Dorset Birds: 2013

Sightings - Tuesday 31st December 2013

On behalf of the Dorset Bird Club I would like to wish you all a very Happy and Bird filled New Year.

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Swineham GP, 1 Portland Hbr.

Velvet Scoter - 1 off Sandsfoot Castle Portland Hbr.

Black-throated Diver - 2 Portland Hbr, 1 Durlston CP.

Great Northern Diver - 15 reported Portland Hbr, 1 Durlston CP.

Red-necked Grebe - 3 Portland Hbr.

Slavonian Grebe - 7 Portland Hbr.

Glossy Ibis - 1 Radipole Park

Common Crane - 2 again between Athelhampton and Burleston

Glaucous Gull - 1 prob 2nd/W past Mudeford Quay

BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT - 1 again Portland Hbr.

Black Guillemot - Portland Hbr.

Little Auk - 1 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FRQEkgGIwHM. Portland Hbr.

Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP.

Snow Bunting - 3 West Bexington

Sightings - Monday 30th December 2013

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Swineham GP, 1 Portland Hbr.

Surf Scoter - 1 Brand's Bay

Velvet Scoter - 1 Portland Hbr.

Great Northern Diver - 2 Portland Hbr, 1 Durlston CP.

Sooty Shearwater - 1 Durlston CP.

Balearic Shearwater - 1 Durlston CP.

Glossy Ibis - 1 still Radipole Park.

Common Crane - 2 imm. between Athelhampton & Burleston

Great Skua - 3 past Old Harry

Sandwich Tern - 1 Durlston CP.

BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT - 1 Portland Hbr.

Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Hbr.

Snow Bunting- 3 West Bexington

Sightings - Sunday 29th December 2013

Eider - 2 past Portland Bill
Smew - 1 redhead at Swineham GPs
Surf Scoter - 1 still in Brand's Bay
Red-throated Diver - 36 past Portland Bill, 4 Durlston
Black-throated Diver - 3 Portland Harbour, 2 Brand's Bay, 1 Durlston, 1 Portland Bill
Great Northern Diver - 7 Brand's Bay, 3 Portland Harbour, 1 Durlston, 1 Shell Bay
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Shell Bay, 1 Portland Harbour
Balearic Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill
Glossy Ibis - 1 Weymouth (north end of Radipole Park Drive)
Spoonbill - 16 Poole Harbour
Hen Harrier - 3 Middlebere, 2 Arne
Merlin - 1 Lytchetts Bay, 1 Fitzworth, 1 Middlebere
Crane - 2 south of Cheselbourne
Spotted Redshank - 2 Swineham Point, 1 Stanpit
Pomarine Skua - 1 past Durlston
Little Gull - 2 Bestwell RSPB (Wareham)
Glaucous Gull - 1 West Bexington, 1 Northe Fort/Portland Harbour
Sandwich Tern - 2 Swanage Bay
BRÜNNICH'S GUILLEMOT - 1 still in Portland Harbour
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
Short-eared Owl - 2 Wyke Down
Water Pipit - 1 Wytch Causeway (Poole Harbour)
Black Redstart - 1 Hengistbury Head

Crane near Cheselborne © Mark Wright

Skylark at Ferrybridge yesterday © Mike Trew

Sightings - Saturday 28th December 2013

Mandarin Duck - 10 Canford Heath
Eider - 1 Portland Harbour
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Portland Harbour (from Sandsfoot Castle)
Surf Scoter - Brand's Bay
Black-throated Diver - 4 Portland Harbour, 2 Weymouth Bay
Great Northern Diver -6 Poole Harbour, 3 Portland Harbour, 3 Weymouth Bay
Red-necked Grebe - 3 Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 7 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 21 Poole Harbour, 16 Portland Harbour
Glossy Ibis - 1 Weymouth (by Radipole Park Drive)
Crane - 2 over A35 at Puddletown, then south of Cheselbourne
Purple Sandpiper - 7 Hengistbury Head
Iceland Gull - 1 Ferrybridge
Glaucous Gull - 1 West Bexington
BRÜNNICH'S GUILLEMOT - 1 Portland Harbour (moving between Osprey Quay & Portland Castle)
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour (from Portland Castle)
Swallow - 1 Mudeford Quay
Firecrest - 1 West Knighton Heath
Snow Bunting - 3 West Bexington

