Sightings - Thursday 28th February 2013

Bewick's Swan - 2 flew south down R. Avon
Scaup - 10 still on the Fleet at Abbotsbury
Long-tailed Duck - 3 still on the Fleet at Abbotsbury, 1 around Brownsea Island
Great Northern Diver - 1 in Poole Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 8 in Portland Harbour, 7 in Lyme Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 29 in Portland Harbour, 18 Brand's Bay
Spoonbill - 13 at Arne
Marsh Harrier - 1 West Bexington
Merlin - 1 at Stanpit Marsh, 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Brownsea Island
Purple Sandpiper - 1 at Portland Bill
Spotted Redshank - 1 on Brownsea Island lagoon, 1 Stanpit Marsh
Greenshank - 1 on Brownsea Island lagoon
Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill, 1 Swanage
Firecrest - 1 Durlston, 1 Holes Bay
Snow Bunting - 1 at West Bexington for the 120th day