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Lapwing, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale |
Monday 18th January 2021
Sunday 17th January 2021
Saturday 16th January 2021
Great Egret - 1 east of Lower Bockhampton
Rosy Starling - 1 Easton Portland
Iceland Gull Lodmoor (c) Geoff Barlow |
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Collared Dove (c) Will Bown |
Friday 15th January 2021
Black Redstart - 3 Durlston, 1 Carey Wareham, 1 Weymouth
Cirl Bunting - 2 females still in set-aside at West Bexington
Thursday 14th January 2021
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Longham Lakes
Wendesday 13th January 2021
Ruddy Shelduck - 5 to east in field off Hawthorn Road Burton
Cattle Egret - 1 off Jerry's Point, 6 flew over Nottington
Black Redstart - 1 Upwey, 1 Peveril Point Swanage
Cirl Bunting - 2 females still in set-aside at West Bexington
Tuesday 12th January 2021
Scaup - 4 Poole Harbour from Redhorn Point
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Poole Harbour from Redhorn Point
Glaucous Gull - 1 this morning at West Bexington
Iceland Gull - 1st winter Weymouth Harbour
Red-throated Diver - 3 Hengistbury
Great Northern Diver - 4 Poole Harbour from Redhorn Point, 1 Poole Harbour off Hamworthy
Glossy Ibis - 1 at Stanpit
Great White Egret - 1 Brand's Bay
Cattle Egret - 19 between Portesham & Abbotsbury, 1 Lytchett Bay
Merlin - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Little Sea (Studland)
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 still in garden at Channel View Road, Easton, Portland
Black Redstart - 1 still between Poundbury & R. Frome near Dorchester
Water Pipit - 1 Holton Lee Pools
Cirl Bunting - 2 females still in set-aside at West Bexington
Monday 11th January 2021
American Wigeon - Probable drake in Brand's Bay amongst Eurasian Wigeon
Scaup - 4 Brand's Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 4 Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point
Iceland Gull - 1st winter at Lodmoor RSPB
Great Northern Diver - 3 Jerry's Point, 2 Brand's Bay
Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Great White Egret - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Cattle Egret - 22 between Portesham & Abbotsbury from old railway line
Hen Harrier - 1 male Swineham
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 still around Easton, Portland
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP, 1 between Poundbury & R. Frome near Dorchester, 1 Chickerell
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Cirl Bunting - now 2 females at West Bexington
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Log-tailed Tit, Tuckton © Dave Hill |
Sunday 10th January 2021
Long-tailed Duck - 4 Furzey Island, Poole Harbour
Black Redstart - 2 Newton's Cove, 1+ Poundbury, 1 West Bay
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Pink-footed Goose, Lodmoor © Edmund Mackrill |
Saturday 9th January 2021
Black-throated Diver - 2 Portland Harbour
Rose-coloured Starling - remains around Channel View Rd, Easton, Portland
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Cattle Egret, Portesham © Janice Grove |
Friday 8th January 2021
Thursday 7th January 2021
Wednesday 6th January 2021
Tuesday 5th January 2021
Monday 4th January 2021
Russian White-fronted Goose - 6 again in field north of Silverlake
Black Brant - 3 between Chickerell Hive & Herbury
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 16 between Chickerell Hive & Herbury
Long-tailed Duck - 2 Tidmoor Point, 1 Silverlake
Red-crested Pochard - 2 Longham Lakes
Scaup - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery
Eider - 2 Portland Bill, 1 Lyme Regis
Velvet Scoter - 1 Tidmoor Point
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Tidmoor Point
Green Sandpiper - 1 Bere Regis
Purple Sandpiper - 7 Portland Bill
Woodcock - 12 Milborne St Andrew
Iceland Gull - 1st winter stil around Town Bridge, Weymouth Harbour
Great Skua - 1 Portland Bill
Great Northern Diver - 1 Poole Harbour off Baiter Park , 1 Weymouth Bay in Bowleaze Cove
Glossy Ibis - 1 at Stanpit
Great White Egret - 1 Holmebridge
Cattle Egret - 20+ south of Portesham, 10 SW of Hurst Bridge near Waddock Cross
Red Kite - 1 over Broadwey, 1 W over The Fleet
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Middlebere, 1 Milborne St Andrew
Merlin - 1 Middlebere
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 near the Works at Langton Herring
Firecrest - 2 Poole Park, 1 Sturminster Marshall GP
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 Easton (Portland)
Black Redstart - 1 Blacknor (Portland)
Dipper - 1 on R.Lim, Lyme Regis
Brambling - 1 Frogmore Farm, Morden
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Blackcap, Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell |
Goldfinch, Bridport © Maurice Budden |
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Blackcap, Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell |
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Sparrowhawk, Tuckton © Dave Hill |
Sunday 3rd January 2021
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point
Jack Snipe - 1 Lytchett Bay
Woodcock - 1 West Orchard (near Manston), 1 Stour Valley LNR, 1 Lytchett Bay
Iceland Gull - 1st winter by Town Bridge, Weymouth Harbour
Red-throated Diver - 4 Hengistbury, 4 West Bexington, 1 Alum Chine
Great Northern Diver - 5 Jerry's Point, 2 Alum Chine
Glossy Ibis - 1 still at Stanpit
Cattle Egret - 9 between Portesham & Abbotsbury, 1 Winkton opposite Holfleet Dairy Farm, 1 Lytchett Bay
Red Kite - 1 over Blandford
Merlin - 1 Hartland Moor
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 still at Easton (Portland)
Siberian Chiffchaff - 2 at Kinson STW
Firecrest - 1 Stour Valley LNR, 1 Lytchett Bay
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Mudeford Quay lawn
Black Redstart - 1 Old Harry area, 1 Lulworth Cove, 1 Portland Bill
Corn Bunting - 31 West Compton, 1 West Bexington
Cirl Bunting - 1 female still at West Bexington (in flock of Yellowhammers and the Corn Bunting)
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Shoveler, Lodmoor RSPB © Richard Saunders |
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Snipe, Lodmoor RSPB © Richard Saunders |
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Green Woodpecker, Portesham © Janice Grove |
Saturday, 2nd January 2021.
Long-tailed Duck - 4 off Jerry's Point, 1 Silverlake (view only from public rights of way), 5 Tidmoor Point.
Velvet Scoter - 1 off Tidmoor Point.
Black-necked Grebe - 2 off Jerry's Point.
Slavonian Grebe - 2 off Jerry's Point, 3 Tidmoor Point.
Great Skua - 1 E past Hengistbury.
Sandwich Tern - 3 off Shore Road (Poole Harbour).
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Hengistbury, 3 off Jerry's Point, 1 off Old Harry, 1 Tidmoor Point.
Red-throated Diver - 8 W past Hengistbury, 1 off Old Harry.
Black-throated Diver - 1 E past Hengistbury.
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Christchurch Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Keysworth.
Hen Harrier - 1 Keysworth.
Merlin - 1 Middlebere.
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 briefly at Blacknor (Portland) and in private garden at Channel View Road (Portland).
Late news: A female Cirl Bunting was at West Bexington yesterday.
Friday, 1st January 2021
Pochard - 1 Brands Bay is a rare bird at the site.
Long-tailed Duck - 1 off Redhorn, 1 Silverlake (view only from public rights of way), 5 Tidmoor.
Eider - 2 off Portland Bill.
Velvet Scoter - 1 Tidmoor.
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour.
Black-necked Grebe - 3 off Jerry's Point, 11 Portland Harbour, 14 Studland Bay.
Slavonian Grebe - 2 off Jerry's Point, 3 Tidmoor.
Golden Plover - c.400 Maiden Castle, 9 Portland Bill.
Jack Snipe - 3 Lodmoor.
Woodcock - 1+ Hengistbury Head, 1 Moreton, 2 Powerstock.
Green Sandpiper - 3 Abbotsbury railway track, 2 Bere Regis, 2 Silverlake, 1 Stour Valley LNR,
Great Skua - 1 Portland Bill.
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Mudeford Quay.
Iceland Gull - 1 Weymouth Harbour.
Great Northern Diver - 1 E past Hengistbury, 2 off Jerry's Point, 4 Portland Harbour, 1 off Redhorn,
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour
Great White Egret - 1 Church Ope Cove, 5 Longham Lakes, 1 moving along the lower Piddle Valley.
Cattle Egret - 7 Christchurch Harbour, 1 over Lytchett Bay.
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Christchurch Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 1-2 Christchurch Harbour, 1 SE of Langton Herring.
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill.
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston, 1 Old Harry ridge, 1 Portland Bill, 1 Portland Castle.
Firecrest - 1 Corfe Mullen, 1 Stour Valley LNR, 1 Thorncombe Woods.
Thursday 31st December 2020
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Fieldfare Stour Row © John Bishop |
Wednesday 30th December 2020
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Purple Sandpiper, Turnstone, Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell |
Tuesday 29th December 2020
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Silverlake, 3 off Hive Point Chickerell
Scaup - 2 Postbox Pool Lodmoor RSPB
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Bincleaves Corner Portland Harbour
Golden Plover - 150 Monkeys Jump area
Iceland Gull - 1st winter Town Bridge area Weymouth Harbour
Great White Egret - 1 Moors Valley CP
Cattle Egret - 2 flew to roost past Lytchett Bay, 2 north-west of Baker's Arms roundabout
Monday 28th January 2020
Long-tailed Duck - 1 off south side of Brownsea Island, 1 Silverlake, 4 Tidmoor Point
Scaup - 4 Jerry's Point
Red-throated Diver - 1 Studland Bay
Cattle Egret - 10 south of Waddock Cross, 16 Abbotsbury area along disused railway
Sunday 27th December 2020
Green Sandpiper - 3 by R. Piddle at Athelhampton, 1 Bride Valley Fish Farm
Ring-billed Gull - adult in Lytchett Bay this afternoon then flew towards Wareham Channel
Iceland Gull - 1st winter west past Ringstead Bay and at Weymouth Harbour
Red-throated Diver - 1 past Branksome Chine
Black-throated Diver - 1 or 2 past Branksome Chine
Great Northern Diver - 8 past Branksome Chine, 7 Poole Harbour, 1 Studland Bay
Great Skua - 1 Hengistbury
Glossy Ibis - 1 still at Stanpit
Cattle Egret - 2 flew over Lytchett Bay towards roost in Holes Bay
Black Redstart - 1 Peveril Point, 1 Weymouth in Cassiobury Rd/Charles St area
Saturday 26th December 2020
Friday 25th December 2020
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Iceland Gull - 1 still Weymouth Bay
Great Northern Diver - 6 Portland Harbour
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Stanpit Marsh
Cattle Egret - 7 Nottington
Cattle Egrets, Nottington © Paul Harris |
Thursday 24th December 2020
The Dorset Bird Club would like to wish all members and visitors to our daily blog, a safe and enjoyable Christmas
Whooper Swan - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Russian White-fronted Goose - 7 Silverlake at midday then flew north
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Silverlake
Scaup - 4 Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Jerry's Point, 2 Portland Harbour, 1 Studland Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour from Sandsfoot Castle
Sanderling - 30 Bramble Bush Bay
Purple Sandpiper -10 on the Cobb at Lyme Regis
Iceland Gull - 1 juvenile Portland Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 5 Jerry's Point
Glossy Ibis - 1 still at Christchurch Harbour
Spoonbill - 6+ Holes Bay
Great White Egret - 7 Longham Lakes
Cattle Egret - 7 NW of Winkton, 6+ at Holwell Farm near Buckland Ripers (later 5 in Nottington), 1 left roost in Lytchett Bay
Hen Harrier - 2 over Trigon Heath (Wareham Forset)
Purple Sandpiper, Lyme Regis © Paul Harris |
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Treecreeper, Woodville © John Bishop |
Wednesday 23rd December 2020
Long-tailed Duck - 2 off Brownsea Island
Scaup - 2 Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point
Woodcock - 1 Lower Waterston (near Puddletown), 1 near Netherbury
Iceland Gull - 1 juvenile east past West Bexington
Red-throated Diver - 1 past West Bexington
Great Northern Diver - 5 Jerry's Point
Glossy Ibis - 1 Wick Hams/Stanpit
Bittern - 1 Radipole Lake RSPB
Cattle Egret - 9 at Holwell Farm near Buckland Ripers
Tuesday 22nd December 2020
Monday 21st December 2020
Sunday 20th December 2020
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 13 Rodden Hive
Black Brant - 2 Rodden Hive, 1 Brand's Bay
Ruddy Shelduck - 1 between Burton & Sopley
Eider - 3 past Durlston CP
Long-tailed Duck - 3 off Brownsea Island, 1 Silverlake
Scaup - 4 Jerry's Point, 4 Lodmoor RSPB
Black-necked Grebe - 8 Jerry's Point, 3 Studland Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 3 Hengistbury Head, 1 Sandbanks
Green Sandpiper - 3 Silverlake, 2 Bere Regis CBs
Iceland Gull - 1 juvenile Weymouth Bay
Mediterranean Gull - 1600+ roosting Weymouth Bay
Red-throated Diver - 2 Durlston CP, 2 Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 2 Brand's Bay, 2 Jerry's Point, 1 from Baiter Sluice, 1 Portland Harbour
Bittern - 1 Turlin Moor NR this afternoon
Spoonbill - 20 Shipstal Point at Arne RSPB
Cattle Egret - 2 Lytchett Bay, 1 between Burton & Sopley
Merlin - 1 west of Dorchester by A35
Woodlark - 18 opposite Norris Mill Farm (near Lower Bockhampton)
Firecrest - 2 Durlston CP, 1 Stour Valley LNR, 1 Bere Regis CBs, 1 Corfe Castle garden
Black Redstart - 1 Ferrybridge at Smallmouth
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Blackcap, Bournemouth © David Wareham |
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Kestrel, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale |
Saturday, 19th December 2020.
Goosander - 2 Lower Bockhampton.
Red-necked Grebe - 1 probable west of Branksome Chine, 1 Shell Bay (Studland).
Black-necked Grebe - 9 off Middle Beach (Studland).
Grey Phalarope - 1 over Ferrybridge toward Chesil Cove.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Woodsford in a field.
Great Northern Diver - 2 Bramble Bush Bay, 5 off Studland.
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Christchurch Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 6+ western Poole Harbour.
Hen Harrier - 1 Briantspuddle Heath, 1 Hartland Moor.
Merlin - 1 Dorchester, 1 East Almer, 1 Hartland Moor.
Firecrest - 1 Redhill Common (Bournemouth), 3 South Beach (Studland).
Late news: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker near Moreton on Thursday.
Dartford Warbler, Boscombe Overcliff © Paul Godier. |
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Redwing, Bournemouth © David Wareham |