Sightings - Friday 20th May 2011

Today wader passage was broadly similar to previous days with notable counts of Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit and Whimbrel from coastal sites; today also the fine addition of a Black-winged Stilt that graced Radipole Lake for three hours this morning.

Garganey - 1, Radipole
Red-crested Pochard - 1, Swineham
Balearic Shearwater - 1, Portland
Black-winged Stilt - 1, Radipole
Arctic Tern - 1, Lodmoor
Pomarine Skua - 1, Portland
Red Kite - singles at Wimborne, Sugar Hill and Tarrant Rushton Airfield
Grey-headed Wagtail - male at Reap Lane, Portland early am only
Savi's Warbler - 1, Lodmoor

Black-winged Stilt at Radipole Lake © Nick Hopper

Black-winged Stilt at Radipole Lake © Nick Hopper

Black-winged Stilt at Radipole Lake © Kevin Lane