Sunday 31st October 2021

Scaup - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery

Great White Egret - 1 Middlebere

Spoonbill - 9 Middlebere

Hen Harrier - 1 male/1ringtail  Middlebere, 1 ringtail Slepe Heath 

Ruff - 1 Middlebere

Spotted Redshank - 5 Middlebere

Green Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB on new Dragonfly pools.

Woodcock - 2 Slepe Heath

Kittiwake - 63 Durlston CP.

Firecrest - 3 Durlston CP.

Black Redstart - 1 fem type Bridport (private garden)

Whinchat - 1 remains at Lytchett Fields RSPB

Wheatear - 1 Durlston CP, 1 The Verne Portland

Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Gillingham on Shreen Way floodplain

Brambling - 1 Church Knowle, 2 Wakeham Portland

Saturday 30th October 2021

Barnacle Goose - 12 Rodden Hive

Black Brant - 1 Ferrybridge

Egyptian Goose - 26 near Moreton

Scaup - 1 Silverlake, 1 fem Abbotsbury Swannery

Goosander - 1 redhead Silverlake

Balearic Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill

Cattle Egret - c30 Abbotsbury Swannery

Great White Egret - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Spoonbill - 3 rownsea Is, 1 Stanpit Marsh

Black-necked Grebe - 5 Brand's Bay, 2 Abbotsbury Swannery

Red Kite - 2 Wyke Down, 1 Stubhampton

Marsh Harrier - 1 Wyke Down

Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Wyke Down, 1 over sea off East Cliff Portland

Little Stint - 1 1st/w Brownsea Is.

Spotted Redshank - 1 Brownsea Is, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Greenshank - 2 Redhorn Quay

Mediterranean Gull - 652 Portland Bill

Caspian Gull - 1 1st/w Portland

Woodpigeon - 8550 Portland Bill, 450 St. Aldhelm's Head

Merlin - 1 Portland Bill

Hoopoe - 1 remain at Upton allotments

Woodlark - 3 over Portland Bird Obs

Skylark - 75 Portland Bill

Swallow - 1 Portland Bill

Starling - 600 Portland Bill, 380 St. Aldhelm's Head

Redwing - 1 grounded in Poole

Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill

Common Redstart - 1 Portland Bill

Wheatear - 1 Portland Bill

'alba' Wagtails - 75 Portland Bill, 12 St Adhelm's Hd.

Water Pipit - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Brambling - 25 Portland Bill

Chaffinch - 350 Portland Bill

Hawfinch - 1 west over Portland Bill

Linnet - 410 Portland Bill, 200 St Adhelm's Hd.

Goldfinch - 750 Portland Bill, 50 St Adhelm's Hd.

Snow Bunting - 1 over west Easton Portland

Grey Heron - Lodmoor © Nick Hull

Friday 29th October 2021

Black Brant - 1 Ferrybridge

Scaup - 1 Brand's Bay, 1 fem Abbotsbury Swannery

Common Scoter - 15 Hengistbury Head

Balearic Shearwater - 9 Portland Bill

Cattle Egret - 30 Abbotsbury Swannery

Spoonbill - 4 Brownsea Island

Black-necked Grebe - 4 Brand's Bay, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

White-tailed Eagle - 1 imm from IOW Middlebere Lake  later near Brenscombe Farm.

Hen Harrier - 1ad male/1 Ringtail Hartland Moor, 1 Ringtail Wyke Down, 1 Ringtail Portland Bill

Spotted Redshank - 1 Brownsea Island

Greenshank - 9 Brownsea Island, 1 Holloway's Dock Christchurch

Jack Snipe - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Arctic Skua - 1 Portland Bill

Kittiwake - 14 Hengistbury Hd.

Yellow-legged Gull - 1 1st/W Fisherman's Bank Christchurch

Hoopoe - 1 Upton Allotments please view from car park or from SANG.

Merlin - 1 Slepe Heath, 1 Tidmoor, 1 Portland Bill

Swallow - 1 Puncknowle

Redwing - 9 Portland Bill

Black Redstart - 4 Portland Bill

Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Brambling - 10 Portland Bill

Thursday 28th October 2021

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 with Db Brent - On The Fleet at Moonfleet

Black Brant - 3 On The Fleet at Moonfleet

Balearic Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill

Scaup - 1 female Abbotsbury Swannery

Cattle Egret - 30+ out of roost Abbotsbury Swannery, 17 Radipole Lake RSPB

Great White Egret - 3 Longham Lakes, 2 Middlebere seen from Arne RSPB, 1 Brand's Bay

Spoonbill - 47 Shipstal Arne RSPB, 2 Holes Bay

Black-necked Grebe - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

White-tailed Eagle - 1 imm reintroduction bird in the Middlebere-Rempston area a.m.

Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail - Portland Bill

Common Sandpiper - 1 Holes Bay

Green Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake

Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere

Arctic Skua - 1 Shell Bay Studland

Yellow-legged Gull - 2 ad Silverlake

Short-eared Owl - 1 Portland Bill

Merlin - 2 Portland Bill, 1 Shipstal Arne RSPB

Swallow - 4 Martinstown

Ring Ouzel - 1 Hartland Moor flew towards Middlebere

Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill

Wheatear - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Rodden Hive

Common Rosefinch - 1 Portland Bill near Obs.

Common Rosefinch_Portland Bill © Nick Hull

Wednesday 27th October 2021.

Egyptian Goose - 9 Swineham.
Mandarin - 17 Sadborow.
Sandwich Tern - 1 Ferrybridge, 2 Parkstone Bay.
Little Gull - 1 Stanpit Marsh.
Spoonbill - 3 Holes Bay south of the railway.
Great White Egret - 1 Brownsea Island, 1 Middlebere.
White-tailed Eagle - reintroduction bird G471 was at Middlebere.
Marsh Harrier - 2 Middlebere.
Hen Harrier - 1 off Arne.
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Hartland Moor.
Hoopoe - 1 Upton allotments - best views from Lytchett Bay SANG - the allotments are private land with no public access.
Water Pipit - 1 Parkstone Bay, 1 Stanpit Marsh.
Ring Ouzel - 1 Stanpit Marsh.

Tuesday 26th October 2021.

Black Brant - 1 Wareham Channel.
Barnacle Goose - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Scaup - 1f Abbotsbury Swannery.
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery.
Spoonbill - 3 Brownsea Island.
Great White Egret - 1 Hampreston meadows.
Cattle Egret - c20 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Lytchett Bay, 10 Radipole Lake.
Marsh Harrier - 2+ west Poole Harbour.
Hen Harrier - 2 west Poole Harbour.
Red Kite - 11 between Compton Abbas airfield and Hill Farm crossroads.
Merlin - 1 east of Eggardon Hill, 1 Hartland Moor. 
Hobby - 1 Hartland Moor.
Hoopoe - 1 Upton allotments - best views from Lytchett Bay SANG - the allotments are private land with no public access.
Wheatear - 1 Bridport Golf Club, 1 West Parley.
Swallow - 2 Durlston CP, 3 Hengistbury Head, 1 Lytchett Fields.
House Martin - 2 Lytchett Fields.
Cetti's Warbler - 1 Durlston CP is a site rarity and the first ringed there.
Firecrest - 1 Hengistbury Head, 2 Portland (Pennsylvania Castle), 3 Swanage.

Monday 25th October 2021.

Egyptian Goose - 2 Longham Lakes, 9 Swineham.
Mandarin - 1 Longham Lakes.
Scaup - 1 off Jerry's Point (Brands Bay).
Black-necked Grebe - 1 off Jerry's Point (Brands Bay).
Greenshank - 1 Stanpit.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Swineham.
Caspian Gull - 1 Longham Lakes.
Razorbill - 1 Brownsea Island.
Glossy Ibis - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Spoonbill - 3 Brownsea Island.
Great White Egret - 2 Hampreston meadows, 1 Lodmoor.
Cattle Egret - 3 Swineham.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Keysworth, 1 Lodmoor.
Hen Harrier - 2 Hartland Moor, 1 Slepe, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Portland Bill.
Hoopoe - 1 Upton allotments - please view only from the parking area - the allotments are private land with no public access.
Water Pipit - 1 Longham Lakes.
Rock Pipit (Scandinavian) - 2 Lytchett Bay.
Swallow - 12 Lytchett Bay.
Firecrest - 1 Gore Heath, 1 Longham Lakes.

Hoopoe, Upton © Nick Hull

Sunday 24th October 2021

Black Brant - 1 Rodden Hive
Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Greenshank - 14 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Cattle Egret - 20 Abbotsbury Swannery
Great White Egret - 1 Hampreston Fields
Red Kite - 1 over Cerne Abbas
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail at Lodmoor RSPB
Hoopoe - 1 still near Lytchett Bay around allotments in Slough Lane
Ring Ouzel - 2 near East Lulworth between Flower's Barrow and Whiteway Hill
Firecrest- 1 Wareham in North Bestwall woods
Black Redstart - 1 trapped at PBO, 1 Durlston PC at Lighthouse
Brambling - 1 Wareham over North Bestwall woods

Saturday 23rd October 2021.