Glaucous Gull at West Bexington © Mike Morse

Glaucous Gull at West Bexington © Steve Carey

Brünnich's Guillemot in Portland Harbour © Katie Horrocks

Glossy Ibis in Weymouth © Katie Horrocks

Sightings - Friday 27th December 2013

Eider - 2 Hengistbury Head
Red-throated Diver - 3 from Hengistbury Head
Black-throated Diver - 3 Portland Harbour
Great Northern Diver -2 Portland Harbour
Glossy Ibis - 1 Weymouth (by Radipole Park Drive)
Spoonbill - 22 Shipstal Point, Arne
Marsh Harrier - 6 Wareham Channel
Hen Harrier - 3 Wareham Channel
Merlin - 1 Hartland Moor
Purple Sandpiper - 22 Hengistbury Head
Grey Phalarope - 1 Hengistbury Head/Mudeford Quay
Great Skua - 2 Portland Bill
Iceland Gull - 1 Ferrybridge/Chesil Cove
BRÜNNICH'S GUILLEMOT - 1 Portland Harbour
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
Snow Bunting - 3 West Bexington

Little Grebe from Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

Sightings - Thursday 26th November 2013

Black-throated Diver - 2 Portland Harbour
Red-throated Diver - 1 Swineham GPs
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Weymouth Harbour
GLOSSY IBIS - 1 Weymouth
Iceland Gull - 1 past West Bexington and Abbotsbury
BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT - 1 Portland Harbour
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
Water Pipit - 1 Lodmoor

Brunnich's Guillemot © Steve Carey

Sightings - Tuesday 24th December 2013

Great Northern Diver - 5 past Branksome, 1 Durlston, 2 Portland Harbour
Red-throated Diver - 25+ Hengistbury, 6 Durlston, 10 Portland Bill
Black-throated Diver - 1 Durlston, 5 Portland Harbour
Marsh Harrier - 1 Arne
Hen Harrier - 1 Arne
Purple Sandpiper - 1 Hengistbury Head
Sanderling - 4 Stanpit
Little Auk - 1 from Christchurch harbour sandspit

Sightings - Monday 23rd December 2013

Velvet Scoter - 2 past Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 2 Portland Harbour
Red-throated Diver - 14 past Hengistbury Head
Black-throated Diver - 5 Portland Harbour
Cory's Shearwater - 1 Weymouth Bay
Sanderling - 3 Christchurch Harbour sandspit
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Christchurch Harbour sandspit
Great Skua - 1 Durlston
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
Firecrest - 1 Durlston

Sightings - Sunday 22nd December 2013

Eider - 1 Portland Harbour
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Castle Cove
Great Northern Diver - 5 Branksome, 5 Portland Harbour
Red-throated Diver - 46 past Branksome in 2 hours this morning, 8 Hengistbury Head
Black-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury Head, 2 Portland Harbour
Hen Harrier - 1 Slepe Moor
Crane - 2 Dewlish
Sanderling - 19 Sandbanks shore, 2 Christchurch Harbour sandspit
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Sandbanks shore, 7 Christchurch Harbour sandspit
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
Black Redstart - 2 Hengistbury Head
Firecrest - 1 Abbotsbury Gardens
Snow Bunting - 3 West Bexington

Dartford Warbler at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

Sightings - Saturday 21st December 2013

Eider - 1 Portland Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 1 Portland Harbour
Red-throated Diver - 1 Durlston Head, c. 20 Hengistbury Head, 1 Portland Bill
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour
Fulmar - 5 off Hengistbury Head are rare there in mid-winter
Storm Petrel - 1 off Hengistbury Head
Sanderling - 1 Christchurch Harbour sandspit
Purple Sandpiper - 18 around Christchurch Harbour sandspit
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
Little Auk - 2 past Hengistbury Head
Black Redstart - 1 Christchurch Harbour sandspit

