Sightings - Sunday 17th December 2017.

Pale-bellied Brent Goose -11 Ferrybridge
Great Northern Diver -5 Ferrybridge, 1 Portland Harbour, 2 off Brownsea Island / Poole Harbour 
Black-throated Diver - 4 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 19 Studland Bay, 5 Shell Bay, 4 Portland Harbour, 3 Ferrybridge, 4 Poole Harbour
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Velvet Scoter - 1 Poole Harbour 
Common Scoter - 2 Chain Ferry Point (Studland Side), 1 Poole Harbour
Gooseander - 3 Redheads Portland Harbour
Goldeneye - 30 Poole Harbour
Spoonbill - 10+ Poole Harbour
Hen Harrier 1 Ringtail,Frome mouth of river
Great Bustard - 3 (released /ringed birds) Portland 
Stilt Sandpiper - 1 Brownsea Island
Little Gull - 1 Portland
Sandwich Tern -6 Poole Harbour
(Hooded Crow -1 Mudeford Quay - Saturday 16th December 2017)
Hawfinch - 3 Leigh, 3 Gillingham, 3 South Perrott
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Drain, PC World 
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Pennsylvania Castle, Portland


Great Northern Diver, Sandbanks, Poole Harbour,© Mike Gibbons

       Stilt Sandpiper, Brownsea Island,© Simon Buckell