Grey Partridge - 7 St Aldhelm's Head, 1 Toller Porcorum.
Egyptian Goose - 6 Stanpit, 5 Stour Valley LNR.
Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 off Jerry's Point (Brands Bay).
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery, 5 Studland Bay.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Brownsea Island.
Caspian Gull - 1 Portland Bill.
Great White Egret - 1 Hampreston water meadows, 2 Studland.
Cattle Egret - 20+ Abbotsbury Swannery.
Spoonbill - 40 Brownsea Island.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery, 6 west Poole Harbour.
Hen Harrier - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Wareham Channel.
Merlin - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Hartland Moor, 1 Portland Bill, 

       3 St Aldhelm's Head, 1 Wareham Channel.
Short-eared Owl - 1 Portland Bill.
Hoopoe - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Wood Pigeon - c5000 Martinstown, 310 St Aldhelm's Head.
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Rock Pipit (Scandinavian) - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Black Redstart - 1 Bothenhampton, 1 Portland Bill.
Ring Ouzel - 1 Ballard Down.
Swallow - 13 Ballard Down.
Dartford Warbler - 1 Longham Lakes is the second ever record for the site.
Firecrest - 2 Durlston CP, 1 Forston, 1 Redhill Common (Bournemouth).
Common Rosefinch - 1 Portland Bill.
Brambling - 1 Durlston CP.
Snow Bunting - 1 NE over Portland Bill.

Black-tailed Godwit, Lodmoor © Peter Clinch

Friday 22nd October 2021

Black Brant - 1 Arne RSPB from Shipstal Point
Whooper Swan - 1 at Longham Lakes on South Lake
Goosander - 3 over West Bay, 1 Stanpit
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Black-tailed Godwit - 605 Holes Bay
Bar-tailed Godwit - 4 Ferrybridge
Caspian Gull - 1st winter off East Cliffs, Portland Bill
Balearic Shearwater - 2 Portland Bill
Spoonbill - 52 Brownsea Island
Glossy Ibis - 1 over Middlebere, 1 again at Lodmoor RSPB
Cattle Egret - 16 Abbotsbury Swannery, 13 over Radipole Lake RSPB (later 6 from North Screen)
Great White Egret - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 near R Stour seen from Longham Lakes
Hen Harier - 1 ringtail at Portland Bill
Short-eared Owl - 1 flew out to sea from Portland Bill
Bearded Tit - 2 Upton CP
Ring Ouzel - 1 over Lodmoor RSPB
Firecrest - 1 trapped at Lytchett Bay
Black Redstart - 1 around old quarry at Winspit
Lesser Redpoll - 1 trapped at Lytchett Bay
Brambling - 7 over West Bay, 4 over Lodmoor RSPB
Snow Bunting - 1 Durlston CP (between Lighthouse and Tilly Whim)

Wood Pigeons were on the move today including c12,000 Portland Bill, c4,000 west over Lodmoor RSPB, 1,700 over West Bay, c400 west over Radipole RSPB, c250 St Aldhelm's Head, 2-300 west near Charmouth, c100 Swanage YHA

Yesterday : a Hoopoe seen in a private garden at Lyme Regis

Snow Bunting, Durlston CP © Garry Hayman

Thursday 21st October 2021

Barnacle Goose - 5 Poole Harbour

Whooper Swan - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery flew in and joined the resident whooper Swan.

Scaup - 1 Brands Bay sill of Redhorn Quay

Black-necked Grebe - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Ringed Plover - 41 Shell Bay Studland

Jack snipe - 1 Longham lakes on North island of South Lake

Common sandpiper - 1 Sliverlake, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Black tern - 1 Probable at Ferrybridge 

Glossy Ibis - 2 Portland Over Thumb Lane, 1 Lodmoor RSPB flew towards Postbox pool.

Cattle Egret - 14 Abbotsbury Swannery

Hen Harrier- 1 Portland Bill ringtail seen high over field between the Lighthouse & Obs.

