Goosander - 2 redheads at Lodmoor
Red-throated Diver - 4 past Portland Bill, 1 past Durlston
Great Northern Diver – 1 Weymouth Bay
Manx Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill
Osprey – 1 Arne
Red Kite - 1 near Wimborne St Giles
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Arctic Skua - 1 Portland Bill
Little Gull - 1 Coward's Marsh
Sandwich Tern - 10 Portland Bill, about 6 in Weymouth Bay, more around Ferrybridge/Portland Harbour, 2 past Durlston, 1 past Hengistbury Head
Waxwing - 70 Hatch Pond, about 50 Canford Heath
Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill, 1 Durlston
Ring Ouzel - 1 Durlston
Firecrest - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Durlston
Great Grey Shrike – 1 Arne
Sightings - Wednesday 30th March 2011
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill
Osprey – 1 Middlebere
Red-throated Diver - 2 past Durslton, 1 past Portland Bill
Great Northern Diver – 1 past Portland Bill
Arctic Skua - 1 Portland Bill
Great Skua - 1 Portland Bill
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston, 1 Greenlands Farm
Waxwing - 100 KW Engineering, Poole in the morning
Firecrest - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Durlston
Black Redstart © Dom Greves
Osprey – 1 Middlebere
Red-throated Diver - 2 past Durslton, 1 past Portland Bill
Great Northern Diver – 1 past Portland Bill
Arctic Skua - 1 Portland Bill
Great Skua - 1 Portland Bill
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston, 1 Greenlands Farm
Waxwing - 100 KW Engineering, Poole in the morning
Firecrest - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Durlston
Black Redstart © Dom Greves
Sightings - Tuesday 29th March 2011
Willow Warblers now becoming more widespread, also Blackaps.
Goosander – 4 River Stour between Shapwick and Spetisbury
Red Kite – 1 Morden Bog
Osprey – 1 Middlebere
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Bittern – 1 Lodmoor
Hoopoe – Broadcroft Quarry Portland
Water Pipit – 2 Christchurch Harbour
Black Redstart - 3 Hengistbury Head
Waxwing - 16 KW Engineering, Poole
Great Grey Shrike – 1 Morden Bog
Brambling – 15 Blandford
Goosander – 4 River Stour between Shapwick and Spetisbury
Red Kite – 1 Morden Bog
Osprey – 1 Middlebere
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Bittern – 1 Lodmoor
Hoopoe – Broadcroft Quarry Portland
Water Pipit – 2 Christchurch Harbour
Black Redstart - 3 Hengistbury Head
Waxwing - 16 KW Engineering, Poole
Great Grey Shrike – 1 Morden Bog
Brambling – 15 Blandford
Sightings - Monday 28th March 2011
Scaup – 6 Abbotsbury Swannery
Goosander – 4 River Stour between Blandford and Wimborne, 3 Longham Lakes
Red Kite – 1 Chaldon Down area
Marsh Harrier – 1 Lodmoor
Merlin - 1 Durlston
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Stone Curlew – 1 Hengistbury Head
Sandwich Tern – 40 Abbotsbury Swannery
Hoopoe – Broadcroft Quarry Portland
Black Redstart - 4 Portland Bill, 2 Durlston
Waxwing - 40 plus KW Engineering, Poole in the morning; 46 Knowlton Road/Marshwood Avenue area (Canford Heath) in evening
Willow Warbler – 7 Lodmoor
Firecrest - 1 Portland Obs garden, 2 Hengistbury Head
Great Grey Shrike – 1 Morden Bog
Hawfinch – 2 over Longham Lakes
Goosander – 4 River Stour between Blandford and Wimborne, 3 Longham Lakes
Red Kite – 1 Chaldon Down area
Marsh Harrier – 1 Lodmoor
Merlin - 1 Durlston
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Stone Curlew – 1 Hengistbury Head
Sandwich Tern – 40 Abbotsbury Swannery
Hoopoe – Broadcroft Quarry Portland
Black Redstart - 4 Portland Bill, 2 Durlston
Waxwing - 40 plus KW Engineering, Poole in the morning; 46 Knowlton Road/Marshwood Avenue area (Canford Heath) in evening
Willow Warbler – 7 Lodmoor
Firecrest - 1 Portland Obs garden, 2 Hengistbury Head
Great Grey Shrike – 1 Morden Bog
Hawfinch – 2 over Longham Lakes
Sightings - Sunday 27th March 2011
Red Kite - 1 Portesham, 1 over Lodmoor, 2 Morden Bog
Osprey – 1 over Portland and Weymouth
Merlin - 1 Durlston
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Little Gull - 1 Stanpit Recreational Ground
Yellow Wagtail – 1 Durlston
Northern Wheatear – 45 Christchurch Harbour, 19 Durlston
Black Redstart - 6 Portland Bill, 3 Weston, 3 Durlston
Redstart - 1 Portland
Blackcap – 9 Christchurch Harbour, 7 Durlston
Willow Warbler – 1 near Arne, 10 Christchurch Harbour
Firecrest - 1 Abbotsbury Gardens, 1 Weston
Great Grey Shrike – 1 Morden Bog
Osprey – 1 over Portland and Weymouth
Merlin - 1 Durlston
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Little Gull - 1 Stanpit Recreational Ground
Yellow Wagtail – 1 Durlston
Northern Wheatear – 45 Christchurch Harbour, 19 Durlston
Black Redstart - 6 Portland Bill, 3 Weston, 3 Durlston
Redstart - 1 Portland
Blackcap – 9 Christchurch Harbour, 7 Durlston
Willow Warbler – 1 near Arne, 10 Christchurch Harbour
Firecrest - 1 Abbotsbury Gardens, 1 Weston
Great Grey Shrike – 1 Morden Bog
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| Marsh Harrier at Radipole © Dom Greves |
Sightings - Saturday 26th March 2011
Red-crested Pochard - 1 male, Little Sea, Studland
Red Kite - 1, Cogden Beach
Purple Sandpiper - 12, Lyme Regis
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1, Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 1, Stanpit
Ring-billed Gull - 1, Poole Park
Water Pipit - 1, Priory Marsh, Christchurch Harbour
Waxwing - 26, Broadstone
Redstart - 1, Portland
Black Redstart - 2 at Barleycrates Lane, Portland, 2 at Portland Bill, 1 at Hengistbury
Ring Ouzel - 2 Barleycrates Lane, Portland
Firecrest - 1, Durlston; 3, Portland
