Sightings - Thursday 7th February 2013

Green-winged Teal - 1 drake in Holes Bay
Scaup - 10 still on the Fleet at Abbotsbury
Long-tailed Duck - 3 still on the Fleet at Abbotsbury
Eider - 1 Portland Harbour
Smew - 2 on Longham Lakes
Velvet Scoter - 2 Portland Harbour
Goosander - 4 Longham Lakes, 2 West Bexington
Red-throated Diver - 2 off West Bexington, 1 Durlston, 1 off Swineham, 1 Portland Bill
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 1 Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 1 off West Bexington
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour
Great White Egret - 1 flew down river past Wick, Christchurch Harbour
Spoonbill - 5 Arne
Marsh Harrier - 1 Swineham, 1 Abbotsbury
Hen Harrier - 1 Wyke Down
Merlin - 1 near West Compton
Jack Snipe - 1 at Stanpit
Woodcock - 1 Durlston
Purple Sandpiper - at least 9 on The Cobb, Lyme Regis, 3 Portland Bill
Short-eared Owl - 1 at Wyke Down
Waxwing - 26 in Sopwith Crescent, Merley, 11 on island in R.Stour near Wimborne Bridge, 2 Christchurch Harbour
Firecrest - 2 at West Bexington, 1 Durlston, 1 Puddletown
Great Grey Shrike - 1 still at Wyke Down
Black Redstart - 4 Portland Bill
Snow Bunting - 1 at Ferrybridge, 1 West Bexington

Gree-winged Teal in Holes Bay © Ian Ballam


Goosander at West Bexington © Brett Spencer

Waxwing at Merley © Rose Kempshall
Black Redstart at Newton's Cove © Brett Spencer
Long-tailed Duck at Abbotsbury © Brett Spence