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Poole Harbour (Isle of Wight reintroduction project) seen from Poole Quay over Brownsea Island and also at Brands Bay

Short-eared Owl - 2 Portland Bill seen at Top fields

Merlin - 1 Portland Bill 

Woodlark - 3 west Bay

Firecrest - 2 Portland Chrurch Ope Car park

Ring Ouzel - Portland Penns Weare

Black Redstart - 1 Swanage gilbert road, 1 Portland East Cliff Quarry

Brambling - 1 Littlesea Studland

Hawfinch - 1 seen at West Bay flying West

Brent Geese - © Alick Simmons

Wednesday 20th October 2021

Black Brant - 1 Ferrybridge

Pale- bellied Brent goose - 3 Ferrybridge

Barnacle Goose - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Scaup - 1 Brand's Bay

Common Scoter - 2 Chesil Cove

Pallid Swift - 1 Probable Portland Harbour flew North along Grove Cliffs

Ringed Plover - 31 Poole Harbour Jerry's Point 

Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fileds RSBP

Jack Snipe - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Little Gull - 1 Chesil Cove
Arctic Tern - 2 Poole Harbour Bramble Bush Bay
Arctic Skua - 1Ferrybridge
Great Skua - 4 Chesil Cove
Balearic Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill 

Cattle Egret - 22 Abbotsbury Swannery

Great White Egret - 2  Poole Harbour Brands Bay

Marsh Harrier - 1 Middlebere

Hobby - 1 Portland Nr Fancy's Farm

Black Redstart - 1 Marnhill, 1 Portland Bill
Wheatear - 1 Peveril Point Swanage

Pectoral Sandpiper - Lytchett Fields RSPB ©Ian Ballam

Dark-bellied Brent Goose©Lee669

Tuesday 19th October 2021

Black Brant - 1 Ferrybridge
Scaup - 1 Brand's Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Bar-tailed Godwit - 4 Ferrybridge, 4 Stanpit
Ruff - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Sanderling - 1 Ferrybridge
Common Sandpiper - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Yellow-legged Gull - 4 east West Bexington
Arctic Tern - 2 from Mudeford Quay, 1 from Hengistbury
Arctic Skua - 2 east West Bexington
Great Skua - 3 east West Bexington
Balearic Shearwater - 1 east West Bexington
Spoonbill - 7 Brownsea Island
Cattle Egret - 27 Abbotsbury Swannery in overflow car park, 21 Christchurch Harbour, 20 Coward's Marsh
Great White Egret - 3 Lodmoor RSPB
Wheatear - 1 Nine Barrow Down, 1 Cogden

Monday 18th October 2021

Black Brant - 1 Ferrybridge

Barnacle Goose - 2 on The Fleet at Rodden Hive

Scaup - 1 off Jerry's Point Poole Harbour

Golden Plover - 71 north of King Down Farm, Badbury Rings

Ruff - 1 Lodmoor RSPB 

Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 still at Lytchett Fields RSPB Sherford Pool Island

Sabine's Gull - 1 possible off Peveril Point Durlston Bay

Caspian Gull - 1 1cy off East Portland, 1 possible 1cy Abbotsbury Swannery 

Yellow- legged Gull - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Cattle Egret - 22 Abbotbury Swannery, 20 Stanpit marsh

Great White Egret - 2 Lodmoor RSPB, 2 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Arne RSPB from Coombe trail

Marsh Harrier - 1   Arne RSPB from Coombe trail 

Merlin - 2 St Aldhelms, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery. 

Black Redstart - 2 still at St Aldhelm's Head

Redstart - 1  St Aldhelm's Head

Yesterday:

Water Pipit - 1 Lychett Fields RSPB colour ring 1K -  originally ringed as a juv at the same site on 7th Nov 2020 

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Hogchester NR

Firecrest - 2 Hogchester NR

Ring Ouzel - 1 over Hogchester NR

Great White Egret - Lodmoor RSPB ©Clive & Rosemary Hargrave

Ruff - Lodmoor RSPB ©Clive & Rosemary Hargrave

Sunday 17th October 2021

Barnacle Goose - 2 on the Fleet at Rodden Hive

Greylag Goose - 220 Silverlake 

Little Stint - 1 Stilt pool Swineham

Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 still at Lytchett Fields RSPB Sherford pool Island

Little Gull - 1 The Fleet at Rodden Hive

Cattle Egret - 19 Abbotbury Swannery, 17 Stanpit marsh

Short-eared Owl - 3 Portland Bill top fields

Merlin - 1 St Aldhelms, 1 Winspit (possibly same bird), 1 Ulwell behind Caravan park. 

