Sightings - Friday 31st August 2018

Balearic Shearwater - 17 Portland Bill
Great White Egret - 1 Radipole Lake RSPB
Purple Heron - 1 Littlesea, Studland NNR
Spoonbill - 18 Brownsea Island, 1 Christchurch Harbour
Osprey -  1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Middlebere, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Brand's Bay, 1 over Moreton Forest, 1 over Swineham
Merlin - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Whimbrel - 3 Portland Bill, 2 Brand's Bay
Knot - 3 Brownsea Island
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 juv Brownsea Island
Common Sandpiper - 1 Brand's Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Hengistbury
Green Sandpiper - 2 Stanpit
Greenshank - 3 Brand's Bay, 1 Stanpit, 1 Portland Bill
Nightjar - 3 trapped at Durlston CP, 1 still at West Bexington
Swallow - several 1000's east over West Bexington
Redstart - 1 trapped at Durlston CP, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 West Bexington
Whinchat - 4 West Bexington , 2 Portland Bill, 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Yellow Wagtail - 45 Portland Bill, 44 Christchurch Harbour
Ortolan Bunting - 1 over Portland Bill

Yesterday - 6 Grasshopper Warblers ringed at West Bexington

Reminder:
The elevated numbers of Osprey in Poole Harbour at present is due to the Osprey translocation scheme which is being carried out by the Birds of Poole Harbour charity and The Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation, for more information on this project follow the link below.
https://www.birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk/osprey-translocation-project-schools-summer

Ringed Plover at Hengistbury Head © David Wareham