Sightings - Tuesday 26th April 2011

Garganey - drake on the meadow poole at Abbotsbury Swannery
Great Northern Diver - 2 past Portland Bill
Manx Shearwater - 120 past Portland Bill, 6 past West Bexington
Red Kite - 3 over Abbotsbury Swannery, 2 over Lodmoor, 1 over Harman's Cross and Ulwell
Osprey - 1 at Arne
Marsh Harrier - 2 at Radipole Lake
Little Ringed Plover - 1 at Lodmoor
Purple Sandpiper - 5 at The Cobb, Lyme Regis
Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 at Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 2 on Brownsea Lagoon
Pomarine Skua - 1 past Portland Bill
Arctic Skua - 1 past Portland Bill
Great Skua - 1 past Portland Bill
Arctic Tern - 1 at Abbotsbury Swannery
Cuckoo - 1 at Portland Bill, 1 at West Bexington, 1 at Ailwood Down, 1 at Morden Bog
Red-rumped Swallow - 1 Portland Bill and Southwell
Waxwing - 11 at Dogwood Road, Broadstone
Whinchat - 2 at Portland Bill
Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Lorton Valley
Subalpine Warbler - 1 briefly on the southern slopes of The Nothe, Weymouth
Spotted Flycatcher - 2 at Portland Bill, 1 at Winspit
Pied Flycatcher - 2 in the Reap/Barleycrates Lane area, Portland
Serin - 1 flew over the gully at Durlston

Late news - c2 Wood Warblers were at Rodwell Halt yesterday (25th)


Yellowhammer at Chamberlayne's Heath © Vaughan Ashby
Cuckoo at Morden Bog © Julian Stone


Blackcap at Lodmoor © Daragh Croxson
Dartford Warbler at Town Common © Chris Dresh