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| Great White Egret, Woodsford yesterday © Paul Harris |
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Monday 2nd February 2026
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| Sub adult Little Gull, Lodmoor © John Pritchard |
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| Dartford Warbler, Silverlake © Alan Membury |
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| Common Sandpiper, Silverlake © Alan Membury |
Sunday 1st February 2026
Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery (NB Swannery closed)
Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Brownsea Island
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour from Bincleaves, 1 Jerry's Point, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Black-necked Grebe - 8 Portland Harbour from Sandsfoot Castle, 7 Jerry's Point, 1 Longham Lakes (South Lake)
Golden Plover - 446 Maiden Castle in field east of car park
Purple Sandpier -11 at Highcliffe on groyne H10
Black-tailed Godwit - 3,453 in Holes Bay NW and c200 in NE sector
Little Gull - 1 Hengistbury
Sandwich Tern - 2 Poole Harbour off Whitley Lake
Black-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury
Red-throated Diver - 19 Hengistbury, 14 Poole Bay
Great Northern Diver - 12 in Poole Harbour
Glossy Ibis - 3 Swineham GPs
Cattle Egret - 7 Puddletown on flooded field near A35
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Poole Harbour
Merlin - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Black Redstart - 1 male at Ridge
Yellowhammer - c30 at Giant Hill ,Cerne Abbas
Corn Bunting - 1 Maiden Castle
Cirl Bunting - 10 in stubble field near Old Harry
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| Purple Sandpipers, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale |
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| Cirl Buntings, Studland © Phil Bentley |
Saturday 31st January 2026
Tundra Bean Goose - 1 still at Affpuddle WMs
Long-tailed Duck - 1 west past Hengistbury Head
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Studland bay from Middle Beach
Golden Plover - 280+ Maiden Castle in field east of car park
Little Gull - 3 Hengistbury Head, 3 Preston Beach
Black-throated Diver - 1 flew south off Old Harry
Red-throated Diver - 42 Hengistbury, 31 Old Harry
Great Northern Diver - 4 Studland Bay
Cattle Egret - 41 Wareham Common
White-tailed Eagle - 6 over Kimmeridge, 3 at Encombe this morning
Red Kite - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 PC World Drain
Black Redstart - 1 Burton Bradstock at Freshwater Beach
Redpoll - 5 Hengistbury
Cirl Bunting - Flock of at least 9 at Old Harry
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| Some of 140 Lapwing, Sturminster Marshall © Allan Frake |
Friday 30th January 2026
Tundra Bean Goose - 7 Woodsford Bridge, 1 still at water meadows, Affpuddle
Black-necked Grebe -1 still South Lake, Longham Lakes
Avocet - 276 Brownsea Lagoon
Bar-tailed Godwit - 78 brownsea lagoon
Spoonbill - 15 Shipstal Point
Cattle Egret - 1 Puddletown
Great White Egret - 1 Woodsford
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Goathorn Peninsula
Red Kite - 1 over Silverlake, 1 over Kingston Maurward
Black Redstart - 1 Portwey Close, Rodwell
Crossbill - 22 Greenlands Farm
Cirl Bunting - 6+ nr. Old Harry, in crop field, 2 Bridging Camp, The Fleet
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| Red-breasted Mergansers, Poole Harbour © Don Willliams |
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| Lapwings, Lodmoor RSPB © Mick Church |
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| Cirl Bunting, Bridging Camp, The Fleet © Phil Cheeseman |
Thursday 29th January 2026
Red-necked Grebe - 1 North Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 3 North Portland Harbour , 1 Shell Bay
Avocet - c200 Wareham Channel
Grey Plover - c200 Wareham CHannel
Turnstone - 30 at Lyme Regis Harbour
Dunlin - c1000 Wareham Channel
Purple Sandpiper - 10 again Portland Bill
Common Sandpiper - 2 Jerry's Point
Little Gull - 2 1st winter Weymouth Bay, 1 1st winter off North Haven , 1 1st winter Lodmoor RSPB
FRANKLIN'S GULL - 1 probable past Portland Bill
Red-throated Diver - 13 off Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 6 North Portland Harbour, 4 off Jerry's Point, 3 off Brownsea Island
Spoonbill - 9 Middlebere Channel, 6 Wareham Channel
Cattle Egret - 4 Wey Valley over Nottington, 2 between A35 & Puddletown
White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Solent Meads Golf Course
Siberian Chifchaff - 1 still PC World Drain
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| Black-throated Diver, Hamm Beach © Phil Cheeseman |
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| Mistle Thrush, Upton CP © Peter John Corbin |
Wednesday 28th January 2026
Goldeneye - 3 Poole Hbr.
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Studland (Bramble Bush Bay).
Black-necked Grebe - 15 Poole Hbr (11 Jerry's Point, 4 central hbr), 3 Portland Hbr,
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Poole Hbr (Jerry's Point).
Grey Plover - 15 Stanpit, 1 Studland (Bramble Bush Bay).
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay, 1 Lytchett Bay.
Sandwich Tern - 2 Hengistbury beach huts.
Little Gull - 2 Holes Bay, 2 Poole Quay, 1 Poole Park, 1 Wareham Channel.
Great Northern Diver - 13 Poole Hbr, 5+ Portland Hbr.
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Hbr.
Red-throated Diver - 4 Hengistbury beach huts.
Spoonbill - 14 Poole Hbr (9 Arne, 3 Ower Bay).
Great White Egret - 1 Swineham.
Cattle Egret - 33 past Wareham common, 2 Wick.
Glossy Ibis - 10 Wareham common.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Wareham Channel.
Marsh Harrier - 2 Swineham.
Black Redstart - 1 Hamworthy.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Holes Bay (PCW Drain).
| Turnstone, Lyme Regis © Maurice Budden |
Tuesday 27th January 2026
White-fronted Goose - 40+ on Arne Moors RSPB
Goosander - 1 redhead still in Holes Bay NE
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Studland Bay off South Beach
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes (South Lake), 1 Portland Harbour from Hamm Beach
Ruff - 2 Lower Piddle Valley
Little Gull - 5 off Stone Pier in Weymouth, 4 past Branksome Chine, 2 Poole Harbour (Evening Hill), 2 Poole Harbour entrance, 2 Holes Bay NE
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour from Portland Castle
Red-throated Diver - 4 Hengistbury, 4 off Mudeford Quay
Great Northern Diver - 14 Poole Harbour from BoPH Winter Cruise, 2 Hengistbury, 1 Parkstone Bay, 1 Portland Harbour from Hamm Beach
Glossy Ibis - 10 at Swineham GPs
Spoonbill - 3 Arne RSPB
Cattle Egret - 16 near Worget Farm (Wareham), 5 Nottington
White-tailed Eagle - 4 Poole Harbour
Red Kite - 2 Piddlehinton
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 in PC World Drain
Brambling - 2 in finch flock along Thrashers Lane (Studland)
Yesterday : A Little Stint was at Swineham GPs in the evening
Monday 26th January 2026
White-fronted Goose - 40+ roosted at Arne Moors RSPB
Goosander - male & female on Dorchester WMs, 1 redhead still in Holes Bay NE
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Jerry's Point
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Hengistbury Head
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Brand's Bay, 1 Longham Lakes (South Lake)
Greenshank - 1 in Holloway's Dock (Christchurch Harbour)
Green Sandpiper - 2 Wytch Farm causeway
Purple Sandpiper - 2 below North Haven Hotel
Little Gull - 5 off Nothe Point (Weymouth)
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour from Portland Castle
Red-throated Diver - 42 Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 4 Portland Harbour, 2 South Deep (Poole Harbour)
Glossy Ibis - 10 again flew over Wareham
Cattle Egret - 2 near Kingston Maurward (north of Hollow Hill)
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Christchurch Harbour area, 1 Middlebere, 1 Moonfleet
Red Kite - 1 Toller Porcorum, 1 between Abbotsbury & Portesham,, 1 Corfe Mullen
Siberian Chiffchaff - 2 in PC World Drain
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP
Marsh Tit - 1 Thorncombe Wood
Redpoll - 6 Thorncombe Wood
| Little Gull, Nothe Fort © Janet Panter |
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| Great Northern Divers, from Nothe Fort © Janet Panter |
| Raven, Portland Bill © Malcolm Dowty |
Sunday 25th January 2026
White-fronted Goose - 40+ still in
field north of Arne Road near Ridge
Egyptian Goose - 22 in stubble fields near Woodsford
Mandarin Duck - 1 still at Poole Park
Goldeneye - 1 from Redhorn Quay
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Poole Harbour from Redhorn Quay
Black-necked Grebe - 8 from Redhorn Quay, 2 Ferrybridge, 1 Longham Lakes (South Lake)
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB on Pools Field
Purple Sandpiper - 9 Highcliffe on Groyne H10
Little Gull - 3+ off Chesil Cove
Black-throated Diver - 2 in Portland Harbour off Portland Castle
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Redhorn Quay
Glossy Ibis - 10 over Wareham flying towards Swineham this afternoon
Cattle Egret - 2 Nottington
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 again in PC World Drain
Firecrest - 1 Nottington along the R. Wey
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| Purple Sandpiper, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale |
Saturday 24th January 2026
| Grey Heron © Garry Hayman |
Friday 23rd January 2026
Tundra Bean Goose - 1 Affpuddle Heath WMs with Grelag Geese
White-fronted Goose - 30+ still in
field north of Arne Road
Goosander - 1 redhead in Holes Bay NE
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery (Swannery closed; best viewed from tank traps)
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB on Pools Field
Purple Sandpiper - 1 Hengistbury Head
Little Gull - 3 off Chesil Beach from Camp Road (Wyke Regis), 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB on Pools Field,
1 Hengistbury Head off the Beach Huts, 1 off Branksome Chine, 1 near Brownsea Island
Red-throated Diver - 8 off Branksome Chine, 3 off Chesil Beach from Camp Road (Wyke Regis)
Great Northern Diver - 3 off Branksome Chine, 1 off Chesil Beach from Camp Road (Wyke Regis)
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 PC World Drain
Thursday 22nd January 2026
Tuesday 20th January 2026
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| Woodlark - Stoborough Heath © Garry Hayman |
Monday 19th January 2026
White-fronted Goose - 27 from Wareham bypass.
Tundra Bean Goose - 4 from Wareham bypass.
Goldeneye - 5 Poole Hbr (Jerry's Point).
Mandarin Duck - 2 Stanpit.
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Abbotsbury, 1 Poole Hbr (Jerry's Point).
Black-necked Grebe - 12 Poole Hbr (Jerry's Point), 1 Longham Lakes.
Slavonian Grebe - 5 The Fleet (Cuttcleaves), 2 Poole Hbr (Jerry's Point).
Great Northern Diver - 7 Poole Hbr (Jerry's Point), 2 Shell Bay.
Red-throated Diver - 4 Mudeford Quay, 1 off Chesil Beach.
Spoonbill - 13 Shipstal Point.
Marsh Harrier - 1 The Fleet.
Goshawk - 1 Middlebere.
Chiffchaff - 22+ Holes Bay (PCW Drain).
Siberian Chiffchaff - 2 Holes Bay (PCW Drain).
Dartford Warbler - 1 Stanpit.
Firecrest - 2 Holes Bay (PCW Drain).
Cirl Bunting - 1 Wyke Regis.
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| Turnstone, Highcliffe beach © Clinton Whale |
Sunday 18th January 2026
Goldeneye - 5 Poole Hbr.
Goosander - 1 Holes Bay.
Mandarin Duck - 15 Shillingstone, 1 Poole Park.
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Poole Hbr (SE of Brownsea).
Black-necked Grebe - 8 Poole Hbr.
Knot - 24+ Holes Bay.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere.
Great Northern Diver - 12 Poole Hbr.
Black-throated Diver - 1 off Hengistbury beach huts.
Red-throated Diver - 50+ off Hengistbury beach huts.
Glossy Ibis - 10 Wareham common.
Great White Egret - 1 Middlebere.
Cattle Egret - 11 Shillingstone.
White-tailed Eagle - 5 Christchurch Hbr.
Marsh Harrier - 5 Christchurch Hbr roost, 1 R. Frome mouth.
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury Head.
Saturday 17th January 2026
Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury.
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Abbotsbury (The Fleet), 1 Poole Hbr (South Deep).
Black-necked Grebe - 12+ Portland Hbr, 12 Poole Hbr (South Deep).
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Brands Bay (Jerry's Pt).
Golden Plover - flock still present Lodmoor.
Grey Plover - 19 Christchurch Hbr.
Woodcock - 3 Up Cerne.
Black-tailed Godwit - 1900+ Holes Bay.
Purple Sandpiper - 1+ Sandbanks groynes.
Great Northern Diver - 9 Poole Hbr (South Deep), 4 Portland Hbr, 3 Poole Hbr mouth,
Black-throated Diver - 2 through Poole Hbr mouth, 1 Portland Hbr.
Red-throated Diver - 26 Hengistbury beach huts.
Glossy Ibis - 10 Wareham Bypass.
Red Kite - 3 Up Cerne, 1 Holt Heath, 1 Langton Hive.
Marsh Harrier - 3+ Christchurch Hbr, 1 Abbotsbury.
Firecrest - 1 Hatch Pond.
Friday 16th January 2026
Bean Goose - 1 Affpuddle
White Fronted Goose - 14 Frome floods Wareham Bypass A351, 29 Arne Moors
Mandarin Duck -1 Poole Park Lake
Scaup - 1 1sy cy drake, Abbotsbury Swannery. Swannery Closed for winter period, no access past dragons teeth
Goldeneye - 4 Jerry's Point
Red Necked Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery. Swannery Closed for winter period, no access past dragons teeth
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Jerry's Point, 1 past Hengistbury Head
Black Necked Grebe - 10 Jerry's Point, 1 Middle Beach, 1 Longham Lakes. Car Park at Longham is permit holders only.
Woodcock - 3 Moreton
Spotted Redshank - 2 Poole Harbour BoPH bird safari boat, 1 Lytchett Fields
Great Northern Diver - 3 Jerry's Point
Glossy Ibis - 10 Frome floods Wareham Bypass A351
Short Eared Owl - 1 Passed through Kimmeridge Bay
Glossy Ibis & White Fronted Goose, Frome Floods © Gary Hayman
Scaup 1st cy Drake, Abbotsbury Swannery © Steve Groves
Mandarin Duck, Poole Park © Tony Furnell
Thursday 15th January 2026
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Off Redhorn Quay
Black-Necked Grebe - 6 Off Redhorn Quay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay
Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields
Great Northern Diver - 1 Brands Bay
Wednesday 14th January 2026
Scaup - 1 The Fleet at Chickerall
Long Tailed Duck - 1 The Fleet at Chickerall
Red- Necked Grebe - 1 Off Brownsea
Slavonian Grebe - 5 The Fleet at Chickerall, 2 Redhorn Quay
Black-Necked Grebe - 9 Off Redhorn Quay, 2 Sandsfoot Castle
Golden Plover - c400 Lodmoor, c50 Maiden Castle
Spotted Redshank - 1 Rock Lea View Lytchett Bay
Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields
Purple Sandpiper - 6 Lyme Regis
Black Throated Diver - 1 Sandsfoot Castle
Great Northern Diver - 3 Jerry's Point
Spoonbill - 7 Lytchett Bay
Red Kite - 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Toller Porcorum
Merlin - 1 Male Middlebere
Yellow- Browed Warbler - 1 Hatch Pond still along path between Sandyhurst Close and Stinsford Road
Black Redstart - 1 The Fleet at Chickerall, 1 Christchurch Harboiur
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 PC World drain
Purple Sandpipers, Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell
Great White Egret, River Winterborne, Sturminster Marshall © Allan Frake
Tuesday 13th January 2026
Goldeneye - 3 Jerry's Point
Black-Necked Grebe - 3 Jerry's Point
Black Guillemot - 1 Reported on the water by the cafe Portland Bill
Razorbill - 1 Off Brownsea
Great Northern Diver - 2 Jerry's Point, 4 Off Billy Winters Portland Harbour
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Still PC world drain
Monday 12th January 2026
Sunday 11th January 2026
Saturday 10th January 2026
Friday 9th January 2026
Tundra Bean Goose - 17 Stokeford meadows best viewed from Rushton Lane Bardolf Farm water meadows
Green-winged Teal - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Goldeneye - 12+ in Poole Hbr.
Great Northern Diver - 6 in Poole Hbr.
Black-necked Grebe - 5 off Jerry's Pt.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Holme Bridge area, 1 Wareham Channel
Purple Sandpiper - 3 from Mudeford Quay, 2 Sandbanks on groynes.
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Hatch Pond.
Black Redstart - 1 Charminster, 1 fem/type Chickerell Bridging Camp
Brambling - 1 Sadbarrow Thorncombe
Thursday 8th January 2026
Wednesday 7th January 2026
Tuesday 6th January 2026
Monday 5th January 2026
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| Egyptian Goose, Burleston © Bill Robins |
| Redwing, Stour Valley LNR © Robert Fielding |
Sunday 4th January 2026
Russian White-fronted Goose - 26 west from Longham Lakes, 6 still in field East of Ridge nr, Arne Road
Scaup - 1 between Furzey Island & Brownsea Island
Long-tailed Duck - 1 from Tidmoor Point, The Fleet
Goldeneye - 5 off Jerrys Point, 1 off Tidmoor Point
Goosander - 1m from Ferrybridge and along The Fleet
Slavonian Grebe - 3 off Tidmoor Point, 2 off Jerrys Point
Black-necked Grebe - 12 off Chesil Cove, 8 from Sandsfoot Castle, 6 off Houseboats, 1 still Longham
Avocet - 170 Holes Bay
Grey Plover - 105 from Jerrys Point to Brands Bay, 5 Ferrybridge
Whimbrel - 1 Ferrybridge
Bar-tailed Godwit - 3 still Ferrybridge
Knot - 7 Holes Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 10 Portland Bill
Woodcock - 1 Fleet Lane
Little Gull - 1 west from Chickerell Hive Point
Black-throated Diver - 1 east past Portland Bill, 1 into Poole harbour towards Furzey Island
Great Northern Diver - 3 from Jerrys Point, 1 Shell Bay
Glossy Ibis - 10 again over Wareham Common
Spoonbill - 1 Holes Bay
Cattle Egret - 11 to roost from Wareham Common
Great White Egret - 1 Holes bay, 1 over South Lake, Longham Lakes
Yellow Browed Warbler - 1 still Chickerell Downs Woods
Dusky Warbler - 1 Herbury, The Fleet
Firecrest - 1 Pamphill Copse, 1 Chickerell Downs Woods
Fieldfare - 10 nr. North Lake, Longham Lakes
Redwing - 15 nr. Boardwalk, Upton CP
Black Redstart - 2 Charminster, 1 Chesil Cove
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| Goldcrest, Radipole © Russell Parrett |
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| Black-necked Grebe, Longham Lakes © David John Faulkner |
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| Curlew, Bridging Camp, The Fleet © Phil Cheeseman |


























