Friday 17th January 2025

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Moonfleet The Fleet
Wigeon - 1524 Holes Bay
Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery Closed for winter view from New Barn Road
LESSER SCAUP - 1 Longham Lakes south end of south lake
Velvet Scoter - 1 off Hengisbury Head
Long tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery Closed for winter view from New Barn Road
Goosander - 1 Holes Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Jerry's Point and Redhorn Quay
Black necked Grebe - 12 Middle Beach Studland, 7 Arne RSPB off Long Island
Lapwing - 70 Moreton
Purple Sandpiper - 27 Hengisbury Head, 15 The Cobb Lyme Regis
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay, 1 Lytchett Bay rock Lea VP
Red throated Diver - 3 off Hengisbury Head
Black throated Diver - 1 off Middle Beach Studland,  1 off Hegisbury Head
Glossy Ibis - 1 Chickerell behind cattle barn south of Fleet Lane, 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Spoonbill - 12 Shipstal Point Arne RSPB, 2 Brands Bay
Cattle Egret - 24 into the Christchurch Harbour Roost
Great White Egret - 1 Canford Park SANG
Goshawk - 1 Arne RSPB
Woodlark - 9 Bonsley Common
Brambling - 27 Bonsley Common
Hawfinch - 3 Bryanston School road
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy Beach

Sparrowhawk - Tickton © Dave Hill




Great Black-backed Gull - Tucktom © Dave Hill




Great White Egret - Canford Park SANG © Janet Panter


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Thursday 16th January 2025

Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery Closed for winter view from New Barn Road
LESSER SCAUP - 1 Longham Lakes south end of south lake
Long tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery Closed for winter view from New Barn Road
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Middle Beach Studland
Black necked Grebe - 10 from Sandsfoot Castle, 7  Middle Beach Studland
Purple Sandpiper - 40 Avon Beach carpark Mudeford, 3 Portland Bill, 1 Bramble Bush Bay, 1 Jerry's Point
Black throated Diver - 2 Parkstone Bay seen from Baiter Park 
Glossy Ibis - 1 Chickerell behind cattle barn south of Fleet Lane
Spoonbill - 13 Shipstal Point Arne RSPB
Hen Harrier - 2  1 male and 1 Ringtail on Slepe Heath Stoborough
Short eared Owl - 1 Maiden Castle
Siberian Chiff Chaff - 1 Norden Sewage works
Black redstart - 1 Portland Castle, 1 Private garden Wardcliffe Rd Weymouth
Water Pipit - 1 Coombe Heath Arne RSPB
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy Beach
Cirl Bunting - 5 Camp Rd Wyke Regis

Lesser Scaup - Longham Lakes © Roly Pitts




Cetti's Warbler - Lodmoor RSPB © David Nunn 




Avocet - Lodmoor RSPB © David Nunn 




Golden Plover - Lodmoor RSPB © David Nunn 




Long tailed Tit - Lodmoor RSPB © David Nunn 




Black Redstart - Portland Castle © David Nunn 




Song Thrush - Riverside NNR Dorchester © Clinton Whale 
 



Long tailed Tit - Tuckton © Dave Hill 


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Wednesday 15th January 2025

Barnacle Goose - 1 Swineham
Whooper Swan - 1 wild bird still at Abbotsbury (NB Swannery closed for winter so best viewed from New Barn Rd)
Goldeneye - 2 Arne RSPB
Long-tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery
Scaup - a 1st winter at Abbotsbury Swannery
Goosander - 20 (inc 4 males) Silverlake this evening
Black-necked Grebe - 5 Poole Harbour (seen from Arne RSPB off Long Island)
Avocet - 2 Lodmoor RSPB
Golden Plover - 160 Tarrant Rushton Airfield
Purple Sandpiper - 27 Avon Beach, Mudeford
Ruff - 2 Lower Piddle Valley
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Black-throated Diver - 1 Parkstone Bay
Great Northern Diver -  3 Poole Harbour
Glossy Ibis - 1 again at Lodmoor RSPB this morning, later near Fleet Road, Chickerell
Spoonbill - 15 Shipstal Point (Arne RSPB)
Great White Egret - 1 Swineham
White-tailed Eagle - 4 around Poole Harbour
Red Kite - 2 Badbury Rings
Goshawk - 1 Middlebere
Firecrest - 2 Arne RSPB (incl 1 near shop), 1 Rodden Hive
Black Redstart - 1 Weymouth (Stone Pier)
Snow Bunting - 1 male still at Hamworthy Beach
Cirl Bunting - at least 5 near Bridging Camp, Wyke Regis