Tree Sparrow - 1, Hengistbury
Red Kite - 1, Cogden Beach
Purple Sandpiper - 12, Lyme Regis
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1, Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 1, Stanpit
Ring-billed Gull - 1, Poole Park
Water Pipit - 1, Priory Marsh, Christchurch Harbour
Waxwing - 26, Broadstone
Redstart - 1, Portland
Black Redstart - 2 at Barleycrates Lane, Portland, 2 at Portland Bill, 1 at Hengistbury
Ring Ouzel - 2 Barleycrates Lane, Portland
Firecrest - 1, Durlston; 3, Portland
Tree Sparrow - 1, Hengistbury
Sightings - Friday 25th March 2011
Red-throated Diver - 1, Abbotsbury; 1 Portland
Scaup - 6, Abbotsbury
Velvet Scoter - 6, Portland
Goosander - 2, Longham Lakes
Spoonbill - Arne
Little Ringed Plover - 1, Crouch Hill, Christchurch Harbour
Spotted Redshank - 1, Christchurch Harbour
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1, Lodmoor
Great Skua - 1, Portland
Red Kite - records today from Abbotsbury, Lodmoor, Ringstead Bay, Piddlehinton and Sherford Bridge
Water Pipit - 2, Priory Marsh, Christchurch Harbour
Firecrest - 3, Durlston
Great Grey Shrike - 1, Arne; 1, Morden Bog
Waxwing - 15, Nuffiled Industrial Estate, Poole; 48 Knowlton Rd underpass, Poole
Corn Bunting - 1 at Abbotsbury notable as species is rare here
Scaup - 6, Abbotsbury
Velvet Scoter - 6, Portland
Goosander - 2, Longham Lakes
Spoonbill - Arne
Little Ringed Plover - 1, Crouch Hill, Christchurch Harbour
Spotted Redshank - 1, Christchurch Harbour
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1, Lodmoor
Great Skua - 1, Portland
Red Kite - records today from Abbotsbury, Lodmoor, Ringstead Bay, Piddlehinton and Sherford Bridge
Water Pipit - 2, Priory Marsh, Christchurch Harbour
Firecrest - 3, Durlston
Great Grey Shrike - 1, Arne; 1, Morden Bog
Waxwing - 15, Nuffiled Industrial Estate, Poole; 48 Knowlton Rd underpass, Poole
Corn Bunting - 1 at Abbotsbury notable as species is rare here
Sightings - Thursday 24th March 2011
There was a steady passage of common migrants at the coast today with impressive totals of migrants particularly from Hengistbury and Portland.
Scaup - 6, Abbotsbury
Goosander - 3, Lower Avon Valley
Black-throated Diver - 1, Weymouth Bay (off Lodmoor)
Red Kite - 1, West Compton
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1, Lodmoor
Kingfisher - a pair have been busy nest building at Radipole, see the RSPB blog for details
Waxwing - 50, Bournemouth Gardens
Black Redstart - 1, Hengistbury
Wheatear - an impressive 66, Hengistbury and 75 at Portland
Ring Ouzel - 1, Portland
Firecrest - 4 Portland
Great Grey Shrike - 1, Godlingston Heath
Scaup - 6, Abbotsbury
Goosander - 3, Lower Avon Valley
Black-throated Diver - 1, Weymouth Bay (off Lodmoor)
Red Kite - 1, West Compton
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1, Lodmoor
Kingfisher - a pair have been busy nest building at Radipole, see the RSPB blog for details
Waxwing - 50, Bournemouth Gardens
Black Redstart - 1, Hengistbury
Wheatear - an impressive 66, Hengistbury and 75 at Portland
Ring Ouzel - 1, Portland
Firecrest - 4 Portland
Great Grey Shrike - 1, Godlingston Heath
Sightings - Wednesday 23rd March 2011
Scaup - 6, Abbotsbury
Spoonbill - 5, Arne; 1 Lodmoor
Hobby - 1, Arne
Little Ringed Plover - 2, Christchurch Harbour; 1 Lodmoor
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Lyme Regis
Whimbrel - 1, Abbotsbury
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1, Lodmoor
Jack Snipe - 1, Stanpit Marsh
Spotted Redshank - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Woodlark - 1, Hengistbury Head
House Martin - 1, Christchurch Harbour
Water Pipit - 5, Stanpit Marsh
White Wagtail - 5 Portland
Waxwing - 20, Hatch Pond; 5 Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole, 5 Canford Heath
Black Redstart - 1 Tout Quarry, Portland
Firecrest - 2 Portland Bill
Great Grey Shrike - 1, Morden Bog
Brambling - 11, Blandford, 1 Hengistbury
Late news from yesterday evening, a Stone Curlew was heard calling over the Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre, Christchurch
Spoonbill - 5, Arne; 1 Lodmoor
Hobby - 1, Arne
Little Ringed Plover - 2, Christchurch Harbour; 1 Lodmoor
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Lyme Regis
Whimbrel - 1, Abbotsbury
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1, Lodmoor
Jack Snipe - 1, Stanpit Marsh
Spotted Redshank - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Woodlark - 1, Hengistbury Head
House Martin - 1, Christchurch Harbour
Water Pipit - 5, Stanpit Marsh
White Wagtail - 5 Portland
Waxwing - 20, Hatch Pond; 5 Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole, 5 Canford Heath
Black Redstart - 1 Tout Quarry, Portland
Firecrest - 2 Portland Bill
Great Grey Shrike - 1, Morden Bog
Brambling - 11, Blandford, 1 Hengistbury
Late news from yesterday evening, a Stone Curlew was heard calling over the Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre, Christchurch
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| Red-throated Diver off Greenhill, Weymouth © Paul Baker |
Sightings - Tuesday 22nd March 2011
Red-throated Diver - 1, Abbotsbury
Black-throated Diver - 1, Hengistbury
Scaup - 5, Lodmoor
Bittern - 1, Lodmoor
Red Kite - 2, Sturminster Newton
Little Ringed Plover - 1, Lytchett Bay
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1, Radipole
Water Pipit - 1 Priory Marsh, Stanpit
White Wagtail - 2 Lytchett Bay
Waxwing - 25 at Keith Road, Bournemouth
Ring Ouzel - 1 Blacknor, Portland
Firecrest - 3 Portland Bill, 2 Avalanche Road, Portland
Great Grey Shrike - 1, Arne
