Sightings - Saturday 31st October 2015

Velvet Scoter - 6 past Durlston CP.
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Abbotsbury
Black-necked Grebe - 14 Studland Bay
Hen Harrier - 1 male Wareham Channel, 1 fem Arne
Golden Plover - c50 West Bexington, 5 durlston CP.
Woodcock - 1 West Bexington
Short-eared Owl - 3 Portland Bill,1 Arne Moors, 1 Durlston CP, 1 East Bexington
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Standpit Marsh
Woodlark - 4 Durlston CP, 2 Portland Bill, 2 East Bexington
Skylark - 142 Durlston CP, 94 East Bexington, 46 Hengistbury Hd, 46 Greenlands Farm 12 Portland Bill.
Fieldfare - 138 Greenlands Farm, 2 Durlston CP,
Redwing - 28 Greenlands Farm, 6 Durlston CP, 4 Arne
Black Redstart - 14 Portland Bill, 3Portland Castle, 3 Durdle Door, 2 Lulworth Cove, 1 Swanage, 1 Arne, 1 West Bexington, 1The Hump Portland.
Yellow-browded Warbler - 1 Durlston CP, 1 The Hump Portland, 1 Abbotsbury
Hume's leaf Warbler - 1 Durlston CP by castle.
Firecrest - 12 Portland Bill, 3 Lulworth Inn, 2 Durlston CP, 1 Ringstead, 1 The Hump, 1 East Lexington, 2 West Bexington
Pallas's Warbler - 1 trapped Portland Bill
Continental Coat Tit - 1 Portland Bill
Goldfinch - 2,515 Durlston CP. 2100 Hengistbury Hd, 1090 East Bexington, 76 Portland Bill
Brambling - 25 Hengistbury Hd, 12 East Bexington
Chaffinch - 460 Hengistbury Hd. 422 Durlston CP, 90 East Bexington
Siskin - 98 Hengistbbury Hd.
Linnet - 1530 East Bexington, 655 Durlston CP, 430 Hengistbury
Twite - 1 east Durlston CP
Lesser Redpoll - 33 Hengistbury Hd.
Crossbill - 20 Durlston CP.
Reed Bunting - 68 Hengistbury Hd.

Curlew - Upton Country Park - © David Wareham

Sightings - Friday 30th October 2015

Scaup - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery
Long-tailed Duck - 1 reported at Abbotsbury Swannery
Velvet Scoter - 1 Hengistbury Head
Hen Harrier - 2 ringtails in Poole Harbour area
Purple Sandpiper - 8 Hengistbury Head
Great Skua - 1 Chesil Cove
Short-eared Owl - 3 Portland Bill, 1 Milborne St Andrew
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Bay
Black Redstart - 3 Arne RSPB, 3 Blacknor Portland, 1 Portland Bill
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Southwell
Pallas's Warbler - 1 Southwell School, 1 Worth Matravers
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Rodwell Trail in Weymouth, 1 Southwell School
Firecrest - 2 Lulworth Cove, 1 Worth Matravers, 1 Hengistbury Head
Continental Coal Tit - 3 Wakeham Portland
Little Bunting - 1 Portland Bill

Sightings - Thursday 29th October 2015

Great Northern Diver - 2 past Portland Bill
Black-necked Grebe - 3+ Studland Bay
Balearic Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill
Hen Harrier - 1 male near Came Down, 1 Arne Moors
Merlin - 1 Southwell, 1 Winspit
Hobby - 1 Arne Moors
Black Redstart - 4+ Blacknor Portland, 3+ Portland Castle, 2 Swanage, 1 Sherborne, 1 Coward's Marsh
Redstart - 1 Portland Castle
Ring Ouzel - 1 Coward's Marsh, 1 Sandsfoot Castle
Pallas's Warbler - 1 Southwell, 1 Winspit, 1 Worth Matravers
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Lulworth Camp
Firecrest - 1 Portland Castle, 1 Winspit
Brambling - 1 Coward's Marsh

Sightings - Wednesday 28th October 2015

Goosander - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Shell Bay, 2 Portland Harbour
Great White Egret - 1 Arne Moors
Hen Harrier - 1 male Wyke Down
Short-eared Owl - 1 Hengistbury Head
Woodlark - 1 the Grove Portland
Black Redstart - 3 Portland Castle, 1 South Haven, 1 Shell Bay, 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Arne, 1 Brownsea Island
Pallas's Warbler - 1 Durlston, 1 Southwell, 1 Winspit, 1 Worth Matravers
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 the Grove Portland
Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Winspit
Goldcrest - 100 over Hengistbury Head, 69 ringed at Durlston
Firecrest - 3 ringed at  Durlston, 2 the Grove Portland,  2 Hengistbury Head, 2 Arne RSPB, 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Southwell
Continental Coal Tit - 1 Portland Castle, 1 Portland Bird Obs, 1 the Grove Portland
Brambling - 5-6 Arne RSPB
 
Kingfisher on R. Stour © Geoff Norquoy
 

Buzzard at Iford © Joe Murphy

Sightings - Tuesday 27th October 2015

Scaup - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery
Bittern - 1 Stanpit
Great White Egret - 1 Brownsea Island
Spoonbill - 32 Brownsea Island
Hen Harrier - 1 ad male Milborne St Andrew
Merlin - 1 Milborne St Andrew
Jack Snipe - 1 Stanpit
Spotted Redshank - 12 Brownsea Island, 1 Stanpit
Short-eared Owl - 1 Durlston, 1 Brand's Bay
Swallow - 68 over Durlston
Water Pipit - 1 Stanpit
Black Redstart - 5+ Blacknor Portland, 1 Milborne St Andrew
Ring Ouzel - 1 Durlston, 1 Stanpit
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Verne Hill Rd Portland
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Pennsylvania Castle/Wakeham, 1 (presumed) trapped at Portland BO
Goldcrest - 150 Durlston, 150+ Pennsylvania Castle/Wakeham, 40 Blacknor
Firecrest - 5 Durlston, 2 Pennsylvania Castle/Wakeham, 1 Southwell, 1 Blacknor, 1 Puddletown, 1 Stanpit
Continental Coal Tit - 1 Verne Hill Rd Portland, 1 Southwell, 1 Pennsylvania Castle/Wakeham
Goldfinch - 1120 over Durlston
Lapland Bunting - 1 Durlston
 

Sightings - Monday 26th October 2015

Black Brant - 1 Ferrybridge
Great White Egret - 1 Arne
Hen Harrier - 1 juvenile female Arne Moors
Short-eared Owl - 1 over Lytchett Bay, 1 Durlston
Swallow - 26 Durlston
Common Redstart - 1 of possible eastern origin at Portland Castle
Black Redstart - 5 Portland Castle, 2 Blacknor Portland, 1 Hengistbury Head
Ring Ouzel - 1 Suckthumb Quarry Portland, 1 Durlston
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Pennsylvania Castle, 1 Portland Castle, 1 Durlston, 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Hengistbury Head
Goldcrest - 300 Hengistbury Head, 103 ringed at Durlston, 50 ringed at Portland BO
Lapland Bunting - 1 over Tidmoor Range The Fleet
 
News from yesterday: A Spotted Sandpiper at Chard Junction Gravel Pits in a private area for two days on the 24th & 25th, but not seen today. Photograph below.
 
Spotted Sandpiper yesterday at Chard Junction GP © Dave Helliar
Kestrel near Canford Bottom © Trevor Wilkinson 
Yellow-browed Warbler at Longham Lakes © Roger Peart
 

 

Sightings - Sunday 25th October 2015

Common Scoter - 2 still Holes Bay
Red-throated Diver - 2, possibly 3, from Poole Quay
Bittern - 1 Lodmoor
Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor
Merlin - 1 Durlston
Short-eared Owl - 1 Osmington Mills, 1 Wytch Channel Poole Harbour
Sand Martin - 1 Durlston
Richard's Pipit - 1 over Dunshay Wood near Langton Matravers
Water Pipit - 1 Stanpit, 1 Wytch Channel Poole Harbour
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Durlston, 1 Langton Herring, 1 Lodmoor
Firecrest - 3 ringed at Durlston, 1 Badbury Rings, 1 Upton CP
Hawfinch - 1 over Durlston
 
Turnstone at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy
Starling at Hengistbury Head © Geoff Norquoy
 
Common Scoter at Holes Bay © Paul White
 

Sightings - Saturday 24th October 2015

Common Scoter - 2 at Holes Bay are an extremely unusual record for this site.
Sooty Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Stanpit.
Arctic Skua - 1 Durlston NNR.
Great Skua - 2 Durlston NNR.
Black-Headed Gull - c7500 roosted in Christchurch Bay.
Short-Eared Owl - 1 Blacknor (Portland), 2+ Portland Bill.
Water Pipit - 1 Priory Marsh.
Swallow - 58 Durlston NNR, 2 Hengistbury Head.
House Martin - 17 Durlston NNR.
Ring Ouzel - 1 Durlston NNR.
Yellow-Browed Warbler - 1 Durlston NNR, 1 Langton Matravers.
Firecrest - 2 Portland Bill.
Brambling - 2 Durlston NNR, 1 Hengistbury Head.
Crossbill - 27 Durlston NNR.

