Sightings - Thursday 22nd September 2016

Brent Goose - 2 Ferrybridge, 1 off Hengistbury Head
LESSER YELLOWLEGS - 1 Lytchett Fields
Wryneck - 1 Obs Quarry Portland
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 Haylands Portland
Ring Ouzel - 1 Stanpit
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Culverwell
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury Head

Dunlin Hengistbury Head copyright Joe Murphy

Long-tailed Tit copyright David Wareham

Sightings - Wednesday 21st September 2016

Great White Egret - 1 at Arne & Brownsea.
Dotterel - 1 flew west over Hengistbury Head.
Little Gull - 1 at Lytchett Fields.
Wryneck - 2 along Barleycrates Lane, Portland.
Ring Ouzel - 1 Barleycrates Lane, Portland.
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Charmouth.
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 still Haylands Estate, Portland.

Goosander - Christchurch Quay - Clinton Whale

Sightings - Tuesday 20th September 2016

Garganey - 1 at Radipole Lake, 1 in Christchurch Harbour.
Great White Egret - 1 at Arne RSPB.
Honey Buzzard - 1 over Christchurch Harbour.
Osprey  - 1 at Middlebere.
Spotted Crake - 1 at Radipole Lake
Little Stint - 4 at Lodmoor.
Curlew Sandpiper - singles at Lodmoor, Lytchett Fields, Christchurch Harbour & Ferrybridge.
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 at Lytchett Fields again.
Wryneck - 3 on Portland, 1 on Coombe Heath, Arne.
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 at Portland Bill, 1 at Charmouth.

Sightings - Monday 19th September 2016

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 2 at Stanpit.
Garganey - 2 at Stanpit Bight.
Great White Egret - 1 flew over Lytchett Bay.
Spoonbill - 33 on Brownsea Lagoon.
Osprey - 1 at Middlebere.
Spotted Crake - 1 at Lytchett Fields.
Little Stint - 1 at Mudeford Quay.
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 in Lytchett Bay, 9 on Brownsea Lagoon, 1 at Stanpit                              Bight.
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 at Lytchett Fields mid-morning and early evening                                briefly.
Wryneck - 2 at Portland Bill, 1 at Barleycrates Lane, 1 at Arne RSPB.
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 Haylands Estate, Portland.

Wryneck - Portland Bill - Brendan Sheils

Rose-coloured Starling - Haylands Estate, Portland - Brendan Sheils

Sightings - Sunday 18th September 2016

Garganey - 1 at Radipole Lake.
Bittern - 1 Radipole Lake.
Quail - 1 flushed near Reap Lane, Portland.
Balearic Shearwater - 3 past Portland Bill.
Great White Egret - 1 in Middlebere.
Merlin - 1 at Ferrybridge.
Little Stint - 2 at Lodmoor.
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 at Stanpit.
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 on Lytchett Fields (morning only).
Wryneck - 3 on Portland, 1 Durlston CP.
Red-backed Shrike - 1 in the Bobolink Field, Christchurch Harbour.
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 on the Haylands Estate, Portland.
Ortolan Bunting - 1 flew over Blacknor, Portland.

Lesser Yellowlegs - Lytchett Bay - Shaun Robson

Great White Egret - Middlebere - Mark Wright

Rose-coloured Starling - Portland - Les Mears

Dunlin - Hengistbury Head - Clinton Whale

Dunlin - Hengistbury Head - Clinton Whale

Sandwich Tern - Hengistbury Head - Joe Murphy

Wryneck - Portland - Les Mears

Sightings - Saturday 17th September 2016.

