Thursday 5th November 2020

Whooper Swan - 4 Abbotsbury Swannery
Egyptian Goose -9 east off West Bexington, 3 Littlesea (The Fleet), 2 Swineham
Ruddy Shelduck - 1 Roden Hive, 1 Littlesea (The Fleet), 1 Silverlake
Green-winged Teal - 1 drake still at Longham Lakes
Scaup - 3 Abbotsbury Swannery
Goosander - 5 Silverlake
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Studland Bay
Woodcock - 1 Durlston NNR
Ruff - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Red-throated Diver - 1 West Bexington
Great Northern Diver - 1 Littlesea (The Fleet), 1 Portland Harbour, 1 Studland Bay,                                1 Longham Lakes, 1 Hengistbury Head
Glossy Ibis - 1 still at Stanpit Marsh
Spoonbill - 2 over Swineham towards Arne
Cattle Egret - 14 near Portesham, 10 Abbotsbury Swannery, 9 Radipole Lake RSPB,                                1 Portland Bill then over Southwell & Easton
Great White Egret - 3 Longham Lakes
Red Kite - 2 Wyke Down
Hen Harrier - 1 over Lytchett Fields RSPB
Yellow-browed Warbler - 2 still in Southwell garden (Portland)
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Southwell garden (Portland)
Firecrest - 1 Durlston NNR, 1 Hengistbury
Black Redstart - 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Portland Bill, 1 Merry Hill Barn (Portesham), 1 Sherborne
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 juvenile still at Easton
Snow Bunting - 1 on rocks at West Bay

Vis Mig counts today included:
Wood Pigeon - 9,050 Westbourne, 4,500 West Bay, 1,500 Durlston NNR, 200 Silverlake
Stock Dove - 25 Durlston NNR
Woodlark - 1 Westbourne
Starling - 3,270 West Bay, 16 Westbourne
Chaffinch - 76 Westbourne, 75 Durlston NNR
Linnet - 220 Durlston NNR, 2 Westbourne
Goldfinch - 395 Durlston NNR, 18 Westbourne
Crossbill - 14 Westbourne
Lesser Redpoll - 40 West Bay, 8 Westbourne, 7 Durlston NNR
Siskin - 48 Westbourne, 29 Durlston NNR
Brambling - 7 West Bay, 5 Durlston NNR, 1 Westbourne