Sightings - Friday 20th December 2013

Red-throated Diver - about 25 from Hengistbury Head, 11 together past North Haven, 6 past Durlston, 4 past Portland Bill, 1 Poole Harbour entrance
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Durlston, 1 Poole Harbour entrance
Great Northern Diver -1 Poole Harbour entrance, 1 past Hengistbury Head
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Ferrybridge
Sooty Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill
Crane - 2 still south of Cheselbourne
Purple Sandpiper - 15 Hengistbury Head, 4 Portland Bill, 3 Haven Hotel
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston, 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Wyke Regis Bridging Camp
Firecrest - 1 Durlston
Great Grey Shrike - 1 briefly from Middlebere hide

Great Grey Shrike at Middlebere © Dom Greves

Sightings - Thursday 19th December 2013

BLACK BRANT - 1 The Fleet, Chickerell
Barnacle Goose - 12 Rodden Hive
Common Scoter - 70 off Hengistbury Head
Red-throated Diver - 39 past Hengistbury Head, 22 past Portland Bill
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Hengistbury Head, 2 past Portland Bill
Firecrest - 1 Hengistbury Head
Snow Bunting - 2 West Bexington

Sightings - Wednesday 18th December 2013

BLACK BRANT - Ferrybridge
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 10 Ferrybridge
Surf Scoter - 1 Brand's Bay
Red-throated Diver - 8 past Portland Bill, 30 past Hengistbury Head
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Mudeford Quay, 1 past Portland Bill
Red-necked Grebe - 1 off Hengistbury Head
Common Crane - 2 south of Cheselbourne
Kittiwake - 230 past Durlston, 420 past Mudeford Quay
Auks - 686 past Portland Bill in 15 mins, 700 past Durlston
Firecrest - 2 Christchurch Harbour

Sightings - Tuesday 17th December 2013

BLACK BRANT - Ferrybridge
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 8 Ferrybridge
Surf Scoter - 1 Brand's Bay
Red-throated Diver - 78 past Portland Bill, 26 past Hengistbury Head, 9 past Portland Bill
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Durlston, 2 past Portland Bill
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Weymouth Bay
Bittern - 2 Lodmoor
Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor
Common Crane - 2 south of Cheselbourne
Ring-billed Gull - 1 from Sandbanks Ferry
Firecrest - 2 Durlston

Black-tailed Godwits © John Hammick

Sightings - Monday 16th December 2013

Black-throated Diver - 2 Portland; 3 Durlston
Spotted Redshank - 5 Brownsea Island
Little Gull - 1 Durlston
Great Skua - 1 Mudeford

Sightings - Sunday 15th December 2013

Surf Scoter - 1 Brand's Bay
Balck-throated Diver - 1 Portland; 1 Mudeford
Great Northern Diver - 2 Portland
Crane - 2 in field south of Cheselbourne again
Purple Sandpiper - 13 Mudeford Quay
Black Redstart - 1 Hengistbury Head

Sightings - Saturday 14th December 2013

Black-necked Grebe - 26 Studland
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Ringstead Bay
Black Brant - 1 Ferrybridge
Surf Scoter - 1 Brand's Bay
Hen Harrier - 1 Arne: 1 Wool
Little Auk - 1 Mudeford
Great Grey shrike - 1 Morden Bog
Black Redstart - 1 Hengistbury Head
Snow bunting - 2 West Bexington

Sightings - Friday 13th December 2013

Surf Scoter - 1 imm Brand's Bay
Red-throated Diver - 1 past Hengistbury Hd.
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Mudeford Quay
Bittern - 1 Radipole Lake
Purple Sandpiper - 18 from Mudeford Quay on sandspit.
Black Redstart 2 Hengistbury Hd.