Great White Egret - 1 Middlebere.
Spoonbill - 25 Brownsea.
Marsh Harrier - 1 juv. Brand's Bay, 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Radipole Lake.
Hen Harrier - 1 Ringtail over Portland Bill.
Hobby - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Winspit.
Grey Plover - 3 Brownsea.
Curlew - 24 Brownsea.
Bar-tailed Godwit - 3 Brand's Bay, 1 Brownsea, 3 Stanpit Marsh.
Knot - 11 Brownsea, 3 Stanpit Marsh.
Curlew Sandpiper - 7 Brownsea, 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Sanderling - 1 Brownsea.
Little Stint - 2 Brownsea, 2 Christchurch Harbour.
Spotted Redshank - 6 Brownsea, 1 Stanpit Marsh.
Greenshank - 18 Brownsea, 3 Brand's Bay.
Wryneck -  1 Barleycrates Lane, 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Portland Observatory.
Swallow - 1200 Christchurch Harbour.
Meadow Pipit - 430 Christchurch Harbour.
Tree Pipit - 15 Portland Bill, 8 Christchurch Harbour.
Yellow Wagtail - 40 Christchurch Harbour, 7 Stanpit Marsh.
Wheatear - 75 Portland Bill, 45 Hengistbury Head, 9 Stanpit Marsh, 6 Southwell, 5 Eggardon Hill, 3 Durlston CP, 3 Winspit, 1 Brand's Bay, 1 Holt Heath.
Whinchat - 4 Hengistbury Head, 3 Winspit, 2 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Eggardon Hill.
Garden Warbler - 1 Winspit.
Grasshopper Warbler - 2 Christchurch Harbour.
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 Windmills/Haylands area, Portland.

Great White Egret – Middlebere ©Dom Greves.

Wheatear – Hengistbury Head©Joe Murphy


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Sightings - Friday 16th September 2016.

Brent Goose - 2 incl. 1 juv. Stanpit Marsh.
Garganey - 1 flew up river from Christchurch first light.
Great White Egret - 1 over Briantspuddle Water Meadows.
Spoonbill - 25 Brownsea.
Marsh Harrier - 2 incl. 1 juv. Wick.
Hen Harrier - 1 Portland.
Grey Plover - 5 Stanpit Marsh, 3 Brownsea, 1 Hengistbury Head.
Ringed Plover - 51 Brownsea,25 Hengistbury Head, 25 White Nothe, 3 Stanpit Marsh.
Whimbrel - 1 Stanpit Marsh.
Bar-tailed Godwit - 21 Brownsea, 4 Stanpit Marsh.
Knot - 11 Brownsea, 4 Hengistbury Head, 3 Stanpit Marsh.
Ruff - 6 Brownsea.
Curlew Sandpiper - 7 Brownsea, 1 Stanpit Marsh.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Brownsea, 1 Stanpit Marsh.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Longham Lakes.
Little Stint - 2 Brownsea.
Spotted Redshank - 6 Brownsea.
Greenshank - 18 Brownsea.
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Brownsea.
Snipe - 7 Hengistbury Head, 3 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Brownsea.
Sandwich Tern - 2 Brownsea.
Common Tern - 7 incl. two adults feeding fledged juvs.
Turtle Dove - 1 Barleycrates Lane.
Wryneck - 1 Barleycrates Lane, Portland.
Sand Martin - 70 Christchurch Harbour.
Swallow - 16750 ChristchurchHarbour.
House Martin - 4000 Christchurch Harbour.
Meadow Pipit - 900 Christchurch Harbour, 200+ White Nothe.
Tree Pipit - 9 Christchurch Harbour.
Yellow Wagtail - 47 Christchurch Harbour.
White Wagtail - 8 Barleycrates Lane.
Redstart - 2 Christchurch Harbour.
Wheatear - 150 Portland Bill, 100 Barleycrates Lane, 81 Christchurch Harbour, 37 White Nothe, 13 Crouch Hill.
Whinchat - 15 Barleycrates Lane, 7 Christchurch Harbour, 2 White Nothe.
Grasshopper Warbler - 2 Christchurch Harbour.
Lesser Whitethroat - 3 Christchurch Harbour.
Chiffchaff - 160 Christchurch Harbour, 100 Portland Bill.
Spotted Flycatcher - 10 Barleycrates Lane, 3 White Nothe area, 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Ortolan Bunting - 1 Portland Observatory. (briefly)