Sightings - Friday 23rd October 2015

Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury
Bittern - 1 Lodmoor
Spoonbill - 10 Brownsea, 2 Stanpit, 3 Lodmoor
Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields
Short-eared Owl - 2 Portland Bill, 1 Hedbury, 1 over Portland Harbour, 1 Wyke Regis, 1 Durlston
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston
Ring Ouzel - 1 Glebelands, 1 Durlston
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 near Pennsylvania Castle Portland, 1 Weymouth (Trinity Church)
Firecrest - 2 Arne RSPB car park, 1 Durlston, 1 Hengistbury Head
Brambling - 20 over Durlston

Sightings - Thursday 22nd October 2015

Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury
GREAT WHITE EGRET - 1 Arne, 1 Littlesea Wyke Regis, 1 Spetisbury
Hen Harrier - 1 Middlebere
Short-eared Owl - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Little Sea Studland, 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Durlston
Long-eared Owl - 1 Lodmoor
Water Pipit - 1 Priory Marsh Christchurch Harbour
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Abbotsbury
Lapland Bunting - 1 over Durlston
Brambling - 1 Arne


Sightings - Wednesday 21st October 2015

GREAT WHITE EGRET - 1 Arne
Short-eared Owl - 1 Mudeford Quay
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Portland Obs, 1 Pennsylvania Castle

Turnstone Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy















Chiffchaff Hengistbury Head © Geoff Norquoy



Herring Gull West Bay © Maurice Budden

Sightings - Tuesday 20th October 2015

Merlin - 2 Dungy Head, 1 Glebelands
Great White Egret - 2 Middlebere
Short-eared Owl - 2 Christchurch Harbour, 2 Portland Bill, 1 Littlesea Wyke Regis
Ring Ouzel - 2 Dungy Head
Subalpine Warbler - probable at Penne's Weares
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Longham Lakes, 2 Durlston 
Firecrest - 3 Arne, 3 Dungy Head, 2 Longham Lakes, 1 Portland Obs, 2 Brownsea Island
Serin - 1 Portland Bird Obs

Sightings - Monday 19th October 2015

Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury
Red-backed Shrike - 1 Suckthumb Quarry Portland
Ring Ouzel - 1 Townsend
Red-breasted Flycatcher - 1 Portland Bird Obs
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Southwell, 1 Arne
Serin - 1 Portland Bird Obs
Hawfinch - 1 over Shapwick, 1 over Arne
Lapland Bunting - 1 over Lytchett Bay

Sightings - Sunday 18th October 2015.

Merlin - 2 Dungy Head Area, 1 Rushcombe Valley.
Golden Plover - 25 West Lulworth.
Turtle Dove - 1 Bournemouth.
Short-eared Owl - 1 Arne, 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Langton Hive Point.
Portland recorded roosts of 5 birds am and of 7 birds pm in different areas.
Olive-backed Pipit - 1 Foundry Close area Portland.
Ring Ouzel - 2 Dungy Head area, 1 Durlston, 1 Stanpit.
Firecrest - 3 Dungy Head, 2 Ringstead.
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Barn Field.
Red-backed Shrike - 1 Suckthumb Quarry.
Brambling - 4/5 over Ringstead, 1 Hengistbury Head.

Sightings - Saturday 17th October 2015

Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury
Merlin - 1 Arne
Red Kite - 1 over Brownsea Island, 1 Boyshill
GREAT WHITE EGRET - 1 over Lytchett Heath, 1 Littlesea
Spoonbill - 32 Shipstal Point, 7 Brownsea Island lagoon
Spotted Redshank - 10 Brownsea  Island lagoon
Richard's Pipit - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Black Redstart - 1 Ringstead
Ring Ouzel - 1 Greenlands Farm, 1 Bulbarrow Hill, 1 Hengistbury Head
Brambling - 2 Arne, 2 Hengistbury Head

Sightings - Friday 16th October 2015.

Brent Goose - 149 Fisherman's Bank.
Red-breasted Merganser - 3 off Furzey Island.
Spoonbill - 20 Shipstal, 12 Brownsea.
Red Kite - 4 near Iwerne Minster.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Wick Hams.
Merlin - 1 Poole Harbour.
Swallow - 200 Christchurch Harbour, 100 Durlston CP.
Ring Ouzel - 1 Durlston CP.
Redwing - 11 Durlston CP, 2 Christchurch Harbour.
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Culverwell.
Firecrest - 2 Wareham, 1 Upton CP.
Brambling - 1 Arne.
Linnet - 200 over Durlston CP.

Harassed Buzzard  – Hengistbury Head  © Joe Murphy.

Sightings - Thursday 15th October 2015

Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury
Black Brant - 1 The Fleet at Wyke Regis
Spoonbill - 30 Shipstal Point Arne, 3 Lodmoor
Hen Harrier - 1f Butterstreet Cove The Fleet
Red Kite - 1 Iwerne Minster
Merlin - 1 Milborne St Andrew, 1 Portland Bill
Caspian Gull - 1 Mudeford
Short-eared Owl - 7+ Portland Bill, 2 Durlston, 1 Abbotsbury, 1 Cogden Beach
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston
Ring Ouzel - 3 Portland Bill, 1 Littlesea Wyke Regis, 1 Durlston, 1 Stanpit
Tree Pipit - 1 Durlston
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Abbotsbury
Firecrest - 5 Portland Bill, 2 Durlston
Crossbill - 12 Durlston
Ortolan Bunting - a possible at West Bexington

Sightings - Wednesday 14th October 2015

Bittern - 1 Wick Hams
Spoonbill - 37 Arne, 10 Wareham Channel, 2 Lodmoor
Merlin - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Spotted Redshank - 16 Brownsea Is.
Short-eared Owl - 1 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Portland Bill
Woodlark - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT - 1 Portland Bill
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill
Ring Ouzel - 2 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Arne,1 Portland Bill Obs,

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Portland Bill Obs, 1 Wakeham Portland, 1 Moreton tearooms p.m. 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Firecrest - 8+ Arne

Red-backed Shrike - 1 Suckthumb Quarry off Westen Rd.
Brambling - 2 Hengistbury, few? Portland Bill
Crossbill 3 Throop Heath, 3 over Arne

Red-backed Shrike Suckthumb Quarry © Mike Trew

Short-eared Owl + Carrion Crow Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

Sightings - Tuesday 13th October 2015

Spoonbill - 16 Brownsea Is, 3 Lodmoor
Honey Buzzard - 1 over Broadcroft Quarry Portland
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Arne
Spotted Redshank - 18 Brownsea Is.
Corncrake - 1Portland Bill
Long-eared Owl - 1 Portland Bill in Hut field
Short-eared Owl - 1 Radipole, 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Tidmoor Range
OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT - 1 trapped Culverwell released at Portland Bird Obs. this morning.
Ring Ouzel -  1 Winspit, 1 Ringstead, 1 Avalanche Rd 'Hump' Portland
Redwing - 19 South Haven, 4 Hengistbury Hd.
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Portland Bill
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Blacknor Portland
Firecrest - 2 Winspit, 1 Lulworth Cove, 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Brambling - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Crossbill - 10 Ringstead
Little Bunting - 1 Portland Bill
Rock Pipit Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy


1Y female Siskin Longham Lakes © Roger Peart

Sightings - Monday 12th October 2015

Spoonbill - 28 Brownsea Is, 5 Lodmoor
Osprey - 1 Arne
Common Crane - 2 over the West Cliffe Portland
Spotted Redshank - 13 Brownsea Is.
Short-eared Owl - 2 Herbury Gore, 1 Barleycrates Portland.
Nightjar - 1 Portland early a.m.
Redstart - 1 Lodmoor
Whinchat - 4 Martinstown
Ring Ouzel - 5 Hengistbury Hd, 2 Barleycrates  Portland, 1 Lulworth, 1 Durlston CP.
Dartford Warbler - 1 Reap Lane Portland
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Reap Lane Portland

Sightings - Sunday 11th October 2015

Bittern - 1 flew over Priory Marsh p.m.
Spoonbill - 8 Arne, 5 Lodmoor
Golden Plover - 2 Beaminster Down
Merlin - 1 Durlston CP.
Short-eared Owl - 2 Herbury Gore
Whinchat - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Ring Ouzel - 1 Durlston CP. 1 Puncknowle
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Highcliffe Castle, 1 Avalanche Rd Portland, 1 Culverwell, 1 Arne
Red-backed Shrike - 1 Portland Bill
Lapland Bunting - 1 over Hengistbury Hd.

