Friday 12th December 2025

Velvet Scoter - 1 Jerry's Point
Black Necked Grebe - 8 Jerry's Point
Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere
Purple Sandpiper - 2 Sandbanks
Yellow Legged Gull - 2 Silverlake
Puffin - 1 Flew East Hengistbury Head
Black Throated Diver - 1 Jerry's Point
Black Redstart - 1 Middlebere

Purple Sandpiper, Sandbanks © Ian Ballam

Thursday 11th December 2025

Pink Footed Goose - 2 Woodsford Farm
Scaup - 1st c/y drake Abbotsbury Swannery. Swannery closed for winter, use Beach car park (DT3 4LA) and walk south-east along beach to view embayment from Tank Traps if searching (no access beyond Tank Traps)
Goosander - 1 Redhead Osprey Quays Portland
Common Sandpiper - 1 Peveril Point Swanage
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Groynes Hengistbury Head
Cattle Egret - 4 Puddletown Watermeadows
Red Kite - 1 Toller Porocorum, 1 Woodyates
Black Redstart - 1 Chesil Cove. Portland

                       

                                                                                     

Goosander, Portland © Phil Cheesman.

 

Black Redstart, Chesil Cove Portland © Phil Cheesman.

Wednesday 10th December 2025

Pale bellied Brent Goose - 1 Moonfleet

Barnacle Goose - 5 south of Woodsford Farm

Pink footed Goose - 2 Woodsford stubble field

Mandarin Duck - 1 Poole Park

Goosander - 1 Portland Castle, 1 Woodsford

Common Scoter - 16 off Hengisbury Head

Purple Sandpiper - 8 Portland Bill below The Lobster Pot, 4 Hengisbury Head groynes, 2 Sandbanks back groynes

Black necked Grebe - 6 Brand's Bay

Great Northern Diver - 3 off Jerry's pt

Cattle Egret - c181 to roost at Abbotsbury Swannery (Swannery closed for winter)

Marsh Harrier -  5 Christchurch Harbour

Red Kite - 3 Woodyates, 1 Wool

Crossbill - 5 Bovington Tank viewing pt, 5 Morden Bog 

Pale bellied Brent Goose - Moonfleet 
© Paul Harris

Tree Creeper - Dorchester © Alan Membury

Blue tit - Dorchester © Alan Membury

Tuesday 9th December 2025

Goosander - 1 Portland Castle

Purple Sandpiper - 1 North Haven Poole Harbour entrance

Black throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour

Great Northern Diver - 13 Poole Harbour BoPH bird boat, 1 Portland Harbour

Cattle Egret - 32 Holmebridge

Hen Harrier - 2 Morden Bog

Red Kite - 2 Sturminster Marshall, 1 Tarrent Rushton

 

Great Northern Diver - Jerry's Pt
© Phil Bentley 

Monday 8th December 2025

Mandarin - 1 Poole Park (near The Kitchen)

Common Scoter - 15 settled on sea off Hengistbury Hd.

Velvet Scoter - 1 still off Jerry's Point

Goldeneye - 2 in Brand's Bay, 1 off Jerry's Point

Goosander - 1 Osprey Quay, 1 on Stour at Blandford

Red-throated Diver - 1 off Hengistbury Hd.

Black-throated Diver - 1 off Portland Castle

Great Northern Diver - 4 off Jerry's Point, 3 off Fort Henry

Black-necked Grebe - 6 in Brand's Bay, 2 off Knoll Beach

White-tailed Eagle - 2 near Holme Bridge, 1 imm over Abbotsbury

Sandwich Tern - 3 Brand's Bay

Redpoll - 16 Thorncombe Wood (near Rushy Pond)

Oystercatcher - Highcliffe © Clinton 

Sunday 7th December 2025

Mandarin - 2 (pr) Shillingstone

Velvet Scoter - 1 again off Jerry's Point.

Black-throated Diver - 2 through Poole Harbour Mouth a.m, 1 off Green Island

Great Northern Diver - 6 through Poole Harbour Mouth a.m, 4 off Jerry's Point

Cattle Egret - 31 Holme Bridge, 6 Shillingstone

Great White Egret - 12 Longham Lakes, 1 at Wick

Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes

Hen Harrier - 1 male Middlebere p.m

Purple Sandpiper - 12 Hengistbury Hd. (on the sand spit)

Greenshank - 12 Brownsea Lagoon

Song Thrush - Highcliffe © Clinton Whale

Saturday 6th December 2025

Common Scoter - 15 Hengistbury Head (settled on sea)

Velvet Scoter - 1 1st/w drake from Jerry's Point

Red-throated Diver - 3 Hengistbury Head (1 settled on sea)

Great  Northern Diver - 1 past Hengistbury Head

Slavonian Grebe - 1 from Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes

Spoonbill - 25 Arne RSPB (Shipstal Pt.)