Sightings - Thursday 15th September 2016

Sooty Shearwater - 2 past Portland Bill
Balearic Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill
Great White Egret - 1 Middlebere
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Portland Bill
Osprey - 2 soaring over Soldiers Rd, 1 Middlebere, 1 Weston Portland.
Little Stint - 2+ Lodmoor
Curlew Sandpiper - 6 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Lodmoor
Ruff - 3 Lytchett Fields
Greenshank - 11 Lytchett Fields
Green Sandpiper - 7 Lytchett Fields
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields
Yellow-legged Gull - 4 Lytchett Bay
Short-eared Owl - 1 Portland Bill
Wryneck - 3 Coombefield Quarry, 1 Avalanche Rd, 1+ Barleycrates
Swallow - 900 Soldier's Rd.
House Martin - 500 Soldier's Marsh
Hirundines - mixed flock 1300 Hengistbury (mainly Swallow)
Meadow Pipit - 640 Hengistbury Hd.
Yellow Wagtail - 20 Hengistbury Hd, 7 Lodmoor, 7 Lodmoor, 4 Stanpit Marsh
Blue-headed Wagtail - 1 Pirate's Cove Wyke Regis.
Grey Wagtail - 6 Hengistbury Hd.
Redstart - 8 Coombefield Quarry, 1 Wick, 1 Soldier's Rd.
Whinchat - 30 Portland Bill, 4 Lytchett Fields, 2 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Soldier Rd.
Spotted Flycatcher - 25 Coonbefield Quarry, 2 Portland Bill, 2 Stanpit Marsh
Red-breasted Flycatcher - Portland Obs.

Great White Egret - Middlebere © Simon Kidner

Jay - Hengistbury Hd © Joe Murphy

Linnet - Hengistbury Head © Geoff Norquoy

Sightings - Wednesday 14th September 2016

Red Kite - 2 over Wareham Channel

Osprey - 2-3 Wareham Channel, 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Arne

Hobby - 3 over Wareham Channel

Little Stint - 1 jus West Bexington

Sand Martin - 250 Stanpit Marsh

Swallow - 3500 Stanpit Marsh

House Martin - 1500 Stanpit Marsh

Mixed flock Swallow & House Martins - 1500+ Worth Matravers

Tawny Pipit - 1 Crown Fields Portland Bill

Tree Pipit - 27 Stanpit Marsh, 5 Hengistbury Hd.

Meadow Pipit - 630 Stanpit Marsh

Yellow Wagtail - 79 Stanpit Marsh

Grey Wagtail - 9 Stanpit Marsh

Grasshopper Warbler - 3 Durlston CP.

Blackcap - 42 Durlston CP.

Firecrest -1 Cogden Beach, 1 Hengistbury Hd.

Ortolan Bunting - 1 over Portland Obs.

Wheatear - Hengistbury Head © Geoff Norquoy

Sparrowhawk - Merley Park © John Hammock 

Little Egret - Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

Sightings - Tuesday 13th September 2016

Great White Egret - 1 Lytchett Bay, pos same 1 Brownsea Is.
Spoonbill - 25 Brownsea Is.
Osprey - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Holes Bay, 1 Wyke Regis, 1 Christchurch Hbr.
Little Stint - 1 Lodmoor
Ruff - 4 Lytchett Fields
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields
Spotted Redshank - 2 Brownsea Is.
Wood Sandpiper - 2 Lytchett Fields
Common Gull - 1 Lytchett Fields
Yellow-legged Gull -1 Lychett Fields
Wryneck - 1 Avalanche Rd. Portland, Long Field Hengistbury Hd.
Swallow - 230 Hengistbury Hd, 20 Durlston CP.
House Martin - 90 Hengistbury Hd, 39 Durlston CP.
Yellow Wagtail - 2 Lytchett Fields
Grey Wagtail - 4 Hengistbury Hd.
Grasshopper Warbler - 3 Durlston CP.
Sedge Warbler - 30 Christchurch Hbr.
Blackcap - 34 Durlston CP, 7 Christchurch Hbr.
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Durlston CP.
Ortolan Bunting - 3 Coombe Field Quarry Portland, 1 Wyke Regis

Great White Egret - Lytchett Fields © Ian Ballam

Sightings - Monday 12th September 2016

Sooty Shearwater - 2 Portland Bill
Balearic Shearwater - 7 Portland Bill
Great White Egret - 1 over Christchurch Hbr.
Spoonbill - 25 Brownsea Is.
Marsh Harrier - 4 Stanpit Marsh, 3 Poole Hbr.
Osprey - 2 Wareham Channel, 2 Middlebere, 1 Christchurch Hbr, 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 over Briantspuddle.
Hobby - 1 Stanpit Marsh, 2 juv Arne Moors.
Ruff - 3 Lytchett Fields
Spotted Redshank - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Greenshank - 4 Hengistbury Hd.
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields
Arctic Skua - 1 west Hengistbury Hd.
Sandwich Tern - 41 Hengistbury Hd.
Wryneck - 1 in Long Field Hengistbury Hd.
Sand Martin - 80 Hengistbury Hd.
Swallow - 1700 Hengistbury Hd.
Tree Pipit - 10 Hengistbury Hd.
Meadow Pipit - 170 Hengistbury Hd.
Yellow Wagtail - 77 Hengistbury Hd.
Grey Wagtail - 7 Hengistbury Hd.
Wheatear - 15 Greenlands Fm, 14 Hengistbury Hd.