Black Redstart - Hengistbury Head © Chris Roughley

Sightings - Thursday 12th December 2013

Surf Scoter - 1 imm again Brand's Bay

Spoonbill - 3 Holes Bay; 1 Lodmoor

Black Redstart - 1 Sherborne; 1 Portland; 1 Seacombe; 1 The Nothe; 1 Hengistbury Head

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Winspit Valley
Firecrest - 1 Portland

Hybrid hooded x carrion crow, Hengistbury Head, (c) Joe Murphy

Meadow pipit, Hengistbury Head, (c) Joe Murphy

Skylark, Hengistbury Head, (c) Joe Murphy

Bleack redstart, Hengistbury Head, (c) Chris Roughley

Sightings - Wednesday 11th December 2013

Surf Scoter - 1 imm again Brand's Bay

Red-throated Diver - 6 Portland Bill

Red-necked Grebe - 1 Weymouth Bay (gull roost)

Spoonbill - 12 Holes Bay

Purple Sandpiper - 3 Sandbank Ferry
Black Redstart - 2 Winspit Valley

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Winspit Valley

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Winspit Valley

Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog

Snow Bunting - 3 West Bexington

Ring-billed Gull - Radipole Lake © Dave Chown

Sightings - Tuesday 10th December 2013

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Portland Hbr.
Black-necked Grebe - 16 Portland Hbr.
Spoonbill - 4 Lytchett Bay
Hen Harrier - 1 Lytchett Bay
Merlin - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 near Cheselbourne
Common Crane - 2 juv near Cheselbourne a.m. only
Ring-billed Gull - 1 Radipole Lake
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Ringstead Bay (by car park), 1 still in Winspit Valley.
Great Grey Shrike - 2 Morden Bog area.
Snow Bunting - 4 West Bexington

One of two Great Grey Shrike - Morden Bog © Ian Ballam

Shoveler - Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

Sightings - Monday 9th December 2013

Spoonbill - 20+ Poole Hbr.

Bittern - 1 Radipole Lake, 1 Lodmoor

Marsh Harrier - 3 Poole Hbr.

Hen Harrier - 3 Poole Hbr

Merlin - 1 Milborne St. Andrew, 1 Brownsea Is. lagoon

Common Crane - 2 juv. Field off Cheselbourne rd. since 15.30hrs.

Woodcock - 7 Arne Moors.

Little Gull - 1 1st/w Lodmoor

Yellow-legged Gull - 1 1st/w Lodmoor

Swallow - 2 Radipole Lake

Melodious Warbler - 1 still Winspit Valley

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 still Winspit Valley

Siberian Chiffchaff - 2+ Winspit Valley

Firecrest - 2 Durlston CP, 1 Portland Bill

Black Redstart - Newton's Cove © Will Bown

Common Scoter off Hengistbury Head - © Joe Murphy

Sightings - Sunday 8th December 2013

Eider - 2 Poole Harbour, 1 Portland Harbour
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Portland Harbour (from Sandsfoot Castle)
Black-necked Grebe - 16 Portland Harbour
Spoonbill - 8 Brownsea Island lagoon, 3 Arne
Hen Harrier - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Arne Moors
Merlin - 1 Lytchett Bay
Crane - 2 south of Cheselbourne
Purple Sandpiper - 4 Hengistbury Head
Great Skua - 2 past Portland Bill
Ring-billed Gull - 1 first winter briefly at Swineham
Melodious Warbler - 1 immature still in Winspit Valley
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 heard Winspit Valley
Siberian Chiffchaff - 2 Winspit Valley
Firecrest - 1 Pennsylvania Castle (Portland)
Snow Bunting - 4 West Bexington

Bearded Tit at Radipole © Angela Trew

Water Rail at Radipole © Angela Trew

Sightings - Saturday 7th December 2013

Black Brant - 2 Butterstreet Cove
Surf Scoter - 1 Brand's Bay
Velvet Scoter - 1 off Hengistbury Head
Eider - 1 Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 14 Portland Harbour
Crane - 2 still in stubble field south of Cheselbourne
Purple Sandpiper - 16 Hengistbury Head
Water Pipit - 2 possibly 3 on Priory Marsh (Stanpit)
Black Redstart - 1 Hengistbury Head
Melodious Warbler - 1 immature still in Winspit Valley
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Winspit Valley, 1 heard on Hengistbury Head
Siberian Chiffchaff - 2 Winspit Valley
Firecrest - 5 Abbotsbury Gardens, 2 Hengistbury Head, 1 Winspit Valley, 1 Pennsylvania Castle (Portland)

