Sightings - Friday 25th October 2013

Black Brant - 1 Ferrybridge
Scaup - 1 juvenile still at Swineham GPs, 1 female at Radipole
Velvet Scoter - 1 from Mudeford Quay
Merlin - 1 Durlston, 1 Maiden Castle
Arctic Skua - 1 past Durlston
Great Skua - 1 past Durlston
Little Gull - 1 Durlston
Roseate Tern - 1 adult Mudeford Quay
Arctic Tern - 1 juvenile still at Ferrybridge, 1 Mudeford Quay
PALLID SWIFT - 1 again in Stanpit/Two Riversmeet area of Christchurch but reported taken by Sparrowhawk early afternoon, RIP. (See www.chog.org.uk for more photos)
Ring Ouzel - 2 Durlston, 1 West Bexington, 1 still at Swineham GPs, 1 Portland Top Fields
Redwing - 2065 over Durlston
Garden Warbler - 1 Durlston
Lesser Whitethroat - 1 Ringstead
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 still at Portland Bird Observatory, 1 Pennsylvania Castle
Firecrest - 6+ Pennsylvania Castle area, 2 Durlston, 1 Portland Bill
Snow Bunting - 1 between St. Aldhelm's Head and Chapman's Pool

Pallid Swift at Christchurch © Brett Spencer