Ring-necked Parakeet - 6 Studland Village Middle beach area

Chiffchaff (Siberian) - 1 Cogden Beach board walk

Firecrest - 2 Studland Middle Beach 

Black Redstart - 2 St Aldhelm's Head

Yesterday: Common Crane - 3 seen flying North of Chedington

Dartford Warbler Studland Heath ©Garry Hayman

Saturday 16th October 2021

 Barnacle Goose - 80 over Wick Fields/ Christchurch Harbour, 2 over St Aldhelm's Head

Scaup - 1 off Redhorn Point

Goosander - 1 red head at Silverlake

Avocet - c.400 Middlebere

Black-tailed Godwit - c300 Middlebere

Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Green Sandpiper - 1 Bride Valley Fish Farm, 1 Silverlake

Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere

Sabine's Gull - 1 flew passed Portland Bill

Cattle Egret - 10 at Cowards Marsh

Great White Egret - 3 Arne RSPB, 1 with 4 Little Egrets, River Frome, east of Lower Bockhampton

White-tailed Eagle - west over Kingston (IOW introduction)

Woodlark - 1 flew east over Portland Bill

Firecrest - 1 Ringstead Bay, 1 Hengistbury Head

Ring Ouzel - 1 Church Ope Cove, Portland

Black Redstart - 2 St Aldhelm's Head, 1 Blacknor, Portland, 1 Reap Lane, Portland

Brambling - 1 over Ringstead Bay

Snow Bunting - 1 Durlston CP

News and photos of a White's Thrush found dead in Weymouth earlier this week.

Bearded Tit, Radipole  © Rebecca Cooke

Friday 15th October 2021

 Grey Partridge - 20 Bishops Court Farm

Scaup - 1 Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Bar-tailed Godwit - 3 Stanpit

Black-tailed Godwit - 12 Stanpit

Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Jack Snipe - 1 Sweet Farm Path, Portland

Red-throated Diver - 1 off Shipstal beach, Arne

Spoonbill - 50 Shipstal Point

Cattle Egret - 19 Poole Harbour, 5 Abbotsbury Sawnnery, 1 Lodmoor

Red Kite - 2 Tarrant Rushton

White-tailed Eagle -  (presumed IOW introduction) Wareham Channel

Short-eared Owl - 4 Portland Bill, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Siberian Chiffchaff - trapped and ringed Portland Bird Observatory

Black Redstart - 1 St Aldhelms, 2 Portland Bill

Kingfisher with dinner! River Stour  © Mark Wright

Red-throated Diver off Shipstal beach © Clive Hargrave

Thursday 14th October 2021

 Scaup - 1 Jerry's Point, Poole Harbour

Goosander - 1 Silverlake

Bar-tailed Godwit - 4 Ferrybridge

Little Stint - 1 Swineham GPs

Common Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake

Green Sandpiper - 3 Stour Valley LNR, 2 Silverlake

Spoonbill - 46 Brownsea Island NT, 51 Shipstal Point, Arne RSPB

Cattle Egret - 5 Coward's Marsh

Hen Harrier - 1 immature male at Swineham GPs

Short-eared Owl - 3 Portland Bill

Woodlark - 8 over West Bay

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Portland Bird Observatory garden

Dartford Warbler - 1 trapped and ringed Portland Bill Observatory

Firecrest - 2 trapped and ringed Longham

Ring Ouzel - 1 male Coombe Valley

Redwing - 50 over West Bay, 8 Longham

Red-breasted Flycatcher - 1 trapped and ringed Portland Bird Observatory

Wheatear - 5 Ferrybridge

Wheatear, Ferrybridge  © Will Brown

Firecrest, Longham © Roger Peart

Wednesday 13th October 2021

Barnacle Goose - 1 east passed Christchurch Harbour 

Bar-tailed Godwit - 4 Stanpit

Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Snipe - 6 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Common Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Greenshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Great Northern Diver - 1 east passed Christchurch Harbour

Spoonbill - 55 Shipstal Point Arne RSPB

Cattle Egret - 9 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Lodmoor

Red Kite - 2 over Bridport, 1 over West Bay

Hobby - 1 over Sturminster Marshall

Siberian Chiffchaff 1 Portland Bill

Redwing - 4 Sturminster Marshall, 3 Wick

Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill

Yesterday : Red-backed Shrike - 1 juvenile Winspit Valley

Dipper on the Lim  © Roger Boswell

Tuesday 12th October 2021.

Golden Plover - 1 St Aldhelms Head.
Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Greenshank - 2 Brands Bay.
Marsh Harrier - 2+ in Wareham Channel.
Red Kite - 1 Studland.
Merlin - 1 Durlston CP, 1 St Aldhelms Head.
Stock Dove - 47 St Aldhelms Head.
Yellow Wagtail - 3+ Durlston CP.
Black Redstart - 1 St Aldhelms Head.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Durlston CP, 1 Portland Bill.
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Portland Eight Kings Quarry.
Firecrest - 1 Longham Lakes.
Common Rosefinch - 1 Portland Bill.