Red Kite - 1 over Corfe Mullen

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Christchurch Hbr.

Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Silverlake

Egyptain Geese - Sturminster Marshal © Allan Frake

Friday 5th December 2025

Baikal Teal - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Velvet Scoter -  off Jerry's Point

Red-throated Diver - 6 past Branksome Chine

Black-throated Diver - 2 off Jerry's Point, 1 off Sandbanks

Great Northern Diver - 4+ off Jerry's Point, 1 past Branksome Chine

Purple Sandpiper - 33  Hengistbury Hd. (on the Groynes) 

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Woodcock - 2 Moreton

Black Redstart - 1 Portland (Little Ship garden)

Thursday 4th December 2025

 Baikal Teal - 1st winter drake still Abbotsbury Swannery (western embayment)which is closed for winter, View only from public footpaths 

Velvet Scoter - 1 Poole Harbour

Purple Sandpiper - 26+ on groyne near Beach House Cafe Hengistbury Head,  3 Avon Beach Mudeford

Black-throated Diver - 1 Poole Harbour

Cattle Egret - 3 Puddletown Water Meadows

Marsh Harrier - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Firecrest - 1 Sturminster Marshall Lake

Desert Wheatear - 1st winter female still at Bridging Camp. Viewed through fence. Park along Camp Road (DT4 9HE)and walk west for c.200m.

Purple Sandpiper, groyne H10 Highcliffe © Clinton Whale

Wednesday 3rd December 2025

 Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 2 Moonfleet

Egyptian Goose - 2 Puddletown, 3 Holmebridge

Baikal Teal - 1st winter drake still Abbotsbury Swannery (closed for winter. View only from public footpaths}

Velvet Scoter - still from Jerry's Point

Slavonian Grebe - 1 still off Castle Cove sailing club, Portland Harbour

Black-necked Grebe - 6 from Jerry's Point Poole Harbour, 5 from Sandsfoot Beach Portland Harbour, 

1 Longham Lakes

Woodcock - 2 near Netherbury

Green Sandpiper - 2 Holmebridge

Spotted Redshank - 1 still from Rock Lea viewpoint Lytchett Fields RSPB

Great Northern Diver - 6 Jerry's Point

Spoonbill - 12 Shipstal Point Arne

Cattle Egret - 13 Holmebridge

Hen Harrier - sub adult male t Aldhelms Head

White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel

Merlin - 1 Maiden Castle

Desert Wheatear - 1st winter female still at west side of Bridging Camp viewed through fence. Park along Camp Road (DT4 9HE) and walk west for 200m.

Pale-bellied Brent Geese Moonfleet  © Paul Harris

Tuesday December 2nd 2025

 Pink-footed Goose - 2 Arne Moors

Velvet Scoter - 1 from Jerry's Point Poole Harbour

Long-tailed Duck - 1 fem - ale type Hive Point Chickerell

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point Poole Harbour

Black-necked Grebe - 12 Poole Harbour with 4 off Middle beach Studland Bay

Avocet - 125 Middlebere, 255 Holes Bay

Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Silverlake, 631 Holes Bay

Knot - 23 Holes Bay

Purple Sandpiper - 12 from Mudeford Quay

Green Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields  RSPB

Yellow-legged Gull - 2 Silverlake

Red-throated Diver - 1 off Jerry's Point

Great Northern Diver - 12 Poole Harbour

Glossy Ibis - 9 on flooded field south of main pit  Swineham GPs

Cattle Egret - 20 Holmebridge

Great White Egret - 1 Middlebere

Marsh Harrier - 2 Middlebere, 4 Swineham

Red Kite - 1 seen west of Puddletown

White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham channel

Black Redstart - 2 Camp Road Wyke

Desert Wheatear - still in horse field by Camp Road Wyke (DT4 9HE)

Drake Teal, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Glossy Ibis, Swineham © Clive and Rosemary Hargrave

Monday 1st December 2025

 Spoonbill - 8 Lytchett Bay

Marsh Harrier - 2 Wick Reeds, Christchurch Harbour

Chiffchaff - 4 Roebury Lane Christchurch