Black-throated Diver - 1, Hengistbury
Scaup - 5, Lodmoor
Bittern - 1, Lodmoor
Red Kite - 2, Sturminster Newton
Little Ringed Plover - 1, Lytchett Bay
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1, Radipole
Water Pipit - 1 Priory Marsh, Stanpit
White Wagtail - 2 Lytchett Bay
Waxwing - 25 at Keith Road, Bournemouth
Ring Ouzel - 1 Blacknor, Portland
Firecrest - 3 Portland Bill, 2 Avalanche Road, Portland
Great Grey Shrike - 1, Arne
Sightings - Monday 21st March 2011
Great Northern Diver - 7 Weymouth Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour, 2 settle off Portland Bill
Red Kite - Over Chewton Common, Highcliffe at 12.30pm
Merlin - 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Hengistbury Head
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Hengistbury Head
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Green Sandpiper - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Hoopoe - 1 Swineham GPs (briefly)
House Martin - 2 Burton Bradstock, 2 Portland
Swallow - 9 Portland, 1 Hengistbury Head (1st of the year here)
Water Pipit - 1 Lodmoor
White Wagtail - 3 Portland Bill, 1 Hengistbury Head
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Hengistbury Head
Willow Warbler - 1 Portland
Firecrest - 4 Portland Bill, 1 Suckthumb Quarry, Portland, 1 Hengistbury Head
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour, 2 settle off Portland Bill
Red Kite - Over Chewton Common, Highcliffe at 12.30pm
Merlin - 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Hengistbury Head
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Hengistbury Head
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Green Sandpiper - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Hoopoe - 1 Swineham GPs (briefly)
House Martin - 2 Burton Bradstock, 2 Portland
Swallow - 9 Portland, 1 Hengistbury Head (1st of the year here)
Water Pipit - 1 Lodmoor
White Wagtail - 3 Portland Bill, 1 Hengistbury Head
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Hengistbury Head
Willow Warbler - 1 Portland
Firecrest - 4 Portland Bill, 1 Suckthumb Quarry, Portland, 1 Hengistbury Head
Sightings - Sunday 20th March 2011
Scaup - 1 Radipole Lake
Great Northern Diver - 1 Durlston
Yellow Wagtail - c3 Top Fields, Portland
Dipper - one near Wareham
Black Redstart - 1 Dancing Ledge, 1 Hengistbury Head
Willow Warbler - singles at Melcombe Regis cemetery and Radipole Lake
Great Northern Diver - 1 Durlston
Bittern - 1 Radipole
Great White Egret - 1 Wych Channel, Arne
Spoonbill - 2 Radipole
Long-billed Dowitcher - Lodmoor
Golden Plover - 300 Tarrant Rushden airfield
Water Pipit - Bere Regis cressbedsYellow Wagtail - c3 Top Fields, Portland
Dipper - one near Wareham
Black Redstart - 1 Dancing Ledge, 1 Hengistbury Head
Willow Warbler - singles at Melcombe Regis cemetery and Radipole Lake
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog
Brambling - 15-20 Winterborne Whitechurch
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| Scaup at Radipole Lake © Paul Baker |
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| Golden Plovers at Tarrant Rushton Airfield © Chris Parnell |
Sightings - Saturday 19th March 2011
Red-crested Pochard - 1 Little Sea
Velvet Scoter - 2 Brand's Bay
Goosander - 6 Longham Lakes, 4 Redhead on the Stour Christchurch
Black-necked Grebe - 14 Old Harry
Spoonbill - 4 Arne, 2 Lodmoor
Marsh Harrier - 1 Lodmoor
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Green Sandpiper - 2 Bere Regis cress beds
Little Gull - 1 reported at Radipole Lake
Ring-billed Gull - 1 first winter Poole Park, 1 ad again at Stanpit Bight
Sandwich Tern - 2 over the Barn Field Hengistbury, 1 Brand's Bay, 1 Arne
Sand Martin - 6 Wick, 4 Lodmoor
White Wagtail - 2 Portland Bill
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Wheatear - 3 Portland Bill, 1 Durlston CP.
Chiffchaff - 6 Lodmoor, 6 Wick
Firecrest - 1 Portland Bill
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog with possibly the same at Lawson Clump, 1 Coombe Heath, Arne
Mealy Redpoll - 1 trapped and ringed in a Ferndown garden
Velvet Scoter - 2 Brand's Bay
Goosander - 6 Longham Lakes, 4 Redhead on the Stour Christchurch
Black-necked Grebe - 14 Old Harry
Spoonbill - 4 Arne, 2 Lodmoor
Marsh Harrier - 1 Lodmoor
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Green Sandpiper - 2 Bere Regis cress beds
Little Gull - 1 reported at Radipole Lake
Ring-billed Gull - 1 first winter Poole Park, 1 ad again at Stanpit Bight
Sandwich Tern - 2 over the Barn Field Hengistbury, 1 Brand's Bay, 1 Arne
Sand Martin - 6 Wick, 4 Lodmoor
White Wagtail - 2 Portland Bill
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Wheatear - 3 Portland Bill, 1 Durlston CP.
Chiffchaff - 6 Lodmoor, 6 Wick
Firecrest - 1 Portland Bill
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog with possibly the same at Lawson Clump, 1 Coombe Heath, Arne
Mealy Redpoll - 1 trapped and ringed in a Ferndown garden
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| Ring-billed Gull at Poole Park © Brett Spencer |
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| Dartford Warbler at Coombe Heath, Arne © Dom Greves |
Sightings - Friday 18th March 2011
Red-crested Pochard - 2 near Canford Bridge
Spoonbill - 7 Middlebere, 2 Lodmoor
Red Kite - 1 over Organford
Hen Harrier - 2 north of Cranborne
Goshawk - 1 over Brownsea Island
Buzzard - 32 in a field south Beaminster
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 intermedius type Lodmoor
Sand Martin - 18 Lodmoor
Swallow - 1 Middlebere, 1 Lodmoor
Meadow Pipit - 2000 Portland Bill, 310 Stanpit.
Water Pipit - 4 Stanpit
Waxwing - 25+ near KW Engineering, Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP
Wheatear - 5 Portland Bill, 3 Durlston CP
Chiffchaff - 10 Portland Bill
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP, 1 Brownsea Island
Brambling - 1 Wareham
Lapland Bunting - 1 Durlston CP
Spoonbill - 7 Middlebere, 2 Lodmoor
Red Kite - 1 over Organford
Hen Harrier - 2 north of Cranborne
Goshawk - 1 over Brownsea Island
Buzzard - 32 in a field south Beaminster
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 intermedius type Lodmoor
Sand Martin - 18 Lodmoor
Swallow - 1 Middlebere, 1 Lodmoor
Meadow Pipit - 2000 Portland Bill, 310 Stanpit.
Water Pipit - 4 Stanpit
Waxwing - 25+ near KW Engineering, Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP
Wheatear - 5 Portland Bill, 3 Durlston CP
Chiffchaff - 10 Portland Bill
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP, 1 Brownsea Island
Brambling - 1 Wareham
Lapland Bunting - 1 Durlston CP
Sightings - Thursday 17th March 2011
Egyptian Goose - 3 Avon Causeway
Scaup - 8 Abbotsbury Swannery
Goosander - 6 Longham Lakes
Red-throated Diver - 2 Portland Bill
Spoonbill - 9 Arne, 2 Lodmoor
Red Kite - 1 over Organford
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Portland Bill
Woodcock - 1 Wick
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Puffin - 1 Durlston CP
Hoopoe - 1 Portland Bill
Sand Martin - c16 Radipole Lake, 8 Lodmoor
Swallow - 3 Durlston CP, 2 Lodmoor
Black Redstart - 1 Barleycrates Lane, Portland, 1 Portland Bill
Stonechat - 7 Durlston CP
Wheatear - 5 Durlston CP, 5 Portland Bill, 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Abbotsbury
Redwing - 63 Portland Bill
Chiffchaff - 8 Hengistbury, 4 Durlston CP
Firecrest - singles at Durlston and Lodmoor
The Glaucous Gull reported at Charmouth is now considered to be either a leucistic Herring Gull or a hybrid.
Scaup - 8 Abbotsbury Swannery
Goosander - 6 Longham Lakes
Red-throated Diver - 2 Portland Bill
Spoonbill - 9 Arne, 2 Lodmoor
Red Kite - 1 over Organford
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Portland Bill
Woodcock - 1 Wick
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Puffin - 1 Durlston CP
Hoopoe - 1 Portland Bill
Sand Martin - c16 Radipole Lake, 8 Lodmoor
Swallow - 3 Durlston CP, 2 Lodmoor
Black Redstart - 1 Barleycrates Lane, Portland, 1 Portland Bill
Stonechat - 7 Durlston CP
Wheatear - 5 Durlston CP, 5 Portland Bill, 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Abbotsbury
Redwing - 63 Portland Bill
Chiffchaff - 8 Hengistbury, 4 Durlston CP
Firecrest - singles at Durlston and Lodmoor
The Glaucous Gull reported at Charmouth is now considered to be either a leucistic Herring Gull or a hybrid.
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| The Charmouth Gull © Paul Baker |
Sightings - Wednesday 16th March 2011
Scaup - 15 remain on the Fleet at Abbotsbury
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour
Spoonbill - 2 Lodmoor
Marsh Harrier - 1 Little Sea, Studland
Little Ringed Plover - 2 Lodmoor, 1 heard Priory Marsh
Purple Sandpiper - 3 Portland Bill
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Green Sandpiper - 1 Northbourne Water Works
Spotted Redshank - 2 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Brownsea Island
Greenshank - 2 Brownsea Is.
Glaucous Gull - 1 adult Charmouth (subsequently re-identified as either a leucistic Herring Gull or hybrid)
Sandwich Tern - 4 Brownsea Is, 1 past West Bexington
Hoopoe - 1 Portland Bill
Meadow Pipit - 88 Hengistbury Hd.
Water Pipit - 1 Lodmoor
White Wagtail - 2 Priory Marsh
Black Redstart - 2 Hengistbury Head, 1 Portland Bill
Stonechat - 18 Hengistbury Head
Wheatear - 4 Portland Bill
Chiffchaff - 19 Hengistbury Hd, 10 Portland Bill
Willow Warbler - 1 Hengistbury Head (first of the year for CHOG)
Firecrest - Singles at Weston & Southwell, Portland
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour
Spoonbill - 2 Lodmoor
Marsh Harrier - 1 Little Sea, Studland
Little Ringed Plover - 2 Lodmoor, 1 heard Priory Marsh
Purple Sandpiper - 3 Portland Bill
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Green Sandpiper - 1 Northbourne Water Works
Spotted Redshank - 2 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Brownsea Island
Greenshank - 2 Brownsea Is.
Glaucous Gull - 1 adult Charmouth (subsequently re-identified as either a leucistic Herring Gull or hybrid)
Sandwich Tern - 4 Brownsea Is, 1 past West Bexington
Hoopoe - 1 Portland Bill
Meadow Pipit - 88 Hengistbury Hd.
