Sightings - Sunday 24th March 2013

Garganey - 2 drakes still at Coward's Marsh
Smew - 1 redhead on Longham Lakes
Goosander - 9 from Sopley, 6 at Coward's Marsh
Black-throated Diver - 1 off Abbotsbury beach
Great Northern Diver -1 over Chesil Beach
Slavonian Grebe - at least 5 in Portland Harbour, 2 on sea from Chesil Beach
Black-necked Grebe - 4 in Poole Harbour off Jerry's Point, 3 in Studland Bay
Great White Egret - 1 over Ferrybridge
Marsh Harrier - 1 Coward's Marsh, 1 Holmebridge, 1 Swineham
Osprey - 1 over Greenland Farm (Studland), 1 over Radipole, 1 over Stanpit
Merlin - 1 at Winterborne Stickland
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Longham Lakes
Kentish Plover - 1 Ferrybridge
Sanderling - 76 from Shore Road, Poole
Ruff - 11 from Sopley
Bar-tailed Godwit - 287 counted off Shore Road, Poole
Spotted Redshank - 4 from Swineham Point, 1 Butterstreet Cove, 1 Stanpit
Little Gull - 1 Studland Bay
Short-eared Owl - at least 3 at Wyke Down
Water (or Scandinavian Rock) Pipit - 1 still at Longham Lakes
White-spotted Bluethroat - 1 still at Portland Bill
Black Redstart - 23 around Portland , 1 in a Chickerell garden, 1 near Maiden Castle, 1 Greenland Farm (Studland)
Ring Ouzel - 15 on Portland, 2 in the Mudeford area, 1 Camp Road in Wyke Regis
Firecrest - 2 on Portland
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Wyke Down
White Wagtail - 2 on Portland, 1 Coward's Marsh

Correction to yesterday's sightings - there were 3 Firecrest at Abbotsbury Gardens, not 1 as reported

White-spotted Bluethroat at Portland Bill © Brett Spencer

Garganey at Coward's Marsh © Alan Hayden & Leo Pyke

Sand Martin at Holes Bay yesterday © Ian Kirk