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.
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| Purple Sandpiper, groyne H10 Highcliffe © Clinton Whale |
