Reports of interest, Monday 2nd October 2017.

Goosander - 1 Eye Mead (Kingston Lacey NT).
Cattle Egret - 1 Salt Hurns (Christchurch Harbour).
Spoonbill - 6 Brownsea Island.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Hartland Moor.
Merlin - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 2 Hartland Moor.
Hobby - 1 Eye Mead (Kingston Lacey NT).
Arctic Skua - 1 Portland Bill.
Ruff - 1 Brownsea Island, 9 Lytchett Fields.
Spotted Redshank - 6 Brownsea Island, 1 Stanpit.
Greenshank - 10 Brownsea Island, 8 Lytchett Fields, 5 Stanpit.
Little Stint - 3 Lytchett Fields.
Redstart - 1 Grove Hill Bottom (Martinstown).
Whinchat - 2 Whitepits (Christchurch Harbour).
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Portland Castle.
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 Wick.
Firecrest - 2 Christchurch Harbour, 2 Corfe Mullen.

Also of interest:  There were five Portuguese man o'war at Chesil Cove today.