Water Pipit - 1 Lodmoor
White Wagtail - 2 Priory Marsh
Black Redstart - 2 Hengistbury Head, 1 Portland Bill
Stonechat - 18 Hengistbury Head
Wheatear - 4 Portland Bill
Chiffchaff - 19 Hengistbury Hd, 10 Portland Bill
Willow Warbler - 1 Hengistbury Head (first of the year for CHOG)
Firecrest - Singles at Weston & Southwell, Portland
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| Spoonbills at Lodmoor © Derek Fowler |
Sightings - Tuesday 15th March 2011
Scaup - 15 Abbotsbury
Spoonbill - 1 Middlebere; 2 Lodmoor; 3 Holes Bay
Red Kite - 1 over Parkstone and Oakdale
Little Ringed Plover - 2 Lodmoor, 1 Priory Marsh, Stanpit
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 1 at Stanpit Marsh
Ring-billed Gull - 1w still at Poole Park and an adult again at Stanpit Marsh
Sandwich Tern - 1 Peveril Point, Swanage
Hoopoe - 1 Portland Bill
Swallow - 4 Bishops Caundle
Water Pipit - 1 at Lodmoor, 1 at Priory Marsh, Stanpit
Yellow Wagtail - 1 Stanpit Marsh (earliest ever record for Christchurch Harbour)
White Wagtail - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill
Firecrest - 1 Portland Bill
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog
Spoonbill - 1 Middlebere; 2 Lodmoor; 3 Holes Bay
Red Kite - 1 over Parkstone and Oakdale
Little Ringed Plover - 2 Lodmoor, 1 Priory Marsh, Stanpit
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 1 at Stanpit Marsh
Ring-billed Gull - 1w still at Poole Park and an adult again at Stanpit Marsh
Sandwich Tern - 1 Peveril Point, Swanage
Hoopoe - 1 Portland Bill
Swallow - 4 Bishops Caundle
Water Pipit - 1 at Lodmoor, 1 at Priory Marsh, Stanpit
Yellow Wagtail - 1 Stanpit Marsh (earliest ever record for Christchurch Harbour)
White Wagtail - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill
Firecrest - 1 Portland Bill
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog
Sightings - Monday 14th March 2011
Velvet Scoter - 3 past Hengistbury Head
Goosander - 5 redheads Shapwick, 9 (1 male) Spetisbury
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Portland Bill Spoonbill - 1 West Bexington, and later at Abbotsbury
Red Kite - 1 Askerswell & Uploders, 1 between Cranborne and Horton
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill
Little Ringed Plover - 1 at Stanpit
Little Stint - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Spotted Redshank - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Common Sandpiper - 1 Holes Bay
Mediterranean Gull - 1 Durlston CP
Ring-billed Gull - adult at Stanpit Marsh, 1w at Poole Park
Hoopoe - 1 still at Portland Bill
Swallow - 1 Portland
Woodlark - 1 Morden Bog
Water Pipit - 2 at Priory Marsh, Stanpit
White Wagtail - 2 West Bexington, 2 Portland, 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Stanpit
Wheatear - 20 Portland, 7 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Durlston, 1 West Bexington
Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill, 1 male Durlston, 1 Easton
Willow Warbler - 1 Durlston, the first of the year there
Firecrest - 3 Hengistbury Head, 2 Portland, 2 Durlston, 1 Weston
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog
Crossbill - 1 Morden Bog
There was another attack on the Lodmoor reedbed today; fortunately, the damage was relatively minor.
Please keep an eye open if you are in the area.
Dorset Police can be contacted on 01305222222.
Goosander - 5 redheads Shapwick, 9 (1 male) Spetisbury
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Portland Bill Spoonbill - 1 West Bexington, and later at Abbotsbury
Red Kite - 1 Askerswell & Uploders, 1 between Cranborne and Horton
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill
Little Ringed Plover - 1 at Stanpit
Little Stint - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Spotted Redshank - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Common Sandpiper - 1 Holes Bay
Mediterranean Gull - 1 Durlston CP
Ring-billed Gull - adult at Stanpit Marsh, 1w at Poole Park
Hoopoe - 1 still at Portland Bill
Swallow - 1 Portland
Woodlark - 1 Morden Bog
Water Pipit - 2 at Priory Marsh, Stanpit
White Wagtail - 2 West Bexington, 2 Portland, 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Stanpit
Wheatear - 20 Portland, 7 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Durlston, 1 West Bexington
Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill, 1 male Durlston, 1 Easton
Willow Warbler - 1 Durlston, the first of the year there
Firecrest - 3 Hengistbury Head, 2 Portland, 2 Durlston, 1 Weston
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog
Crossbill - 1 Morden Bog
There was another attack on the Lodmoor reedbed today; fortunately, the damage was relatively minor.
Please keep an eye open if you are in the area.
Dorset Police can be contacted on 01305222222.
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| Singing Firecrest in the Wareham Forest © Kevin Lane |
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| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - Rempstone Forest © Kevin Lane |
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| Ring-billed Gull at Poole Park © Kevin Lane |
Sightings - Sunday 13th March 2011
Mandarin Duck - 2 pairs Canford Magna golf course
Velvet Scoter - 2 off Studland
Goosander - 5 redheads Longham Lakes
Black-necked Grebe - of 8+ off Studland, 3 were summer-plumage
Bittern - 2 Hatch Pond, 1 Lodmoor
Spoonbill - 9 Arne
Red Kite - 3 Powerstock Common, 1 Arne, 1 Cashmoor
Marsh Harrier - pair Lodmoor, 1 Morden Bog
Merlin - 1 Portland (Barleycrates)
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Priory Marsh
Grey Plover - 8 Stanpit
Curlew - 2 over Longham Lakes were the second record for the site.
Mediterranean Gull - 12 Canford Magna golf course, 14 Longham Lakes, 22 Stanpit
Ring-billed Gull - 1 Poole Park, 1 Stanpit
Sandwich Tern - 1 past West Bexington
Hoopoe - 1 Portland Bill
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - 1 heard Sherford Bridge
Woodlark - 1 singing Morden Bog
Sand Martin - 10+ Lodmoor, 4 Horselynch
White Wagtail - 3 Portland Bill
Waxwing - 24 Bearwood (King John's Ave)
Black Redstart - 1 Arne, 1 male Durlston CP
Wheatear - 1 Stanpit, 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Peveril Point, 12 Portland Bill
Willow Warbler - the first of the year was singing at Easton, Portland
Firecrest - 1 Arne, 1 Portland Bill
Bearded Tit - 1 heard Lodmoor
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog
Crossbill - 4 Morden Bog
Part of the Lodmoor reedbed was destroyed by arson today. Anyone with any information about this is urged to contact Dorset Police immediately, 01305222222.
Late news: Hen Harrier near Church Knowle on Thursday
Velvet Scoter - 2 off Studland
Goosander - 5 redheads Longham Lakes
Black-necked Grebe - of 8+ off Studland, 3 were summer-plumage
Bittern - 2 Hatch Pond, 1 Lodmoor
Spoonbill - 9 Arne
Red Kite - 3 Powerstock Common, 1 Arne, 1 Cashmoor
Marsh Harrier - pair Lodmoor, 1 Morden Bog
Merlin - 1 Portland (Barleycrates)
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Priory Marsh
Grey Plover - 8 Stanpit
Curlew - 2 over Longham Lakes were the second record for the site.