Redwing, Riverside LNR in Dorchester © Clinton Whale


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Tuesday 14th January 2025

Goosander - 1 Silverlake.
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach), 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point), 1 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach).
Avocet - c200 Wareham Channel, c100 Brownsea Island.
Grey Plover - c50 Brownsea Island.
Knot - 19 Brands Bay.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake.
Purple Sandpiper - 6 Hengistbury Head.
Great Northern Diver - 3 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point), 1 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach), 
  1 Wareham Channel.
Red-throated Diver - 2 past Hengistbury Head.
Spoonbill - 2 Brands Bay.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Middlebere and Wareham Channel.
Marsh Harrier - 8 Christchurch Harbour, 2 Wareham Channel.
Water Pipit - 1 Arne RSPB.
Firecrest - 1 Thorncombe Wood.
Cirl Bunting - 5-7 Wyke Regis (Bridging Camp).
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy.

Dartford Warbler, Jerry's Point © Matt Cooper













Redshank, Jerry's Point © Matt Cooper















Snow Bunting, Hamworthy © Mike Hetherington













Snow Bunting, Hamworthy © Mike Hetherington

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Monday 13th January 2025

Green-winged Teal - 1 Lodmoor.
Goosander - 1 Arne Bay.
Goldeneye - 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Black-necked Grebe - 11 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach), 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point)
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Knot - 34 Brands Bay.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay, 1 Lytchett Bay.
Great Northern Diver - 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point), 1 Studland (Shell Bay)
Glossy Ibis - 1 The Fleet (from Fleet Lane, Chickerell).
Spoonbill - 3 Lytchett Bay, 1 Brands Bay.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 from Middlebere.
Marsh Harrier - 5 Lodmoor.
Hen Harrier - 2 (m+f) Middlebere, 1 St Aldhelm's Head.
Red Kite - 2 Piddletrenthide, 1 Sixpenny Handley.
Brambling - 1+ Piddletrenthide (Kingrove).
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy.

Glossy Ibis, the Fleet © Freddy Alway.














Kingfisher, Blandford © Matt Cooper















Brent Goose, Stanpit © Clinton Whale.




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Sunday 12th January 2025

Egyptian Goose - 2 Stoborough (Bog Lane), 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Swineham.
Wigeon - 1462 Christchurch Harbour.
Goldeneye - 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Sturminster Marshall GPs.
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Black-necked Grebe - 8 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach), 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Golden Plover - 107+ W of Cheselbourne, 3 over Poole Harbour (Keysworth).
Grey Plover - 15 Christchurch Harbour, 6 Brands Bay.
Ruff - 2 Swineham.
Knot - 37 Brands Bay.
Purple Sandpiper - 16 Hengistbury sandspit, 1+ Portland Bill.
Greenshank - 1 Poole Harbour (Shipstal).
Black-tailed Godwit - 2500 Christchurch Harbour.
Jack Snipe - 1 near Lytchett Minster (Bakers' Arms).
Great Northern Diver - c12 Poole Harbour.
Black-throated Diver - 3 Poole Harbour (south of Baiter).
White Stork - 2 East Holme this morning flew towards Corfe Castle.
Glossy Ibis - 1 Lodmoor.
Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes.
Cattle Egret - 4 Holmebridge.
Spoonbill - 9 Middlebere, 4 Brands Bay.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 St Aldhelm's Head, 1 Poole Harbour, 1 Stanpit, 1 Swineham.
Marsh Harrier - 7 Christchurch Harbour, 4 Swineham.
Hen Harrier - 1 Arne Moors, 1 Sixpenny Handley roundabout.
Merlin - 1 Poole Harbour (Shipstal).
Short-eared Owl - 1 Arne Moors.
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy.

Glossy Ibis, Lodmoor © Steven Carey.
















Black-tailed Godwits (& Wigeon), Stanpit © Clinton Whale.















Oystercatcher, Portland Bill © Matt Cooper















Purple Sandpiper, Portland Bill © Matt Cooper



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Saturday 11th January 2025

Green-winged Teal - 1 Lodmoor.
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Studland.
Black-necked Grebe - 9 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach), 5 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Grey Plover - 9 Brands Bay.
Knot - 39 Brands Bay.
Purple Sandpiper - 6 Hengistbury sandspit.
Black-tailed Godwit - 1000+ Christchurch Harbour.
Great Northern Diver - 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point), 2 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach).
Glossy Ibis - 1 Lodmoor and The Fleet.
Great White Egret - 1 Silverlake.
Spoonbill - 1+ Brands Bay.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Lodmoor.
Black Redstart - 2+ Weymouth (Newton's Cove), 1 Lyme Regis.
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Sherborne (West Mill)
Firecrest - 1 Stanpit, 1 Studland.
Cirl Bunting - 5 Wyke Regis (Bridging Camp).
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy.

