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