 2 West Bexington
Arctic Skua - 1 off Chesil Beach, 3 Hengistbury Head, 1 Portland Bill
Great Skua - 3 Durlston, 1 Portland Bill
Little Gull - 1 Durlston
Little Tern - 4 near Winterbourne Abbas, headed inland.
Short-Eared Owl - 1 Wyke Down
Waxwing - 15 Chideock
Swallow - 1 Longham Lakes
Black Redstart - 3 on Portland
Redstart - 1 Hengistbury Head
Ring Ousel - 2 Durlston, 4 on Portland
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury Head

Late news:  summer-plumaged Red-necked Grebe off Canford Cliffs car-park yesterday.  Osprey reported Pergins Island yesterday.