Gyrfalcon, Durlston CP, yesterday © Steve Guy.













Green-winged Teal, Lodmoor © Steven Carey.
















Green-winged Teal, Lodmoor © Steven Carey.

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Friday 10th January 2025

Long-tailed Duck - 1 off Redhorn Quay, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Common Scoter - 10 off Middle Beach
Red-throated Diver - 1 Middle Beach (briefly)
Black-throated Diver - 1 Parkstone Bay
Great Northern Diver - 2 Brand's Bay, 1 Bramble Bush Bay, 1 Middle Beach, 1 off Hamworthy Beach
Slavonian Grebe - 2 off Redhorn Quay
Black-necked Grebe - 4 from Jerry's Pt, 3 Middle Beach
Cattle Egret - 27 Swineham Pt.
Great White Egret - Lower Frome on the Stilt Pools
Spoonbill - 18 Arne RSPB on Shipstal spit, 1 Lower Frome on the Stilt Pools
Hen Harrier - 1 over Arne Moors
GYR FALCON - 1 white morph Durlston CP headed west towards Winspit.
Golden Plover - c200 Maiden Castle 60 near Afflingting, 36 Winterborne Stickland25 near to the Worth Matravers turning, 11 St Aldhelm's Hd.
Knot - 48 Brand's Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lower Piddle Valley
Sandwich Tern - 1 off Hamworthy beach
Brambling - 3 with large Chaffinch flock off Piddletrenthide to Cerne Abbas rd.
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy Park




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Thursday 9th January 2025

Green-winged Teal - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Long-tailed Duck - 1 off Redhorn Quay
Common Scoter - 10 off Middle Beach
Goldeneye - 2 Brand's Bay
Black-throated Diver - 2 Parkstone Bay
Great Northern Diver - 2 off Middle Beach, 2 Brand's Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 2 from Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 3  off Middle Beach, 3 Jerry's Point
Cattle Egret - 8 Wareham Common north of railway
Spoonbill - 2 Wytch Channel, 1 Brand's Bay
Hen Harrier - 2 Lytchett Bay a.m, (male/female), 1 male Middlebere
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Arne RSPB, 1 in tree on Goathorn
Golden Plover - 550 Lodmoor RSPB, 25 St Aldhelm's Hd.
Knot - 39 Brand's Bay
Sanderling - 31 Shell Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy Park



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Wednesday 8th January 2025

IMPORTANT POST Short-Eared Owls - Wyke Down A situation has arisen and if you are going to be visiting this popular spectacle please remember Large HGV and Farm machinery use this narrow road. PLEASE PARK VERY CAREFULLY KEEPING the ROAD COMPLETELY CLEAR AT ALL TIMES. The farmers are creating this habitat. Please respect them and their need for safe vehicle and equipment movements. Thank you
DBC
Green-winged Teal - Lodmoor RSPB
Common Scoter - 15 Hengistbury Hd, 10 Studland Bay off Knoll Beach
Red-throated Diver - 1 off Abbotsbury Beach
Great Northern Diver - 2 Brand's Bay, 1 Middle Beach, 1 South Beach
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Brand's Bay between Jerry's Pt & Redhorn Quay.
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Poole Hbr. in the South Deep, 2 Middle Beach
Spoonbill - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Lodmoor RSPB
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Hambledon Hill
Snow Bunting - Hamworthy Park

Dark-bellied Brent Geese - Ferrybridge © Alick Simmons


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Tuesday 7th January 2025

Eider - 1 off Jerry's Point 
Long-tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery (View from New Barn Rd. Only)
Common Scoter - 35 off Hengistbury Hd, 6 Portland Hbr.
Velvet Scoter - 4 off Hengistbury Hd.
Goosander - 17 Silverlake (3 males)
Black-throated Diver - 2 Parkstone Bay
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Portland Castle
Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Middle Beach
Black-necked Grebe - 3 from Sandsfoot Castle
Cattle Egret - 31 Wareham Common (north of Railway line), 25 Hengistbury Hd.
Spoonbill - 5 Middlebere, 5 Lytchett Bay, 4 Holes Bay
Red Kite - 5+ Tarrant Rushton, 1 Pentridge
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Middlebere
Merlin - 1 Slepe Heath
Golden Plover - 250+ Tarrant Rushton
Common Sandpiper - 1 Ferrybridge
Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere
Short-eared Owl - 3 Wyke Down
Black Redstart - 1 Gilbert Rd Swanage, 1male Newtons Cove, 1male Church Ope Cove
Crossbill - 2 Culpeppers Dish
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy Park
Cirl Bunting - 1 St Aldhelm's Head.


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Monday 6th January 2025

Velvet Scoter - 2 Hengistbury Head
Long-tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Brand's Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 2 from Middle Beach Studland Bay, 2  from Jerry's Point
Avocet - 170 Holes Bay
Black-tailed Godwit - 203 Holes Bay
Turnstone - 26 Holes Bay 
Purple Sandpiper - 11 Mudeford 
Redshank - 208 Holes Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay
Black-throated Diver - 1 still Parkstone Bay Poole Harbour, 1 Portland Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 5 Ferrybridge, 1 Portland Harbour
Cattle Egret - 2 Affpuddle
Hen Harrier - Ringtail at Wyke Down
Red Kite - 2 Wyke Down
Short-eared Owl - 5 Wyke Down, 1 Arne Moors
 Merlin - female Silverlake
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 since 28th Dec at Water treatment works Sherborne
Black Redstart - 1 Chiswell
Snow Bunting - 1 still Hamworthy beach

Herring Gull, Mudeford Quay © Clinton Whale
Dipper Frome Vauchurch near Maiden Newton  © OTBT birder






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Sunday 5th January 2025

 Common Scoter - 4 from Mudeford Quay
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Poole Harbour, 1 still yesterday at Abbotsbury Swannery
Water Rail - 1 River Brit Bridport, 4 Radipole park drive north, 2 in a garden stream at Uppington near Hinton Martell
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Poole Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Poole Harbour, 1 from Sandsfoot Castle Portland Harbour
Purple Sandpiper - 15 Mudeford Quay
Red-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury
Black-throated Diver - 2 still Parkstone Bay
Great Northern Diver - 9 Poole Harbour
Spoonbills - 16 Poole Harbour
Cattle Egret - 17 Holmebridge
Marsh Harrier - 3 Swineham
White-tailed Eagle - 3 Wareham Channel
Short-eared Owl - 2 Wyke Down
Black Redstart - 1 Nothe Fort Weymouth


Snow Bunting, Hamworthy beach © Kathryn Beard

Water Rail, River Brit Bridport  © Maurice Budden




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Saturday 4th January 2025

Barnacle Goose - 7 Silverlake, 1 Stilt Pool Swineham
Velvet Scoter - 4 Hengistbury Head
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Jerry's Point
Goldeneye - 1 Sandsfoot Castle
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Jerry's Point, 4 Sandsfoot Castle,  still from Middle Beach Studland
Avocet - 123 Brownsea, 1 Lodmoor
Grey Plover - 76 Brownsea
Bar-tailed Godwit - 77 Brownsea
Black-tailed Godwit - 50 Brownsea
Dunlin - c.1600 Brownsea
Purple Sandpiper - 4 Portland Bill, 1 Mudeford, 1 Hamworthy Beach, 2 West Bay, 5 Hengistbury Head
Greenshank - 3 Brownsea
Red-throated Diver - 29 logged from Long Groyne Christchurch Harbour
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour, 1 Poole Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 2 Christchurch Harbour
Marsh Harrier - 7 Christchurch Harbour
Firecrest - 1 Thorncombe Woods
Black Redstart - 1 Nothe Weymouth, 
Snow Bunting - 1 still Hamworthy Beach

Yesterday:
Woodcock - 11 Moreton

Snow Bunting, Hamworthy Beach  © Clive and Rosemary Hargrave

Purple Sandpiper, West Bay©  Maurice Budden


Wigeon, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Purple Sandpiper, Hamworthy Beach © Clive and Rosemary Hargrave





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Friday 3rd January 2025

Velvet Scoter - 4 Hengistbury Head
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 from Jerry's Point
Red-breasted Merganser - 5 Poole Harbour - Whitney Lake
Slavonian Grebe - 2 from Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Studland Bay, 1 from Jerry's Point, 4 Portland Harbour
Avocet - 1 Lodmoor
Golden Plover - c.400 Lodmoor
Ruff - 2 Swineham Point
Purple Sandpiper - 10 Lyme Regis
 Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Sandwich Tern - 2 off Furzey
Black-throated Diver - 1 Parkstone Bay Poole Harbour, 2 Portland Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 2 Portland Harbour
Spoonbill - 25 Arne RSPB
Great White Egret - 2 Silverlake
Hen Harrier - 2 Wyke Down
White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Winterbourne Stickland
Short-eared Owl - 1 Slepe Heath, Middlebere, 2 Wyke Down
Merlin - 1 Wyke Down
Black Redstart - 1 Maiden Newton, 1 Portland
Crossbill - 26 Sugar Hill
Snow Bunting - 1 still at Hamworthy Beach

Peregrine, Silverlake  © John Dadds

Slavonian Grebe, Jerry's Point  © John Dadds


Snipe, Lodmoor  © David Nunn


Dartford Warbler, Arne  © John Bishop


Avocet, Lodmoor   © Derek Fowler


Kingfisher Lodmoor  © David Nunn


Kingfisher, Lodmoor  © Derek Fowler






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Thursday 2nd January 2025

Goldeneye - 2 Poole Harbour, 1 drake at Lodmoor RSPB
Eider - 1 Jerry's Point and later in Shell Bay
Long-tailed Duck - 1 flew into Poole Harbour again at dawn and was later off Jerry's Point
Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 8 Portland Harbour, 5 Jerry's Point, 3 off Shipstal Point, 2 Studland Bay
Sanderling - 19 Pilot's Point
Purple Sandpiper - 8 Christchurch Harbour Sandspit, 2 Sandbanks
Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere, 1 Lytchett Bay
Black-throated Diver - 2 Parkstone Bay
Great Northern Diver -  6 Portland Harbour, 5 Jerry's Point, 3 Shell Bay, 2 Studland Bay from Middle              Beach, 1 off Hamworthy Park
Spoonbill - 25 Shipstal Point (Arne RSPB), 2 Middlebere
Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes
Short-eared Owl - 4 Wyke Down
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Harbour near Marina, 1 in a Canford Cliffs garden
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB in New Pools Field, 1 Swineham Point
Snow Bunting - 1 male still at Hamworthy Beach

Purple Sandpiper, Christchurch Harbour Sandspit © Clinton Whale


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Wednesday 1st January 2025

Many thanks to all contributors to this sightings blog last year. Wishing everyone a very happy and prosperous 2025.

Long-tailed Duck - 1 again flew into Poole Harbour at dawn
Velvet Scoter - 4 off Hengistbury Head
Red-breasted Merganser - 42 flew into Poole Harbour at dawn
Black-necked Grebe - 4 still in Studland Bay off Middle Beach
Golden Plover - 1 past Hengistbury Head
Purple Sandpiper -  15 Christchurch Harbour Sandspit
Red-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury Head
Black-throated Diver  -1 flew into Poole Harbour, 1 Portland Harbour from Billy Winters
Great Northern Diver -2 Studland Bay, 2 flew into Poole Harbour, 1 Hengistbury Head
Brambling - female in a Keysworth garden
Snow Bunting - 1 still at Hamworthy
 
Sparrowhawk, Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell

 
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Tuesday 31st December 2024

Long-tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery (no public access), 1 again in through Poole Harbour                         Entrance at its usual time around 8am then off Jerry's Point
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Studland Bay off Middle Beach
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Studland Bay, 1 in Portland Harbour off Sandsfoot Castle
Ruff - 3 Swineham Point
Purple Sandpiper -  2 Lyme Regis, 2 Sandbanks north of Haven Hotel
Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere, 1 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Greenshank - 6 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Red-throated Diver - 1 Poole Bay
Great Northern Diver - 4 Studland Bay, 1 Poole Bay
Spoonbill - 7 Brand's Bay, 2 Middlebere
Cattle Egret - 1 Swineham between rugby club abd GPs
Great White Egret - 1 Lytchett Bay
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail at Middlebere, 1 male at Lytchett Bay, 1 male Winterborne Stickland
White tailed Eagle - 3 (2 adults, 1 juv) together in Lytchett Bay on Otter Island
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill
Firecrest - 2 Culpeppers Dish
Black Redstart - 1 female type near Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis
Crossbill - at least 5 at Culpeppers Dish
Snow Bunting - 1 still at east end of Hamworthy Beach
 
Snow Bunting, Hamworthy Beach © Garry Hayman

Snow Bunting, Hamworthy Beach © Garry Hayman

 
 
Hen Harrier, Middlebere © David Nunn

Marsh Harrier, Middlebere © David Nunn

Spoonbill, Middlebere © David Nunn

 
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