Reports of interest, Saturday 9th September 2017.

Garganey - 4 Longham Lakes.
Manx Shearwater - 2 Portland Bill.
Cattle Egret - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Osprey - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Black Tern - 2 Mudeford Quay.
Ruff - 1 over Hengistbury Head.
Knot - 2 Christchurch Harbour.
Whimbrel - 2 Christchurch Harbour.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Broadwey.
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Lytchett Fields.
Short-Eared Owl - 1 Portland Bill.
Hoopoe - 1 Southwell (Portland).
Wryneck - 1 Portland Observatory Quarry.
Swift - 1 Charminster (Dorchester), 1 Longham Lakes.
Spotted Flycatcher - 3 Hengistbury Head, 2+ Longham Lakes.
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Redstart - 1 Martinstown.
Whinchat - 1 Hengistbury Head, 5 Martinstown.
Firecrest - 6+ Abbotsbury Gardens, 2 Hengistbury Head.

Late news:  A Chough was reported in the Winspit area on Wednesday.


Sandwich Tern at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy