Reports of interest, Monday 5th February 2018.

Shelduck - 1 Winterbourne Abbas, an unusual sighting inland.
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Weymouth Bay.
Spoonbill - 2 Lytchett Bay.
CRANE - 2 reported flying NW of Blandford.
Marsh Harrier - 2-3 Radipole Lake.
Hen Harrier - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay.
STILT SANDPIPER - 1 Fisherman's Bank (Christchurch Harbour).
Firecrest - 1 Norden sewage works, 1 Pennsylvania Castle (Portland).
Hawfinch - 6-8 Lytchett Matravers.

Late news:  A Wood Pigeon found injured on Portland in September had been ringed as a 1-year-old at Portland Bird Observatory in September 2014.


Goldcrest at Norden works © Clive Hargrave

Grey Wagtail at Norden works © Clive Hargrave



Peregrine at Bridport © Maurice Budden



Purple Sandpiper, Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell