Sightings - Wednesday 7th February 2018

Scaup - 6 Abbotsbury (view only from New Barn Road)
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Shell Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 West Bexington
Cattle Egret - 3 at Chapel Hill, nr Abbotsbury (5 present recently)
Spoonbill - 30 Shipstal Point
Sandwich Tern - 2 Little Sea (Studland)
Short-eared Owl - 2 Portland Bill
Red Kite - 1 Puddletown
Stilt Sandpiper -  again from Fisherman's Bank, Christchurch
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay
Water Pipit - 1 Herbury Gore
Reed Bunting - 100+ Langton Herring

On clear morning's at this time of the year it is the best time to search for Goshawk which are on the increase in the county. This photograph was taken in the east of the county this morning. If you are fortunate enough to see one please don't publicise the site but send it confidentially to recorderATdorsetbirds.org.uk
Goshawk © Tony Minvalla