Mediterranean Gull - 12 Canford Magna golf course, 14 Longham Lakes, 22 Stanpit
Ring-billed Gull - 1 Poole Park, 1 Stanpit
Sandwich Tern - 1 past West Bexington
Hoopoe - 1 Portland Bill
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - 1 heard Sherford Bridge
Woodlark - 1 singing Morden Bog
Sand Martin - 10+ Lodmoor, 4 Horselynch
White Wagtail - 3 Portland Bill
Waxwing - 24 Bearwood (King John's Ave)
Black Redstart - 1 Arne, 1 male Durlston CP
Wheatear - 1 Stanpit, 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Peveril Point, 12 Portland Bill
Willow Warbler - the first of the year was singing at Easton, Portland
Firecrest - 1 Arne, 1 Portland Bill
Bearded Tit - 1 heard Lodmoor
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog
Crossbill - 4 Morden Bog
Part of the Lodmoor reedbed was destroyed by arson today. Anyone with any information about this is urged to contact Dorset Police immediately, 01305222222.
Late news: Hen Harrier near Church Knowle on Thursday
Sightings - Saturday 12th March 2011
Velvet Scoter - 9 past Portland Bill
Smew - 1 redhead Longham Lakes
Goosander - 1 redhead Christchurch Harbour (R Stour), 6 redhead Longham Lakes
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Arne
Bittern - 2 Hatch Pond
Spoonbill - 8 Arne, 1 along Lodmoor beach (over Weymouth Bay), 2 at Lodmoor
Red Kite - 1 Grove (Portland), and probably the same bird over Wyke Regis
Marsh Harrier - 1 female Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Bay
Greenshank - 4 Lytchett Bay
Green Sandpiper - 1 Cowards Marsh
Mediterranean Gull - 20+ Cowards Marsh, 2 Longham Lakes
Little Gull - 1 Cowards Marsh
Ring-billed Gull - 1 adult Stanpit
Sandwich Tern - 1 Brownsea
Short-eared Owl - 1 Portland
Hoopoe - 1 Portland Bill
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male Sherford Bridge
Woodlark - 3+ Higher Hyde Heath; 1 singing Morden Bog
Sand Martin - 1 Hengistbury Head, 3 Longham Lakes
Swallow - 1 Ridge
Waxwing - 48 Bearwood (King John Ave/Wheelers Lane), 17 over Canford Heath NR
Black Redstart - 6 Portland
Wheatear - 1 Arne, 1 Crouch Hill, 1 Forston
Firecrest - 2 Abbotsbury Gardens, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Portland Bill
Bearded Tit - pair Lodmoor
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Chamberlayne's Heath
Lapland Bunting - 1 Reap Lane, Portland
Smew - 1 redhead Longham Lakes
Goosander - 1 redhead Christchurch Harbour (R Stour), 6 redhead Longham Lakes
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Arne
Bittern - 2 Hatch Pond
Spoonbill - 8 Arne, 1 along Lodmoor beach (over Weymouth Bay), 2 at Lodmoor
Red Kite - 1 Grove (Portland), and probably the same bird over Wyke Regis
Marsh Harrier - 1 female Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Bay
Greenshank - 4 Lytchett Bay
Green Sandpiper - 1 Cowards Marsh
Mediterranean Gull - 20+ Cowards Marsh, 2 Longham Lakes
Little Gull - 1 Cowards Marsh
Ring-billed Gull - 1 adult Stanpit
Sandwich Tern - 1 Brownsea
Short-eared Owl - 1 Portland
Hoopoe - 1 Portland Bill
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male Sherford Bridge
Woodlark - 3+ Higher Hyde Heath; 1 singing Morden Bog
Sand Martin - 1 Hengistbury Head, 3 Longham Lakes
Swallow - 1 Ridge
Waxwing - 48 Bearwood (King John Ave/Wheelers Lane), 17 over Canford Heath NR
Black Redstart - 6 Portland
Wheatear - 1 Arne, 1 Crouch Hill, 1 Forston
Firecrest - 2 Abbotsbury Gardens, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Portland Bill
Bearded Tit - pair Lodmoor
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Chamberlayne's Heath
Lapland Bunting - 1 Reap Lane, Portland
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| Hoopoe at Portland Bill © Brett Spencer |
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| Woodlark at Arne © Dom Greves |
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| Dartford Warbler at Arne © Dom Greves |
Sightings - Friday 11th March 2011
Common Scoter - 16 Portland Bill
Smew - 1 redhead Longham Lakes
Goosander - 2 redhead Longham Lakes
Bittern - 1 Hatch Pond
Red Kite - 1 over Christchurch Priory
Marsh Harrier - 1 Durlston CP
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Morden Bog
Merlin - 1 Morden Bog
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Priory Marsh
Purple Sandpiper - 6 Portland Bill
Little Stint - 1 Stanpit
Spotted Redshank - 2 Stanpit
Kittiwake - 118 past Portland Bill in a 1-hour count
Mediterranean Gull - 1 Durlston CP, 1 Longham Lakes, 12 Stanpit
Puffin - 1 off Portland Bill
Woodlark - pair Morden Bog
Sand Martin - 1 Longham Lakes
Scandinavian Rock Pipit - 2 Priory Marsh
Water Pipit - 1 Priory Marsh
Pied Wagtail - 100+ Longham Lakes
White Wagtail - 1 Portland Bill
Waxwing - 20 Bear Wood (Runnymede Ave/King John Ave), 15 Canford Heath (Sherborn Crescent).
Black Redstart - 3 Portland Bill
Wheatear - 3 Durlston CP, 2 Portland Bill
Firecrest - pair at Sherford Bridge
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Arne Heath, 1 Morden Bog
Smew - 1 redhead Longham Lakes
Goosander - 2 redhead Longham Lakes
Bittern - 1 Hatch Pond
Red Kite - 1 over Christchurch Priory
Marsh Harrier - 1 Durlston CP
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Morden Bog
Merlin - 1 Morden Bog
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Priory Marsh
Purple Sandpiper - 6 Portland Bill
Little Stint - 1 Stanpit
Spotted Redshank - 2 Stanpit
Kittiwake - 118 past Portland Bill in a 1-hour count
Mediterranean Gull - 1 Durlston CP, 1 Longham Lakes, 12 Stanpit
Puffin - 1 off Portland Bill
Woodlark - pair Morden Bog
Sand Martin - 1 Longham Lakes
Scandinavian Rock Pipit - 2 Priory Marsh
Water Pipit - 1 Priory Marsh
Pied Wagtail - 100+ Longham Lakes
White Wagtail - 1 Portland Bill
Waxwing - 20 Bear Wood (Runnymede Ave/King John Ave), 15 Canford Heath (Sherborn Crescent).