Golden Plover on Beaminster Down © Roger Green

















A taster of the vis mig today 
Woodlark - 2 Durlston Cp.
Skylark - 36 Hengistbury Hd, 7 Durlston Cp.
Swallow - 240 Hengistbury, 120 Durlston, 51 South Haven, 154 Glebelands
House Martin - 200 Hengistbury Hd, 285 Durlston Cp, 310 Glebelands
Meadow Pipit - 420 Hengistbury, 305 Durlston Cp, 75 South Haven, 276 Glebelands
alba Wagtails - 180 Hegistbury Hd, 297 Durlston Cp, 32 South Haven, 302 Glebelands
Song Thrush - 4 Durlston Cp, 22 South Haven
Redwing - 3 Portland, 1 Durlston Cp, 6 South Haven
Starling - 130 Hengistvury Hd, 6 Durlston Cp, 14 South Haven
Chaffinch - 110 Hengistbury Hd, 82 Durlston Cp, 32 South Haven
Goldfinch 210 hengistbury Hd, 112 Durlston Cp, 128 South Haven, 120 Glebelands
Siskin - 105 Hengistbury Hd, 108 Durlston, 657 South Haven, 113 Glebelands
Linnet - 820 Hengistbury Hd, 3010 Durlston Cp, 85 South Haven, 253 Glebelands
Lesser Redpoll - 51 Hengistbury Hd, 5 Durlston Cp, 3 South Haven, 3 Glebelands
Crossbill - 12 Durlston Cp, 13 South Haven, 15 Glebelands
Reed Bunting - 35 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Durlston Cp.

Sightings - Saturday 10th October 2015

Spoonbill - 42 Brownsea Island
Glossy Ibis - 2 over Wey Valley, at Lodmoor then over Abbotsbury
Red Kite - 1 over Lytchett
Merlin - 1 Durlston, 1 Christchurch Harbour
Hobby - 1 Greenlands Farm
Swallow - 6900 Durlston
House Martin - 4100 Durlston
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston
Firecrest - 1 Durlston
Yellow-browed Warbler - 5 Portland (2 Pennsylvania Castle, 1 Avalanche Road,  1 Top Fields, 1 Weston Street), 1 Boys Hill
 
Glossy Ibis at Lodmoor © Daragh Croxson
 

Green Woodpecker at Portesham © Jayson Grove

Sightings - Friday 9th October 2015

Great White Egret - 1 Brownsea Island
Spoonbill - 53+ Brownsea Island
Hen Harrier - ringtail over Lytchett Heath
Short-eared Owl - 1 over Arne Moors
Ruff - 2 Lodmoor
Ring Ouzel - 2 Durlston
Bearded Tit - 5 Portland Obs
Firecrest - 1 Durlston, 1 Longham Lakes
Yellow-browed Warbler - 5 Portland (Avalanche Rd, Blacknor, Craft Centre, Cheyne, Weston), 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Littlesea (Wyke Regis)
 
Yesterday: a Bittern over Priory Marsh, Christchurch Harbour
 
Firecrest at Longham Lakes © Roger Peart
 
Yellow-browed Warbler at Longham Lakes © Roger Peart
 

Sandwich Tern at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy
Kestrel and Carrion Crow at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy


Sightings - Thursday 8th October 2015

Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury
Black-necked Grebe - 8 from Knoll Beach, Studland
Bittern - 1 Lodmoor
Great White Egret - 1 Arne
Spoonbill - 60 in Poole Harbour (co-ordinated count of 32 Brownsea Island & 28 at Shipstal Point)
Ruff - 1 Lodmoor
Redstart - 1 Portland Bill
Yellow-browed Warbler - 2 Portland Bill, 1 Fortuneswell

Sightings - Wednesday 7th October 2015

Red-throated Diver - 1 past Durlston
Spoonbill - 36 Brownsea Island
Merlin - 1 Durlston
Hobby - 1 Radipole, 1 Durlston
Ruff - 3 Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 12 Brownsea Island
Swift - 1 Durlston
Water Pipit - 1 Priory Marsh Christchurch
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston
Ring Ouzel - 1 Durlston
Firecrest - 1 Portland Obs, 1 Pennsylvania Castle, 1 Durlston
Brambling - 1 Durlston
Hawfinch - 1 Durlston
 
Hobby at RSPB Radipole © Trevor Wilkinson
 
Hobby at RSPB Radipole © Trevor Wilkinson
 

Sightings - Tuesday 6th October 2015

Scaup - 1 still at Abbotsbury
Balearic Shearwater - 2 Portland Bill
Spoonbill - 53 at Shipstal Point, Arne - a UK record count
Cattle Egret - 1 Abbotsbury
Hobby - 2 Brownsea Island
Spotted Redshank - 10 Brownsea Island, 1 Stanpit
Arctic Skua - 6 past Portland Bill, 1 past Branksome Chine
Long-tailed Skua - 1 past Portland Bill
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Broadstone
Firecrest - 5 Pennsylvania Castle Portland, 3 Arne RSPB car park, 2 Poole Park
Hawfinch - 1 Arne RSPB car park

Sightings - Monday 5th October 2015

Balearic Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill
Spoonbill - 15 Brownsea Island
Spotted Redshank - 16 Brownsea Island
Great Skua - 2 past Portland Bill
Short-eared Owl - 1 Portland Bill
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Avalanche Road Portland, 1 Portland Castle
Firecrest - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Pennsylvania Castle Portland

Sightings - Sunday 4th October 2015

Black-necked Grebe - 4 Studland Bay
Spoonbill - 47 Brownsea Island, 18 Arne
Merlin - 1 Hengistbury Head
Black Redstart - 1 Portland
Ring Ouzel - 1 Middlebere, 1 Portland
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Avalanche Road Portland, 1 Arne, 1 Durlston, 1 Portland Obs, 1 near Portland Castle, 1 Hengistbury Head
Firecrest - 2 Portland, 1 Durlston, 1 Hengistbury Head
Marsh Tit - 1 near Moonfleet Manor Hotel (The Fleet)
Little Bunting - 1 Hengistbury Head
 
Curlew at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy
 
Kestrel at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy
 

Sightings - Saturday 3rd October 2015

Bittern - 1 Lodmoor
Great White Egret - 1 Brownsea Island
Spoonbill - 47 Brownsea Island
Ruff - 1 Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 13 Brownsea Island
Ring Ouzel - 2 Middlebere, 1 Suckthumb Quarry (Portland)
Yellow-browed Warbler - 4 Portland (at Obs, Weston, near the Hump and near Portland Castle)
Firecrest - 2 East Lulworth, 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Portland Obs
 
Sparrowhawk chasing crow at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy
 

Sightings - Friday 2nd October 2015.

Great White Egret - 1 Spetisbury.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Blacknor.
Merlin - 1 Durlston.
Corncrake - 1 Suckthumb Quarry.
Mediterranean Gull - 400+ Herbury.
Short-eared Owl - 2 Portland Bill.
Hoopoe - 1 off the sea Portland.
Ring Ouzel - 1 Middlebere, 1 Portland.
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Lodmoor, 1 Penn Castle Area, 1 Portland Observatory, 1 South Haven.
Firecrest - 4 Portland, 1 Durlston.
Hawfinch - 1 South Haven.
 
Swallow v Kestrel – Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy.

Wheatear – Hengistbury Head  © Joe Murphy

Guided Walk - Sunday 4th October 2015

Join us for a leisurely walk around Studland and out towards Old Harry along Ballard Down.

With favourable conditions we might expect to encounter some of the late migrants still gracing our shores whilst witnessing the arrival of our first incoming winter visitors. Non-members welcome.

09:30 – 14:00 approx.
Meet in Middle Beach car park (charges apply to non-NT members) in Studland (SZ 036829).

For further details please contact Richard Charman (Outdoor Events Organiser)
07799 624 062
walks@dorsetbirds.org.uk

Sightings - Thursday 1st October 2015.

Bittern - 1 Radipole.
Marsh Harrier - 1 over Portland Bill.
Hobby - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Merlin - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Swallow - 2400 Durlston, 1600 Christchurch Harbour.
House Martin - 1200 Christchurch Harbour, 1100 Durlston.
Meadow Pipit - 1200 Christchurch Harbour.
Firecrest - 3 Portland Observatory, 3 Durlston.
Goldfinch - 1500 Christchurch Harbour, 1400 Durlston.
Crossbill - 17n South Haven, 2 Durlston.
Snow Bunting - 1 South Haven.

Gannet – Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy.