Sightings - Saturday 6th October 2012

Goosander - 1 redhead Avon Causeway
Balearic Shearwater - 17 Portland Bill
Great White Egret - 2 Portland Bill (seen flying out to sea am)
Purple Heron - 1 Radipole (last seen flying into the northern part of the reserve)
Marsh Harrier - 1 Avon Causeway
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Durlston CP, 1 male West Compton
Merlin - 1 Durlston CP.
Ruff   - 1 Avon Causeway
Short-billed Dowitcher - 1 1st/w Lodmoor
Wryneck - 1 Gad Cliff
Swallow - 600+ Boyshill, 365 Hengistbbury Hd.
House Martin - 260 Hengistbury Hd, 100 Boyshill
Meadow Pipit - c2000 Portland, 950 Durlston CP, 155 Hengisbury Hd.
Ring Ouzel - 1 Durlston CP.
Grasshopper Warbler - 3 Portland Bill
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Southwell, 1 Pensylvania Castle, 1 Portland Obs.
Firecrest - 12 Abbotsbury Gardens, 1 Sherford Bridge, 1 Durlston CP.
Red-backed Shrike - 1 Bill Hill Portland Bill
Jay - 20 Lodmoor, 17 Boyshill, 13 Abbotsbury, 12 Lytchett Bay, 9 Durlston CP.
Chaffinch  - 325 Durlston CP, 40 Hengistbury Hd.
Brambling - 2 Durlston CP.
Goldfinch - 524 Durlston CP, 200 Hengistbury Hd.
Linnet - 415 Durlston CP, 260 Hengistbury Hd.
Little Bunting - 1 Bill Hill Portland Bill (view from nr forty speed limit sign)

1st/winter Short-billed Dowitcher - Lodmoor © Richard Abrahams

Northern Wheatear - Coombe Heath © John Hammick