Wednesday 4th September 2024

Garganey - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Balearic Shearwater - 5 Portland Bill
Cattle Egret - 12 up river from Christchurch Hbr. a.m.
Great White Egret - 2 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Christchurch Hbr.
Spoonbill - 38 Brownsea Lagoon
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel
Osprey - 7 seen in Wareham Channel, 3 Lytchett Bay, 1 East Holme GP.
Hobby - 1 Cheselbourne
Avocet - 19 Brownsea Lagoon, 2 Christchurch Hbr.
Curlew Sandpiper - 2juv Brownsea Lagoon, 1 on sandpit Hengistbury Hd, 1 Ferrybridge flew up the Fleet.
Ruff - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Common Sandpiper - 7 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 2 Christchurch Hbr. 2 Lodmoor RSPB
Green Sandpiper - 4 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Greenshank - 21 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 16 Brownsea Lagoon, 2 Christchurch Hbr, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery.
Swift - 3 over Hengistbury Hd.
Swallow - 75 over Hengistbury Hd.
Tree Pipit - 4 Durlston CP, 2 Hengistbury Hd.
Yellow Wagtail - 3 Durlston CP.
Redstart - 2 Maiden Castle, 2 Durlston CP, 1 Ballard Down, 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Whinchat - 3 Maiden Castle, 2 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Ballard Down
Wheatear - c12 Maiden Castle, 7 Stanpit Marsh, 7 Durlston CP, 5 Ballard Down, 4 Hengistnury Hd.
Whitethroat - 10+ Maiden Castle, 6 Ballard Down, 4 Hengistbury Hd.

Wheatear - Maiden Castle © Nigel Tooth












10 Grey Heron leaving out to sea - Durlston CP © Brian Edge