Monday 11th October 2021.

Golden Plover - 6 past Hengistbury Head, 7 Portland Bill, 5 past Rodden Hive.
Grey Plover - 1 Rodden Hive, 1 Stanpit.
Jack Snipe - 1 Portland Bill.
Knot - 4 Stanpit.
Black-tailed Godwit - 1077 Holes Bay.
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Stanpit.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake.
Greenshank - 1 Stanpit.
Great White Egret - 1 Brands Bay, 1 through Christchurch Harbour, 2 Middlebere.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel (bird G461 from Isle of Wight reintroduction).
Marsh Harrier - 5-10 in western Poole Harbour.
Red Kite - 1 Eggardon Hill, 1 Rodden Hive, 1 Wareham Channel.
Merlin - 1 Arne Moors, 2 Portland Bill.
Little Owl - 1 Portland Bill.
Long-eared Owl - 1 Portland Bill.
Short-eared Owl - 1 Burton Bradstock, 4 Portland Bill.
Black Redstart - 3 Portland Bill.
Stonechat - 47+ Hengistbury Head, 18 Rodden Hive/Herbury.
Whitethroat - 1 Herbury Gore.
Firecrest - 4 Christchurch Harbour.
Brambling - 7 Hengistbury Head, 10 Portland Bill, 1 Rodden Hive.
Common Rosefinch - 1 Portland Bill.

Sunday 10th October 2021

Dark-bellied Brent Goose - 191 Rodden Hive / Herbury
Spoonbill - 7 Durston CP, at sea flying West
Great White Egret - 3 Bramble Bush Bay, 1 Rodden Hive
Red Kite - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel & later south over Harman's Cross. Reintroduction to IOW
Merlin - 1 Rodden Hive
Hobby - 2 Rodden Hive, 1 juvenile St. Aldhem's Head
Woodlark - 1 over Bramble Bush bay
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Portland Bird Obs
Pied Wagtail - 106 over St. Aldhem's Head
Black Redstart - 2 St. Aldhem's Head
Yellow Wagtail - 1 Hartland Moor
Lesser Redpoll - 2 over Bramble Bush Bay
Crossbill - 2 over Bramble Bush Bay

Yesterday:

Garganey - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Red-throated Diver - 1 off Portland Bill
Balearic Shearwater - 111 off Portland Bill, some possible duplication

Wren, Holton Lee © Mark Wright

Grey Partridges, St. Aldhem's Head © Alan Membury

Saturday 9th October 2021

Black Brant - 1 Lynch Cove, The Fleet
Pintail - 20 Middlebere
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery
Avocet - 297 Middlebere
Ruff  - 1 still at Lodmoor RSPB, Western Scrapes
Caspian Gull - 1 1st Yr following boat off Portland Bill
Balearic Shearwater - 40 off Portland Bill
Spoonbill - 45 Shipstal Point, 13 Brownsea Lagoon, all at Brownsea later
Cattle Egret - 1 Lodmoor RSPB, Western Scrapes
Great White Egret - 3 Lodmoor RSPB, 2 Abbotsbury Swannery, 2 Middlebere, 1 Langton Hive Point
Hobby - 2 Herbury Gore, The Fleet
Bearded Tit - 3 odmoor RSPB
Firecrest - 1 Littlesea, Tidmoor
Whinchat - 1 Tarrant Rushton
Brambling - 1 Littlesea, Tidmoor

Yesterday:

Nightjar - 1 at dusk, Portland Bird Observatory
Short-eared Owl - 1 Portland Bill
Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill

Ringed Plovers, Baiter, Poole © Martin Adams

Marsh Harrier, Lodmoor RSPB © Mark Wright

Friday 8th October 2021

Barnacle Goose - 1 Holes Bay
Golden Plover - 1 St. Aldhem's Head
Grey Phalarope - 1 Ferrybridge
Little Gull - 1 juvenile off Porrtland Bill
Arctic Tern - 1 juvenile Hengistbury Head
Bittern - 1 Lodmoor
Cattle Egret - 4 Radipole RSPB, North End
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail St. Aldhem's Head
Merlin - 1 St. Aldhem's Head
Bearded Tit - 8 Lytchett Heath NR
Skylark - 200 St. Aldhem's Head
Swallow - 800 St. Aldhem's Head
Redwing - 10 Easton, Portland, 1 Barleycrates Lane, Portland
Pied Flycatcher - 1 St. Aldhem's Head
Wheatear - 8 St. Aldhem's Head
Meadow Pipit - 350 St. Aldhem's Head
Linnet - 1000 St. Aldhem's Head, overhead & grounded