Sightings - Friday 6th December 2013

Eider - 2 Mudeford Quay
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 23 Portland Harbour
Bittern - 2 Lodmoor
Red Kite - 3, possibly up to 7, in Melbury Hill/Compton Down area
Hen Harrier - 1 male at Wyke Down, 1 sub adult male at Lytchett Bay
Crane - 2 south of Cheselbourne, (seen in stubble fields by road to Puddletown and in Dewlish Park meadows)
Common Sandpiper - 1 Lodmoor
Purple Sandpiper - 13 Hengistbury Head
Little Gull - 1 Hengistbury Head
Water Pipit - 1 Priory Marsh
Black Redstart - 4 Nothe Fort (Weymouth), 2 Winspit Valley, 1 Hengisbury Head
Melodious Warbler - 1 immature in Winspit Valley
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Winspit Valley
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Winspit Valley
Willow Warbler - 1 Winspit Valley
Firecrest - 1 Winspit Valley
Snow Bunting - 4 West Bexington

Late news : a Ringed-bill Gull seen briefly near Holes Bay yesterday.

Crane at Dewlish Park © Vaughan & Svetlana Ashby

Hen Harrier at Middlebere on 4th December © Dave Hill

Sightings - Thursday 5th December 2013

Black Brant - 1 Ferrybridge
Black-necked Grebe - 15 Portland Harbour
Balearic Shearwater - 2 past Portland Bill
Marsh Harrier - 5 Swineham
Hen Harrier - 3 Swineham
Crane - 2 south of Cheselbourne (seen from road to Puddletown)
Golden Plover - 420 Maiden Castle
Purple Sandpiper - 6 Mudeford Quay
Water Pipit - 3 Priory Marsh (Christchurch Harbour)
Firecrest - 1 Hengistbury Head

Late news : a Velvet Scoter in Portland Harbour yesterday.

Crane near Cheselbourne © Jon Ross

Juvenile Kingfisher at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

Sightings - Wednesday 4th December 2013

Velvet Scoter - 5 past Portland Bill, 1 in Weymouth Bay
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Mudeford/Hengistbury Head
Goosander - 1 Hamworthy Beach
Red-Necked Grebe - 1 Weymouth Bay
Bittern - 1+ Lodmoor
Marsh Harrier - 2-3 Lodmoor
Ruff - 1 past Hengistbury Head
Little Auk - 1 past Hengistbury Head
Water Pipit - 5 Priory Marsh
Black Redstart - 1 Hengistbury Head

Late news: 5 Woodcock at Came on 23 November.

Sightings - Tuesday 3rd December 2013

SURF SCOTER - 1 still in Poole Harbour (Goathorn area)
Egyptian Goose - 2 Longham Lakes
Balearic Shearwater - 2 Portland Bill
Spoonbill - 20 Brownsea (am), 4 Holes Bay (pm), 6 Shipstal Point (am)
Hen Harrier - 1 Middlebere, 1 Milborne St Andrew
Marsh Harrier - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Merlin - 1 West Compton
Grey Plover - 50+ Poole Harbour, 34 Stanpit
Greenshank - 12 Poole Harbour
Spotted Redshank - 3 Holes Bay, 1 Stanpit
Great Skua - 1 Portland Bill
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston, 1 Hengistbury Head
Waxwing - 6 reported Westbourne but could not be confirmed
Yellow-Browed Warbler - 1 Portland (Avalanche Rd)
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Milborne St Andrew

Sightings - Monday 2nd December 2013

Hen Harrier - 2 Middlebere, 3 Wareham Channel
Marsh Harrier - 1 Middlebere, 1 Stanpit, 4 Swineham
Grey Plover - 31 Stanpit
Golden Plover - 60 Osmington White Horse
Knot - 2 Stanpit
Jack Snipe - 1 Stanpit
Green Sandpiper - 2 Middlebere
Spotted Redshank - 1 Stanpit
Water Pipit - 1 Stanpit
Black Redstart - 1 Hengistbury Head
Firecrest - 1 Durlston Head, 4 Hengistbury Head
Snow Bunting - 4 West Bexington