Coal Tit - East Cliff Bournemouth © David Wareham

Sparrowhawk - West Moors garden © Mike Davidson

Sightings - Sunday 11th September 2016

Spoonbill - 22 Brownsea Island
Marsh Harrier - 3 Christchurch Harbour
Osprey -  2 Arne, 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Rodden Hive, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Christchurch Harbour
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Hengistbury Head
Bar-tailed Godwit - 3 Stanpit
Knot - 10 Stanpit, 7 Arne
Ruff - 5 Lytchett Fields
Curlew Sandpiper - 5 Lytchett Fields, 2 Brownsea Island, 1 Brand's Bay
Sanderling - 4 Hengistbury Head
Green Sandpiper - 8 Lytchett Fields, 1 Hengistbury Head
Spotted Redshank - 9 Brownsea Island, 1 Stanpit
Greenshank - 15 Brownsea Island, 3 Hengistbury Head, 2 Lytchett Fields
Wood Sandpiper - 2 Lytchett Fields
Little Gull - 1 juvenile Longham Lakes
Woodchat Shrike - 1 juvenile Pirate's Cove (Wyke Regis)
Whinchat - 3 Ringstead/White Nothe, 3 Stoborough Heath, 2 Christchurch Harbour, 1 West Bexington
Chiffchaff - 63 ringed at Durlston CP
Blackcap - 72 ringed at Durlston CP
Grasshopper Warbler - 8 ringed at Durlston CP
Spotted Flycatcher - 2 Christchurch Harbour, 2 Ringstead/White Nothe, 1 West Bexington
Redstart - 5 Stoborough Heath, 2 Christchurch Harbour, 1 West Bexington
Ortolan Bunting - 1 Pirate's Cove (Wyke Regis)

Woodchat Shrike at Pirate's Cove © Brett Spencer

Woodchat Shrike at Pirate's Cove © Brett Spencer

Ortolan Bunting at Pirate's Cove © Brett Spencer

Black-tailed Godwit at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

Turnstone at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

Sightings - Saturday 10th September 2016

Balearic Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill
Spoonbill - 16 Brownsea Island
Osprey - 1 Morden Bog, 1 Middlebere
Bar-tailed Godwit - 12 Ferrybridge
Knot - 10 Middlebere, 1 Ferrybridge
Ruff - 3 Lytchett Fields
Curlew Sandpiper - 4 Lytchett Fields, 3 Brownsea Island, 3 Ferrybridge
Sanderling - 3 Ferrybridge
Little Stint - 2 Brownsea Island, 1 Lytchett Fields
Green Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields
Spotted Redshank - 4 Middlebere
Greenshank - 2 Middlebere, 2 Lytchett Fields
Arctic Skua - 1 Portland Bill
Little Gull - 5 juveniles over Brownsea Island lagoon, 2 past Mudeford Quay
Turtle Dove - 1 Portland Bill
Wryneck - 1 Puddletown (present for three days)
Whinchat - 1 Portland Bill
Firecrest - 3 Brownsea Island
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 Portland Bill
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Portland Bill

Juvenile Redshank at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

Sightings - Friday 9th September 2016.

Balearic Shearwater - 18 past Portland Bill.
Marsh Harrier - 1 over Wick.
Ringed Plover - 90 Ferrybridge.
Curlew - 2 Ferrybridge.
Bar-tailed Godwit - 14 Ferrybridge.
Sanderling - 4 (including 3 juvs.) Ferrybridge.
Arctic Skua - 1 past Portland Bill.
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 juv. Ferrybridge.
Little Gull - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Yellow Wagtail - 2 Ferrybridge.
Wheatear - 2 Ferrybridge, 2 Twin Sails Wharf, 1 Wick.
Whinchat - 3 Twin Sails Wharf.
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury Head.
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 Wick.
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Barrow Hill.

Sanderling – Hengistbury Head©Clinton Whale.

Bar-tailed Godwit - Ferrybridge ©Alick Simmons. 

Sandwich Tern juvenile – Hengistbury Head©Joe Murphy.

Sightings - Thursday 8th September 2016.

Osprey - 2 Middlebere.
Hobby - 2 Middlebere.
Whimbrel - 5 Christchurch Harbour.
Bar-tailed Godwit - 14 Ferrybridge, 5 Christchurch Harbour.
Knot - 11 Christchurch Harbour, 7 Ferrybridge, 2 Middlebere.
Ruff - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Green Sandpiper - 2 ChristchurchHarbour, 1 Middlebere.
Greenshank - 7 Middlebere.
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Ferrybridge.
Turtle Dove - 1 Coombe Fields.
Swallow - 1000 over Christchurch Harbour.
House Martin - 150 over Christchurch Harbour.
Richard's Pipit - 1 St. Aldhelm's Head area.
White Wagtail - 3 St. Aldhelm's Head.
Yellow Wagtail - 72 over Stanpit, 28 Worth Matravers, 23 Barleycrates/Reap Lane Portland. 2 Ferrybridge.
Wheatear - 60 Portland Bill, 14 Christchurch Harbour, 10 Stanpit, 9 Portland, 2 St. Aldhelm's Head.
Whinchat - 6 Stanpit.
Spotted Flycatcher - 20 Hengistbury Head, 3 Durlston CP.
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Winspit Valley.

Avocet –HengistburyHead © Joe Murphy.

Black-tailed Godwit –HengistburyHead © Joe Murphy.

  Common Tern – Hengistbury Head © Geoff Norquoy.  

Bar-tailed Godwit – Ferrybridge ©Alick Simmons.

Sightings - Wednesday 7th September 2016

Garganey - 1 Priory Marsh Christchurch Harbour
BLACK STORK - 1 north over Portland
Osprey - 1 Lytchett Bay, 2 Middlebere
Little Stint - 1 Lytchett Fields, 2 West Bexington, 1 Lodmoor
Curlew Sandpiper - 4 Lytchett Fields
Black Tern - 1 Hengistbury Head
Wryneck - 1 north Lodmoor
Turtle Dove - 1 Hengistbury Head
Swallow - 7500 Hengistbury Head
Yellow Wagtail - 95 Stanpit Marsh
Tree Pipit - 23 Hengistbury Head
Whinchat - 8 West Bexington
Grasshopper Warbler - 10 ringed at Durlston

Greenshank Holloway's Dock © Clinton Whale

Pale-bellied Brent Geese (yesterday) © Brett Spencer

Sightings - Tuesday 6th September 2016

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - Lynch Cove The Fleet
Garganey - Radipole Lake
Osprey - 2 Middlebere
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields
Black-tailed Godwit - 1246 Upton CP
Bar-tailed Godwit - 23 Ferrybridge
Ruff - 2 Lytchett Field, 1 Radipole Lake
White-winged Black Tern - 1 Mudeford Quay
Black Tern - 1 Mudeford Quay
Roseate Tern - 1 Mudeford Quay
Arctic Tern - 3 Mudeford Quay
Little Gull - 1 Mudeford Quay
Yellow Wagtail - 78 Hengistbury Head
Wheatear - 30 Portland Bill

Ringed Plover Ferrybridge Alick Simmons

Swallow Wick Fields Geoff Norquoy

Black-tailed Godwit at Lodmoor David Wareham

SightIngs - 5th September 2016

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 41 Littlesea The Fleett
Osprey - 3 Middlebere
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields
Curlew Sandpiper - 5 Stanpit Marsh
Bar-tailed Godwit - 37 Stanpit Marsh, 43 Ferrybridge
Little Stint - 1 Lytchett Fields, 2 Stanpit Marsh
Ringed Plover - 250 Ferrybridge
Common Sandpiper - 20 Ferrybridge
Knot - 82 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Lytchett Fields, 4 Brownsea Island
Balearic Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill
Arctic Skua - 7 past Portland Bill
Great Skua - 1 past Portland Bill
Arctic Tern - 2 Ferrybridge
Common Tern - 86 Stanpit Marsh