Yesterday:

Common Scoter - 240 off Portland Bill, 30 off Charmouth
Avocet - 250 Brownsea Lagoon
Herring Gull - 3000+ off Portland Bill
Great Skua - 4 off Portland Bill
Arctic Skua - 9 off Portland Bill

Golden Plover, Ferrybridge © Peter Alan Coe

Thursday 7th October 2021

Barnacle Goose - 1 Holes Bay
Golden Plover - 37 over West Compton
Knot - 1 St. Aldhem's Head
Common Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake, Eastern Lake
Green Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake, Western Lake
Little Auk - 1 briefly off Portland Bill
Cattle Egret - 4 Radipole RSPB, near Visitor Centre
Great White Egret - 1 Holes Bay
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail, St. Aldhem's Head
Merlin - 1 a mile East of Compton Valence
Alba Wagtail - 11 St. Aldhem's Head
Linnet - 150 St. Aldhem's Head

Yesterday:

Turtle Dove - 1 Weston, Portland
Jack Snipe - 3 Sunnyside
Pomarine Skua - 1 off Portland Bill
Hobby - 1 Radipole RSPB, from North Screen

Short-eared Owl, Portland Bill © Verity Hill

Jack Snipe, Sunnyside © Paul Morton

Kestrel, Portland Bill © Vivien Keene

Wednesday 6th October 2021

Red-throated Diver - 1 past Hengistbury Hd, 1 rom Jerry's Point.

Bittern - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Cattle Egret - 13 Abbotsbury Swannery

Great White Egret - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Spoonbill - 50 Arne on Shipstal Point

Black-necked Grebe - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 from Jerry's Point

White-tailed Eagle - 1 at distance from Hengistbury Hd persume from IOW introduction

Red Kite - 1 Hengistbury Hd

Golden Plover - 2 Hengistbury Hd

Ruff - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Grey Phalarope - 2 Rodden Hive, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Common Sandpiper - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Green Sandpiper - 1 over Hengistbury Hd

Short-eared Owl - 1 in off sea Ballard Down

Jay - 16 Hengistbury Hd

Skylark - 28 Hengistbury Hd

Swallow - 425 Hengistbury Hd, 16+ Holton Lee, 

House Martin - 730 Hengistbury Hd, 4+ Holton Lee, 2 Westbourne

Chiffchaff - 60 Hengistbury Hd

Blackcap - 6 Hengistbury Hd

Whinchat - 3 Crouch Hill Stanpit Marsh, 1 Durlston CP.

Stonechat - 47 Hengistbury Hd

Wheatear - 2 Holton Lee, 2 Herbury Gore, 2Hengistbury Hd, 1 Peveril Point, 1 West Bay

Yellow Wagtail - 3 Holton Lee, 2 Hengistbury Hd

Grey Wagtail - 4 Hengistbury Hd,

Alba Wagtail - 215 Hengistbury Hd, 147 West Bay, 11 Westbourne, 9 Holton Lee

Tree Pipit - 3 Hengistbury Hd.

Meadow Pipit - 1500 Hengistbury Hd,,244 West Bay, 47 Westbourne, 25 Holton Lee

Chaffinch - 75 Hengistbury Hd

Linnet - 600 Herbury Gore, 520 Hengistbury Hd, 210 West Bay

Siskin - 35 Hengistbury Hd, 32 West Bay

Goldfinch - 320 Hengistbury Hd, 101 West Bay

Reed Bunting - 34 Hengistbury Hd

Kingfisher - Poole Park © David Wareham

Curlew - Stanpit Marsh © David Hill

Whinchat - Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Tuesday 5th October 2021

Dark-bellied Brent Goose - 150 Moonfleet

Garganey - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Balearic Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill

Storm Petrel - 2 Portland Bill

Cattle Egret - 11 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Rodden Hive

Black-necked Grebe - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery

Golden Plover - 75 between Eggardon Hill & Wynford Eagle, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Hengistbury Hd on the Sandspit

Grey Phalarope - 2 Chesil Cove, 1 off West Weare Portland Bill

Arctic Skua - 6 Portland Bill

Great Skua - 1 Portland Bill

Jay - 30 Abbotsbury Swanery, 20+ Cogden, 18 West Bay

Sand Martin - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Swallow - 30 Moonfleet, 7 West Bourne

House Martin - 14 West Bourne

Whinchat - 1 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Wheatear - 8 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Moonfleet

