Sightings - Sunday 30th April 2017

Eider - 3 Hengistbury Head, 2 Weymouth Bay
Great Northern Diver - 2 Portland Bill, 2 Branksome Chine
Manx Shearwater - 15 Camp Rd Weymouth, 5 Chesil Beach, 3 Hengistbury Head,
    2 West  Bexington, 1 Ballard Down
Ruff - 3 Lytchett Fields
Bar-tailed Godwit - 39 Chesil Beach, 18 Hengistbury Head
Pomarine Skua -  2 Portland Bill, 2 Ballard Down, 1 Branksome Chine, 1 Durlston CP
Arctic Skua - 18 Chesil Beach, 8 Ballard Down, 7 Branksome Chine, 3 Hengistbury Head,
    2 Portland Bill, 1 West Bexington, 1 Camp Rd Weymouth
Great Skua - 2 Hengistbury Head, 1 Mudeford Quay, 1 Chesil Beach, 1 Branksome Chine
Black Tern - 1 Branksome Chine, 1 Portland Bill
BONAPARTE'S GULL - 1st summer still at Longham Lakes
Little Gull - 1 Poole Harbour entrance
Turtle Dove - 2 Portland Bill, 1 Wick Fields
Wood Warbler - 2 Portland Castle
Eastern Subalpine Warbler - 1 still at Cheyne Weare Portland

Yesterday : A satellite tagged Montagu's Harrier ("Roger") roosted in the Christchurch area last night. Also a Red-rumped Swallow at Durlston CP.

Puffin at Dancing Ledge yesterday © Helen Mears

Wood Warbler at Portland Castle yesterday © Phyl England