Sightings - Thursday 17th February 2011

Grey Partridge - 2 Monkeys Jump, 8 Rainbarrow, Martinstown
Golden Pheasant - 3 Brownsea Island
Manx Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill is the first there this year
Cattle Egret - 2 near Perry Farm House, with Little Egrets between Alderholt and Ashford on the Dorset/Hampshire border (SU131138)

Greenshank - 2 Brownsea lagoon
Green Sandpiper - 1 Stanpit
Spotted Redshank - 2 Brownsea lagoon, 2 Stanpit
Purple Sandpiper - 4 Portland Bill, 1 Black House (Hengistbury)
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor - now on its third visit.
Waxwing - 28 Corfe Mullen (at Roman Road)
Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP


Late news for Wednesday 16th February - a male Hen Harrier flew over the road, just west of Cranborne


Cattle Egret near Alderholt © Kevin Lane