Black Redstart - 3 Portland Bill
Wheatear - 3 Durlston CP, 2 Portland Bill
Firecrest - pair at Sherford Bridge
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Arne Heath, 1 Morden Bog
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| Great Grey Shrike at Arne © Dom Greves |
Sightings - Thursday 10th March 2011
Barnacle Goose - 1 at Coward's Marsh
Red-throated Diver - 5 past Portland Bill
Bittern - 2 at Hatch Pond
Spoonbill - 2 at Lodmoor (both also visited Radipole during the day before returning)
Marsh Harrier - 1 Lodmoor
Hen Harrier - 1 at Wyke Down, Sixpenny Handley
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Portland Bill
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1st winter still at Radipole
White Wagtail - 1 Portland Bill
Waxwing - 50+ Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole, 15 over a Broadstone garden
Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill
Wheatear - 3 Portland Bill, 1 Durlston
Bearded Tit - 3 groups at Radipole
Red-throated Diver - 5 past Portland Bill
Bittern - 2 at Hatch Pond
Spoonbill - 2 at Lodmoor (both also visited Radipole during the day before returning)
Marsh Harrier - 1 Lodmoor
Hen Harrier - 1 at Wyke Down, Sixpenny Handley
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Portland Bill
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1st winter still at Radipole
White Wagtail - 1 Portland Bill
Waxwing - 50+ Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole, 15 over a Broadstone garden
Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill
Wheatear - 3 Portland Bill, 1 Durlston
Bearded Tit - 3 groups at Radipole
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| Waxwing at Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole © Chris Dresh |
Sightings - Wednesday 9th March 2011
White-fronted Goose - 1 at Lodmoor
Goosander - 5 Longham Lakes, 2 off Redcliff Point
Great Northern Diver - 1 Weymouth Bay, 1 Durlston
Bittern - 3 at Hatch Pond
Spoonbill - 2 at Lodmoor, 1 over Portland Harbour, possibly one of the birds at Lodmoor
Marsh Harrier - 2 Lodmoor, 1 Lytchett Bay
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail at Wyke Down, Sixpenny Handley
Jack Snipe - 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Lytchett Bay
Little Stint - 1 Stanpit
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 at Radipole
Spotted Redshank - 2 at Stanpit
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Sherford Bridge
Sand Martin - 3 Radipole
Water Pipit - 1 Stanpit, 1 Lodmoor
Waxwing - 46 on corner of York Road & Woods Edge, Broadstone, 20+ Northbrook Road, Broadstone, 19 Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Castle, 1 Portland Bill
Wheatear - 10 Portland Bill, 1 Redcliff
Firecrest - 1 at Lodmoor, 1 Easton, Portland, 1 Sherford Bridge
Great Grey Shrike - 1 south of pumping station near Sixpenny Handley
Goosander - 5 Longham Lakes, 2 off Redcliff Point
Great Northern Diver - 1 Weymouth Bay, 1 Durlston
Bittern - 3 at Hatch Pond
Spoonbill - 2 at Lodmoor, 1 over Portland Harbour, possibly one of the birds at Lodmoor
Marsh Harrier - 2 Lodmoor, 1 Lytchett Bay
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail at Wyke Down, Sixpenny Handley
Jack Snipe - 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Lytchett Bay
Little Stint - 1 Stanpit
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 at Radipole
Spotted Redshank - 2 at Stanpit
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Sherford Bridge
Sand Martin - 3 Radipole
Water Pipit - 1 Stanpit, 1 Lodmoor
Waxwing - 46 on corner of York Road & Woods Edge, Broadstone, 20+ Northbrook Road, Broadstone, 19 Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Castle, 1 Portland Bill
Wheatear - 10 Portland Bill, 1 Redcliff
Firecrest - 1 at Lodmoor, 1 Easton, Portland, 1 Sherford Bridge
Great Grey Shrike - 1 south of pumping station near Sixpenny Handley
Sightings - Tuesday 8th March 2011
White-fronted Goose - 1 still at Lodmoor
Scaup - 19 at Abbotsbury Swannery
Goosander - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Red-throated Diver - 13 past Portland Bill
Great Northern Diver - 3 off Redcliff Point
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Studland
Black-necked Grebe - 15 Studland
Spoonbill - 1 past Redcliff Point before landing at Lodmoor
Red Kite - 1 in Wareham area (seen over Stoborough Heath and flying towards Sandford)
Merlin - 1 Durlston, 1 Morden Bog
Little Stint - 1 Stanpit
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 at Radipole
Spotted Redshank - 1 at Stanpit
Ring-billed Gull - 1st winter still in Poole Park
Sandwich Tern - 1 Studland
Water Pipit - 1 Stanpit
White Wagtail - 3 at Reap Lane, Portland
Waxwing - 15 at Adastral Road, Canford Heath
Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill, 1 Durlston
Wheatear - 4 at Portland Bill, 2 at Reap Lane, Portland
Firecrest - 1 at Lodmoor, 1 at Nothe Gardens, Weymouth
Lapland Bunting - 2 at Reap Lane, Portland
Scaup - 19 at Abbotsbury Swannery
Goosander - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Red-throated Diver - 13 past Portland Bill
Great Northern Diver - 3 off Redcliff Point
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Studland
Black-necked Grebe - 15 Studland
Spoonbill - 1 past Redcliff Point before landing at Lodmoor
Red Kite - 1 in Wareham area (seen over Stoborough Heath and flying towards Sandford)
Merlin - 1 Durlston, 1 Morden Bog
Little Stint - 1 Stanpit
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 at Radipole
Spotted Redshank - 1 at Stanpit
Ring-billed Gull - 1st winter still in Poole Park