Late news: Swallow at Swanage and Great Grey Shrike at Middlebere yesterday

Sightings - Sunday 1st December 2013

Velvet Scoter - 1 Weymouth Bay
SURF SCOTER - 1 Brands Bay
Black-Necked Grebe - 40 Studland Bay
Red-Necked Grebe - 1 Weymouth Bay
Hen Harrier - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Middlebere
Marsh Harrier - 1 Brands Bay, 1 Middlebere
Merlin - 1 Middlebere
Common Sandpiper - 1 Lodmoor
Green Sandpiper - 1 Middlebere
Greenshank - 2 Lytchett Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Stanpit
Great Skua - 1 Portland Bill
Caspian Gull - 1 Hilfield briefly
Black Redstart - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Portland Bill
PENDULINE TIT - 1 Longham Lakes
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Milborne St Andrew, 1 Morden Bog
Firecrest - 1 Hengistbury Head
Crossbill - 7+ Morden Bog

Sightings - Saturday 30th November 2013

Black Brant - 1 Ferrybridge
Common Scoter - 100 off Hengistbury Head
Surf Scoter - 1 Brand's Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Weymouth Bay
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Weymouth Bay
Spoonbill - 9 Holes Bay
Bittern - 2 Lodmoor
GLOSSY IBIS - 1 Middlebere
Purple Sandpiper - 8 Hengistbury Head
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Milborne St Andrews, 1 south end of Morden Bog
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Winspit Valley
Firecrest - 1 Hengistbury Head
Snow Bunting - 4 West Bexington

Glossy Ibis Poole Harbour © Mark Wright

Male Crossbill Throop Heath © Roger Hewitt

Sightings - Friday 29th November 2013

Common Scoter - 70 off Hengistbury Head
Surf Scoter - 1 Brand's Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Weymouth Bay
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Weymouth Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 52 Studland Bay
Black-throated Diver - 2 Poole Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 3 Weymouth Bay
Spoonbill - 26 Brownsea Island lagoon
Merlin - 1 West Compton
Purple Sandpiper - 10 Lyme Regis Cobb
Pomarine Skua - 1 past Portland Bill
Water Pipit - 1 Priory Marsh
PENDULINE TIT - juvenile Longham Lakes in the morning before flying off after being flushed by a Sparrowhawk
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Milborne St Andrews
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Winspit Valley
Firecrest - 1 Hengistbury Head

Purple Sandpiper Lyme Regis Cobb © Andrew Grinter

Sightings - Thursday 28th November 2013

Velvet Scoter - 1 past Portland Bill
Surf Scoter - 1 Brand's Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Studland Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 30 Studland Bay
Red-throated Diver - 10 past Portland Bill
Black-throated Diver - 1 Studland Bay
Great Northern Diver - 1 Studland Bay
Merlin - 1 Hartland Moor, 1 Durlston
Golden Plover - 150 Winterborne Stickland
PENDULINE TIT - juvenile Longham Lakes
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Winspit Valley
Firecrest - 3 Durlston
Tree Sparrow - 1 over Durlston

Sightings - Wednesday 27th November 2013

Common Scoter - 125 off Hengistbury Head
Velvet Scoter - 1 Weymouth Bay
Surf Scoter - 1 Brand's Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Weymouth Bay
Red-throated Diver - 1 past Durlston, 2 past Hengistbury Head
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 2 Portland Harbour, 3 off and 1 past Hengistbury Head
Spoonbill - 5 Wareham Channel, 5 Holes Bay
Merlin - 1 Hartland Moor
Marsh Harrier - 3 Lodmoor, 5 Poole Harbour
Golden Plover - 300 Maiden Castle
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Milborne St Andrew
PENDULINE TIT - juvenile Longham Lakes
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 ringed at Portland Obs
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Hengistbury Head
Firecrest - 4 Hengistbury Head
Starling - 20,000 roosting at Lodmoor
Snow Bunting - 1 Hengistbury Head

Sightings - Tuesday 26th November 2013

Slavonian Grebe - 2 Knoll Beach
Spoonbill - 1 Holes Bay
Glossy Ibis - 4 Hengistbury Head
Golden Plover - 200 West Compton
Merlin - 1 West Compton
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Hartland Moor
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Winspit
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Portland
Water pipit - 2 Priory Marsh, Christchurch
Firecrest - 1 Portland
Snow Bunting - 2 Over Durlston; 5 West Bexington

Also reports of a juvenile either Bearded Tit or Penduline Tit from Longham Lake.

Snipe, Radipole (c) John Hammick

Glossy ibis, Hengistbury Head (c) Joe Murphy

Shelduck, Hengistbury Head, (c) Joe Murphy

Sightings - Monday 25th November 2013

Velvet Scoter - 1 Weymouth Bay
Surf Scoter - 1 Brands Bay
Glossy ibis - 2 Wick Hams, Christchurch harbour
Hen Harrier - 1 Sixpenny Handley
Merlin - 1 West Bexington
Water Pipit - 1 Lodmoor
Firecrest - 1 Portland; 1 Durlston
Snow Bunting - 1 flew over Cogden Beach

Avocet, Brownsea Island (c) Tim Balmer

Buzzard, Brownsea Island (c) Tim Balmer

Grey Plover, Brownsea Island (c) Tim Balmer

Glossy ibis, Hengistbury Head, (c) Joe Murphy

Water pipit, Lodmoor, (c) Dave Chown

Sightings - Sunday 24th November 2013

Glossy Ibis - 2 Hengistbury Head
Spoonbill - 7 Holes Bay
Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury
Surf Scoter - 1 Brands Bay
Velvet scoter - 1 Overcombe
Black Brant - 1 Butterstreet Cove
Ring necked Parakeet - 6 Fort Henry, Studland

Sightings - Saturday 23rd November 2013

Surf Scoter - Brands Bay
Spoonbill - 25 Holes Bay
Bittern - 1 Radipole; 1 Lodmoor
Hen Harrier - 1 Arne
Great Grey Shrike - Milborne St Andrew
Firecrest - 6 Abbotsbury
Whinchat - 1 trapped at Portland is latest ever site record
Snow Bunting - 3 West Bexington

Snow buntings, West Bexington (c) Steve Carey

Kestrel, Hengistbury Head (c) Joe Murphy

Sparrowhawk, Hengistbury Head (c) Joe Murphy

Sightings - Friday 22nd November 2013

Barnacle Goose - 12 Abbotsbury Swannery

Scaup - 3 Abbotsbury Swannery

Long-tailed Duck - 1 1st/w drake west Hengistbury Hd.

Surf Scoter - 1 imm still Brand's Bay

Red-throated Diver - 3 past Hengistbury Hd.

Great Northern Diver - 1 Hengistbury Hd.

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Ringstead Bay

Great White Egret - 1 west West Bay

Spoonbill - 15 Lytchett Bay a.m. 27 Holes Bay p.m.

Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Middlebere, 1 male near Wool

Marsh Harrier - 1 Middlebere, 1 West Bexington, 1ad male Abbotsbury Swannery.

Purple Sandpiper - 2 Hengistbury Hd.

Little Gull - 1 1st/w Hengistbury Hd.

Yellow-legged Gull - 2 Middlebere

Black Redstart - 2 Winspit, 1 Hengistbuury Hd.

Snow Bunting - 2 West Bexington

Sightings - Thursday 21st November 2013

Little so far today just the following:-

Black Brant - 1 Butterstreet Cove, Fleet

Barnacle Goose - 12 Abbotsbury Swannery

Scaup - 4 Abbotsbury Swannery

Surf Scoter - Brand's Bay

Great Northern Diver - 2 Shell Bay

Hen Harrier - 1 juv fem Middlebere

Golden Plover - 200-230 near West Compton

Pomarine Skua - 1 west Hengistbury Hd.

Great Grey Shrike - 1 Milborne St. Andrew

Sightings - Wednesday 20th November 2013

Barnacle Goose - 10 Abbotsbury Swannery
Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Great White Egret - 1 Middlebere/Swineham
Hen Harrier - 1 Lytchett Bay, 2 Middlebere
Marsh Harrier - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery, 2 Middlebere; 5 left Poole Harbour roosts this morning.
Grey Plover - 3 Stanpit
Green Sandpiper - 2 Lytchett Bay, 1 Middlebere
Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere
Yellow-Legged Gull - 1 Middlebere
Little Gull - 1 Hengistbury Head
Sandwich Tern - 3-4 Holes Bay

Late news: 7 Woodcock and a Merlin at Milton Abbas yesterday.