Sightings - Sunday 8th October 2017

Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Poole Harbour
Cattle Egret - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery
Great White Egret - 1 Brand's Bay, 1 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Coward's Marsh, 1 over Poole Harbour
Spoonbill -  estimated total of 65 in Poole Harbour area with maximum counts of 35 Arne RSPB,
     47 Brownsea Island, 1 Lytchett Bay
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail over Arne RSPB
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill
Ruff - 8 Lodmoor RSPB, 4 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Curlew Sandpiper - 2 Brownsea Island, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 probable Brand's Bay
STILT SANDPIPER - 1 Middlebere
Little Stint - 4 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
SPOTTED SANDPIPER - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Spotted Redshank - 17 Brownsea Island
LESSER YELLOWLEGS - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Arctic Skua - 1 Mudeford Quay
Little Gull - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Firecrest - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Portland Bill, 1 Okeford Fitzpaine,
      1 North Bestwell Wood (Swineham)
Ring Ouzel - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Stoborough Heath
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1  Stour Valley LNR, 1 ringed at PBO, 1 heard Abbotsbury Swannery,
      1 Stanpit
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 ringed at PBO
Lapland Bunting - 1 heard over Hengistbury Head

Lesser Yellowlegs at Lodmoor RSPB © Derek Fowler

Turnstone at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy
Ruff at Lodmoor RSPB © Derek Fowler

Wheatear at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy