Sightings - Thursday 2nd January 2014

Green-winged Teal - 1 Avon Causeway moved to nr. Sopley Hants.
Eider - 1 Portland Hbr.
Surf Scoter - 1 imm Brand's Bay
Velvet Scoter - 1 off Sandsfoot Castle 
Red-throated Diver - 13 past Portland Bill
Black-throated Diver - 2 Portland Hbr, 1 Mudeford Quay
Great Northern Diver - 8-10 Portland Hbr, 1 Mudeford Quay
Red-necked Grebe - 1-2 Portland Hbr.
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Sandfoots Castle
Black-necked Grebe - 12 Sandsfoot Castle
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Radipole Park
Spoonbill - 15 Arne
Marsh Harrier - 2 Middlebere
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Middlebere
Common Crane - 2 imm in meadows east Bardolf Manor Puddletown
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Portland Bill, 3 Lyme Cobb
Great Skua - 1 West Bexington, 1 Portland Bill
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Wyke Bridging Camp
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP.
Snow Bunting - 3 West Bexington

Imm. Common Crane nr. Puddletown © Mike Trew

Glossy Ibis Radipole Park © Mike Trew