Garganey - an unseasonable drake on the river Stour at Shapwick (possibly of suspect origin)
Ring-necked Duck - 2 still at Chard Junction GPs
Long-tailed Duck - 1 off Mudeford Quay
Velvet Scoter - 2 off West Bexington
Goosander - redhead at Binnegar GPs
Red-necked Grebe - 1 in Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 15 in Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 1 off West Bexington, 1 in Portland Harbour, 1 off Mudeford Quay
Bittern - 4 at Hatch Pond
Glossy Ibis - 1 still on Wareham Common. Details from the ringing scheme involved suggest that this bird was ringed in Doñana National Park, Spain back in 2004.
Hen Harrier - 1 Hartland Moor
Spotted Redshank - 2 Holes Bay
Spotted Sandpiper - 1 again at Fisherman's Bank, Stanpit
Iceland Gull - 1 again at Radipole Lake this afternoon
Short-eared Owl - 1 Hartland Moor
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| Glossy Ibis at Wareham Common © Phyl England |
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| Snipe at Radipole Lake © Mike Trew |
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| ...and the suspect Hooded Merganser - still at Radipole Lake © Mike Trew |