Sandwich Tern - 1 Studland
Water Pipit - 1 Stanpit
White Wagtail - 3 at Reap Lane, Portland
Waxwing - 15 at Adastral Road, Canford Heath
Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill, 1 Durlston
Wheatear - 4 at Portland Bill, 2 at Reap Lane, Portland
Firecrest - 1 at Lodmoor, 1 at Nothe Gardens, Weymouth
Lapland Bunting - 2 at Reap Lane, Portland
Sightings - Monday 7th March 2011
Scaup - 13 at Abbotsbury Swannery
Red-throated Diver - 3 past Portland Bill
Bittern - 3 at Hatch Pond
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 at Radipole
Little Stint - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Spotted Redshank - 1 at Stanpit Marsh
Black Redstart - 1 at Reap Lane Portland Bill
Firecrest - 2 at Lodmoor, 2 in Corfe Mullen cemetery, 1 Hengistbury Head
Late news from yesterday; there were 7, possibly 10, Goosanders at Coward's Marsh
Red-throated Diver - 3 past Portland Bill
Bittern - 3 at Hatch Pond
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 at Radipole
Little Stint - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Spotted Redshank - 1 at Stanpit Marsh
Black Redstart - 1 at Reap Lane Portland Bill
Firecrest - 2 at Lodmoor, 2 in Corfe Mullen cemetery, 1 Hengistbury Head
Late news from yesterday; there were 7, possibly 10, Goosanders at Coward's Marsh
Sightings - Sunday 6th March 2011
Great Northern Diver - 1 at Ringstead Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 3 at Ringstead Bay
Bittern - 1 at Radipole Lake
Little Stint - 1 at Stanpit Marsh
Spotted Redshank - 2 at Lytchett Bay
Pomarine Skua - 1 off Portland Bill
Ring-billed Gull - 1 at Poole Park
Slavonian Grebe - 3 at Ringstead Bay
Bittern - 1 at Radipole Lake
Little Stint - 1 at Stanpit Marsh
Spotted Redshank - 2 at Lytchett Bay
Pomarine Skua - 1 off Portland Bill
Ring-billed Gull - 1 at Poole Park
Sightings - Saturday 5th March 2011
Velvet Scoter - 2 Brand's Bay
Smew - 1 redhead Longham Lake
Bittern - 1 Radipole, 1 Lodmoor
Spoonbill - 6 Arne
Hen Harrier - 1 male Cranborne
Ring-billed Gull - 1 Holes Bay
Waxwing - 25 Broadstone
Firecrest - 2 Abbotsbury Gardens
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Arne, 1 Chamberlayne's Heath
Smew - 1 redhead Longham Lake
Bittern - 1 Radipole, 1 Lodmoor
Spoonbill - 6 Arne
Hen Harrier - 1 male Cranborne
Ring-billed Gull - 1 Holes Bay
Waxwing - 25 Broadstone
Firecrest - 2 Abbotsbury Gardens
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Arne, 1 Chamberlayne's Heath
Sightings - Friday 4th March 2011
Scaup - 1 Lodmoor
Smew - 1 West BexingtonBittern - 4 Hatch Pond, 1 Lodmoor
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 LodmoorLittle Stint - 1 Stanpit
Purple Sandpiper - 4 Hengistbury
Spotted Redshank - 2 Stanpit, 1 Holes Bay
Waxwing - 20 Crescent Road, Verwood
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Grange Heath RSPB
Sightings - Thursday 3rd March 2011
Red-crested Pochard - 1 Little Sea
Bittern - 1 Radipole, 1 Lodmoor
Little Stint - 1 Stanpit
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay
Red Kite - 1 South of Cranborne
Glaucous Gull - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Ring-billed Gull - 1 by PC Word drain outflow, Holes Bay this morning
Waxwing - 42 Rossmore Rd, Poole
Black Redstart - 1 Hamworthy
Bittern - 1 Radipole, 1 Lodmoor
Little Stint - 1 Stanpit
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay
Red Kite - 1 South of Cranborne
Glaucous Gull - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Ring-billed Gull - 1 by PC Word drain outflow, Holes Bay this morning
Waxwing - 42 Rossmore Rd, Poole
Black Redstart - 1 Hamworthy
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| Brambling at Blandford © Mike Coleman |
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| Red-crested Pochard at Little Sea © Dom Greves |
Sightings - Wednesday 2nd March 2011
Barnacle Goose - 1, West Bexington
Pink-footed Goose - 2 probables, West Bexington
White-fronted Goose - 1, Lodmoor
Smew - 1, West Bexington
Goosander - 1, Longham Lakes
Velvet Scoter - 2, Poole Harbour (nr Furzey Island)
Jack Snipe - 2, Longham Lakes
Little Stint - 1, Stanpit
Woodcock - 1, Durlston
Merlin - 1, Holdenhurst
Waxwings - 20+ Bearwood, Poole (Runnymeade Ave)
Brambling - notable count of 45, Blandford
Pink-footed Goose - 2 probables, West Bexington
White-fronted Goose - 1, Lodmoor
Smew - 1, West Bexington
Goosander - 1, Longham Lakes
Velvet Scoter - 2, Poole Harbour (nr Furzey Island)
Jack Snipe - 2, Longham Lakes
Little Stint - 1, Stanpit
Woodcock - 1, Durlston
Merlin - 1, Holdenhurst
Glaucous Gull - 1, Christchurch Harbour
Firecrest - 1, Hengistbury, 1 DurlstonWaxwings - 20+ Bearwood, Poole (Runnymeade Ave)
Brambling - notable count of 45, Blandford
Sightings - Tuesday 1st March 2011
White-fronted Goose - 1, Lodmoor
Smew - 1, Longham Lakes
Goosander - 1, Longham Lakes
Bittern - 2+ Lodmoor; 4 Hatch Pond
Spoonbill - Middlebere
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1, Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 2, Stanpit
Water Pipit - 1, Stanpit
Firecrest - 1, Durlston
Waxwings - 70 Rossmore Road, Parkstone
Black Redstart - 2, Bill Quarry, Portland
Great Grey Shrike - 1, Morden Bog
Smew - 1, Longham Lakes
Goosander - 1, Longham Lakes
Bittern - 2+ Lodmoor; 4 Hatch Pond
Spoonbill - Middlebere
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1, Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 2, Stanpit
Water Pipit - 1, Stanpit
Firecrest - 1, Durlston
Waxwings - 70 Rossmore Road, Parkstone
Black Redstart - 2, Bill Quarry, Portland
Great Grey Shrike - 1, Morden Bog
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