Yellow Wagtail - 2 Lytchett Fields

Grey Wagtail - 2 Stanpit Marsh, 2 West Bourne

Alba Wagtail - 130 Portland Bill

Meadow Pipit - 500 Portland Bill, 130 Moonfleet, 22 West Bourne

Linnet - 400 Portland Bill, c60 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Goldfinch - 100 Portland Bill

Whinchat - Crouch Hill Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Monday 4th October 2021

Garganey - 1 with Teal Lodmoor RSPB

Goosander - 1 drake south over Lodmoor RSPB

Sooty Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill

Balearic Shearwater - 15 Portland Bill

Cattle Egret - 3 Radipole Lake RSPB, 1 over Swineham Pt.

Great White Egret - 5 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Middlebere, 1 Stratton

Spoonbill - 15 Arne RSPB

Black-necked Grebe - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery

Curlew Sandpiper - 1 on Sandsspit Hengistbury Hd.

Green Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Arctic Skua - 10 Portland Bill

Great Skua - 3 Portland Bill

Kittiwake - 122 Portland Bill

Mediterranean Gull - 690 Portland Bill

Merlin - 1 nr Bincombe

Jay - 40 high south over Down Farm in three groups

Swallow - 300 Portland Bill, 100 over Hengistbury Hd, 13 over Westbourne

Wheatear - 4 Sutton Poyntz, 2 Wick

Alba Wagtail - 130 Portland Bill, 50 over Hengistbury Hd, 7 Westbourne

Grey Wagtail - 3 over Westbourne

Meadow Pipit - 2600 Portland Bill, 120 over Hengistbury Hd, 108 Westbourne

Linnet - 470 Portland Bill

Sunday 3rd October 2021

Dark-bellied Brent Goose - 45 Ferrybridge, 5 past Hengistbury Hd.

Balearic Shearwater - 12 past Portland Bill

Manx Shearwater - 3 past Peveril Pt.

Great White Egret - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Osprey - 1 over Peveril Point.

Golden Plover - 1 past Hengistbury Hd.

Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Hengistbury Hd.

Common Sandpiper - 1 Holes Bay

Arctic Skua - 3 past Portland Bill

Great Skua - 1 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Portland Bill

Sandwich Tern - 36 past Peveril Pt, 17 Poole Hbr

Arctic Tern - 1 Hengistbury Hd.

Little Gull - 2 Chesil Cove

Nightjar - 1 over Portland Obs at Dawn.

Merlin - 3 Portland Bill, 1 West Compton, 1 Ringstead Bay, 1 Sutton Poyntz

Jay - 30 Hengistbury Hd, 5 Sutton Poyntz

Chiffchaff - 50 Hengistbury Hd.

Willow Warbler - 5 Hengistbury Hd.

Spotted Flycatcher - 2 Portland Bill

Wheatear - 4 Hengistbury Hd.

Yellow Wagtail - 1 Hengistbury Hd.

Grey Wagtail - 1 Hengistbury Hd, 2 Ringstead Bay

Meadow Pipit - 2500 Portland Bill, 680 Hengistbury Hd, 200 Peveril Pt. c60 Ringstead Bay

Linnet - 1200 Portland Bill

Crossbill - 3 over Hengistbury Hd.

Saturday 2nd October 2021.

Brent Goose - 7 W past Mudeford Quay, 10 Poole Bay heading into the Harbour.
Little Ringed Plover - 1 W past Mudeford Quay, an unusually late migrant.
Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Caspian Gull - 1 off Portland East Cliff.
Arctic Tern - 1 Poole Bay, another late bird. 
Arctic Skua - 4 Poole Bay.
Merlin - 1 Mudeford Quay.

Friday 1st October 2021.

Brent Goose - 2 Stanpit.
Curlew Sandpiper - 4 Hengistbury sandspit.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Peveril Point.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Arne.
Little Stint - 1 Stanpit.
Spotted Redshank - 4 Middlebere.
Greenshank - 3 Christchurch Harbour.
Arctic Skua - 17 past Portland Bill.
Great Skua - 1 past Portland Bill.
Long-tailed Skua - 1 past Portland Bill.
Balearic Shearwater - 3 past Portland Bill.
Great White Egret - 1 Shipstal.
Marsh Harrier - 3 Wareham Channel.
Hobby - 1 Arne.
Yellow Wagta1l - 1 Stanpit.
Wheatear - 1 Baiter, 2 Stanpit.
Firecrest - 2 Middlebere

Hobby, Arne © Clive Hargrave