Osprey fishing Middlebere © Dom Greve

Sightings - Sunday 4th September 2016

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 37 past Abbotsburry then on The Fleet
Osprey - 1 Middlebere
Little Stint - 1 Lytchett Fields, 2 Lodmoor
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields
Redshank - 126 Christchurch Harbour
Little Gull - 1 Lodmoor
Swift - 1 Dorchester show
Yellow Wagtail - 70 Suunyside Farm
Whinchat - 2 Abbotsbury
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Middlebere
Firecrest - 7 Abbotsbury Gardens

Dunlin Lodmoor © Brett Spencer

Greenland Northern Wheatear, Camp Road The Fleet © Brett Spencer

Sightings - Saturday 3rd September 2016

Spoonbill - 12 Brownsea Island
Hobby - 1 Hengistbury Head
Osprey - 2 Middlebere, 1 Rodden Hive, 1 Lytchett Bay
Knot - 3 Brownsea Island
Curlew Sandpiper - 5 Brownsea Island
Sanderling - 2 Brownsea Island
Little Stint - 3 Lodmoor, 2 Brownsea Island, 1 Lytchett Fields
Green Sandpiper - 1 Swineham Point, 1 Middlebere
Spotted Redshank - 8 Brownsea Island, 1 Stanpit Creek
Greenshank - 21 Brownsea Island, 2 Middlebere
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields
Firecrest - 2 Brownsea Island, 1 Durlston CP
Grasshopper Warbler - 9 trapped at Durlston CP, 1 trapped Christchurch Harbour
Spotted Flycatcher - 3 Rushcombe, 1 Slepe Heath
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Durlston CP
Redstart - 4 Martinstown, 2 trapped Durlston CP, 1 Rushcombe, 1 Christchurch Harbour
Yellow Wagtail - 12 over Christchurch Harbour, 10+ Slepe Farm,  2 over Rushcombe, 1 over Swineham
Ortolan Bunting - 1 over Soldiers Road

Sightings - Friday 2nd September 2016

Garganey - 1 Radipole Lake
Osprey - 3 Swineham Point, 3 Arne/Middlebere
Whimbrel - 1 Stanpit
Knot - 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Stanpit
Ruff - 2 Lytchett Fields, 1 Radipole Lake
Curlew Sandpiper - 2 Lytchett Fields
Green Sandpiper - 18 Lytchett Fields
Greenshank - 4 Lytchett Fields
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields
Black Tern - 1 juv Abbotsbury
Wryneck - 1 Shipton Gorge
Yellow Wagtail -79 over Hengistbury Head
Ortolan Bunting - 1 at Portland Bill

Ringed Plover at Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale

Sightings - Thursday 1st September 2016

Garganey - 1 Radipole Lake
Osprey - 4 Middlebere, 1 Christchurch Harbour
Knot - 9 Ferrybridge, 2 Stanpit
Ruff - 1 Radipole Lake
Sanderling - 3 Stanpit, 1 Ferrybridge
Little Stint - 4 Lodmoor, 1 Lytchett Fields
Green Sandpiper - 1 Middlebere, 1 Radipole Lake
Greenshank - 3 Middlebere, 2 Stanpit
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields
Yellow-legged Gull - 2 juvs Stanpit
Cuckoo - 1 over Lodmoor, 1 Radipole Lake
Wryneck - 1 Barleycrates Lane Portland, 1 Durlston CP
Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Melcombe Bingham
Aquatic Warbler - 1 still at Lytchett Fields
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 Ringstead, 1 Southwell Portland, 1 Durlston
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Southwell Portland
Redstart - 2 Coombe Valley nr Weymouth, 1 Ringstead, 1 Southwell Portland, 1 Durlston, 1 Radipole
Whinchat - 2 juvs Melcombe Bingham, 2 Ringstead, 2 Portland, 2 Hengistbury Head
CITRINE WAGTAIL - 1 Radipole Lake,1 (probably the same) Tidmoor Cove on the Fleet
Yellow Wagtail - c80 Hartland Moor, 9 Hengistbury Head, 4 Stanpit
Ortolan Bunting - 1 Portland Bill

Cuckoo at Radipole Lake © Brett Spencer

Citrine Wagtail at Radipole Lake © Brett Spencer



Grasshopper Warbler at  Melcombe Bingham  © Jon Ross

Swallow at Hengistbury Head © Geoff Norquoy







Turnstone at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy