Sightings - Friday 31st January 2014

Black Guillemot - Portland harbour
Med Gull - 500 Ferrybridge
Black-throated Diver - 1 off Baiter car park; 2 past Hengistbury
Earlier in the week a Slavonian Grebe was also seen of Baiter, a juvenile Glaucous Gull was seen off Portland Bill, a redhead Smew was at Swineham GPs, Water Pipit and Spotted Redshank at Stanpit Marsh. There were up to three red-necked gGebes in Portland harbour, with 12 Black-necked Grebe. A Black Redstart is still being seen at Wyke Regis Bridging Camp.

Cranes at Briantspuddle

The landowner of the field the Cranes have been visiting next to the bridge at Briantspuddle, has asked that people do not enter the field, but view only from the gate by the road.

Sightings - Monday 27th January 2014

Black Swan - 2 Stoborough floods
Goosander - 1 Holes Bay
Red-throated Diver - 4 past Hengistbury Head
Black-necked Grebe - 1 off Hengistbury beach huts
Marsh Harrier - 9 at Poole Harbour roost site
Spotted Redshank - 1 Stanpit
Iceland Gull - 1 Chesil Cove
Glaucous Gull - 1 remains West Bexington
Little Gull - 3 past Chesil Cove, 1 Portland Bill
Sandwich Tern - 1 Stanpit
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
Water Pipit - 1 Priory Marsh
Black Redstart - 1 Hengistbury Head
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury Head

Sightings - Sunday 26th January 2014

Black Swan - 2 Stoborough floods
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 3 Ferrybridge
Smew - 1 redhead Swineham
Scaup - 1 Shipstal
Great Northern Diver - 3 Shipstal
Spoonbill - 24 Arne, 2 Middlebere
Marsh Harrier - 1 Arne Moors, 1 Keysworth, 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Middlebere
Hen Harrier - 1 Middlebere
Greenshank - 1 Lytchett Bay
Green Sandpiper - 2 Lytchett Bay
Glaucous Gull - 1 West Bexington
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour

Spoonbills at Arne © Paul Morton

Glaucous Gull at West Bexington © Andrew Grinter

Sightings - Saturday 25th January 2014

Egyptian Goose - 2 Hampreston Meadow floods
Smew - 1 redhead Swineham
Great Northern Diver - 5 Portland Harbour
Red-throated Diver - 1 past Durlston Head
Black-necked Grebe - 1 still at Longham Lakes, 19 Portland Harbour
Red-necked Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour
Slavonian grebe - 4 Portland Harbour, 1 Ringstead Bay
Crane - 2 Cheselbourne
Spoonbill - 22 Arne, 1 Middlebere, 16 Swineham
Marsh Harrier - 1 Middlebere, 6 Poole Harbour roost site, 1 Radipole Lake, 2 Swineham
Hen Harrier - 3 Arne Moors, 1 Hartland Moor, 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Middlebere.
Merlin - 1 Middlebere
Grey Plover - 21 Middlebere
Avocet - 30+ Holes Bay, 70+ Lytchett Bay including a colour-ringed bird, 500+ Middlebere
Spotted Redshank - 2 Swineham
Green Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Bay
Common Gull - 44 Ferrybridge
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
Black Redstart - 1 Hengistbury Head

Hen Harrier at Middlebere © Phyl England

Ringed Plover at Hengistbury © Joe Murphy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glaucous Gull at West Bexington © Steve Carey

Sightings - Friday 24th January 2014

Great Northern Diver - 1 past Durlston Head, 1 Portland Harbour
Red-throated Diver - 3 past Durlston Head
Iceland Gull - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Common Gull - 15 past Durlston Head
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
Razorbill - 200 past Durlston Head
Brambling - 1 Corfe Mullen

Late news, all from yesterday: 2 Woodcock on Canford Heath; 2 Black Swan at Stoborough; Black-Necked Grebe still at Longham Lakes; Budgerigar at Puddletown.

Sightings - Thursday 23rd January 2014

Scaup - 1 Hatch Pond
Goosander - 1 drake on R.Stour at Pamphill
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Mudeford Quay
Great Northern Diver - 1 past Durlston
Red-necked Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Chesil Cove
Crane - 1 Cheselbourne
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Portland Bill
Glaucous Gull - 1 Cogden Beach/West Bexington
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
Black Redstart - 1 Sherborne (no public access), 1 Portland Bill, 1 Hengistbury Head

Late news from Tuesday 21st January - a Great White Egret was reported roosting with 27 Spoonbills at Shipstal Point, Arne.

Sightings - Wednesday 22nd January 2014

Eider - 2 past Portland Bill
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Chesil Cove
Velvet Scoter - 2 past Portland Bill
Smew - 1 redhead still on floods Lychett Bay (please view from gate by sewer works).
Goosander - 2 fem. West Bexington
Black-throated Diver - 4 Portland Hbr.
Great Northern Diver - 3 Portland Hbr, 2 off Hamworthy beach Poole.
Red-necked Grebe - 4 Portland Hbr.
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Portland Hbr.
Black-necked Grebe - 19 Portland Hbr.
Bittern - 1 Radipole Lake.
Spoonbill - 21 Shipstal Pt. Arne.
Glaucous Gull - 1 ad West Bexington
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Hbr
Black Redstart - 1 Reap Lane, 1 The Nothe Weymouth

Bittern - Radipole Lake © Tim Downton

Black Redstart - The Nothe © Will Bown

Sightings - Tuesday 21st January 2014

Eider - 4 Poole Bay off Hbr entrance, 4 past Portland Bill
Velvet Scoter - 1 Mudeford Quay
Red-throated Diver - 33 past Portland Bill, 1 Mudeford Quay
Black-throated Diver - 1 Durlston CP.
Great Northern Diver - 6 Weymouth Bay, 1 Portland Hb.
Slavonian Grebe  1 Brand's Bay
Bittern - 1 Radipole Lake
Marsh Harrier - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Common Crane - 2 imm Briantpuddle nr. bridge.
Golden Plover - 550 Maiden Castle
Jack Snipe - 1 West Bexington.
Great Skua - 1 past Mudeford Quay
Little Gull - 1 1st/w Stanpit Marsh
Glaucous Gull - 1 ad West Bexington
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Hbr.
Water Pipit - 1 Stanpit Central Marsh
Black Redstart - 1 Smallmouth nr Ferrybridge
Hawfinch - 1 in a Southwell Garden Portland.

Adult Glaucous Gull - West Bexington © Mike Morse

Peregrine - Durlston © Dom Greves

Sightings - Monday 20th January 2014

Spoonbill 27 Shipstal Arne.
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Baiter Park Poole
Glaucous Gull - 1 Chesil Beach
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Hbr.
Black Redstart - 1 Smallmouth Ferrybridge.

Common Buzzard harassed by Crows © Joe Murphy

Common Buzzard harassed by Crows © Joe Murphy

Sightings - Sunday 19th January 2014

Surf Scoter - 1 imm off Goathorn Poole Hbr.
Smew - 1 Lytchett Bay (please only view from gate by Sewer works)
Goosander - 1 from Canford Bridge
Black-throated Diver - 2 Poole Hbr.
Great Northern Diver - 7 Poole Hbr.
Red-necked Day - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Black-necked Grebe - 18 Portland Hbr, 6 Poole Hbr, 1 Longham Lakes.
Bittern - 1 Radipole Lake
Spoonbill - 22 Arne, 1 Brownsea Is.
Great White Egret - 1 over Lorton/Lodmoor, 1 Swineham Pt.
Hen Harrier - 2 Slepe Heath, 1 Damons Cross
Merlin - 1 over Brownsea Lagoon
Common Crane - 1imm. Chesilbourne
Purple Sandpiper - 3 Portland Bill
Spotted Redshank - 7 Brownsea Lagoon.
Little Gull - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Sandwich Tern - 4 Arne Bay.
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Hbr.
Water Pipit - 2 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Swineham Pt.
Black Redstart - 1 Wyke Bridging Camp, 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Firecrest - 5 Abbotsbury Gardens, 1 Brownsea Is.
Crossbill - 50+ Throop Heath nr. Bovington.

Redhead Smew - Lytchett Bay floods © Shaun Robson

Sightings - Saturday 18th January 2014

Scaup - 1 Poole Harbour (near Arne)
Eider - 3 Shell Bay
Smew - 1 Lytchett Bay
Goosander - 1 by Canford Bridge (Wimborne)
Black-throated Diver - 2 Portland Harbour, 1 Poole Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 2/3 Portland Harbour, 2 Poole Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 4 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - several in Poole Harbour
Bittern - 1 Radipole RSPB
Spoonbill - several in Poole Harbour
Hen Harrier - 2 Lytchett Bay, 1 Middlebere, 1 Hengistbury Head
Crane - 2 Cheselbourne
Purple Sandpiper - 15 on sandspit in Christchurch Harbour, 4 Portland Bill
Ruff - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Little Gull - 1 Priory Marsh (Christchurch Harbour)
Sandwich Tern - 1 Ferrybridge/Portland Harbour, 1 Poole Harbour
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill

Sightings - Friday 17th January 2014

Scaup - 1 Poole Harbour
Black-throated Diver - 2 Poole Harbour, 1 Portland Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 6+ Poole Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Poole Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Poole Harbour
Bittern - 1 Radipole RSPB
Spoonbill - 20+ Poole Harbour
Purple Sandpiper - 1 Portland Bill
Great Skua - 1 past Mudeford Quay
Glaucous Gull - 1 Cogden Beach
Little Gull - 2 past  Mudeford Quay
Sandwich Tern - 1 Portland Harbour
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
Black Redstart - 1 Hengistbury Head

Curlew on Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Sightings - Thursday 16th January 2014

Smew - 1 Lytchett Bay
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 1 Durlston
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Portland Harbour
Hen Harrier - 2 Poole Harbour, 1 Hartland Moor
Crane - 1 Briantspuddle
Great Skua - 1 Shell Bay
Little Gull - 2 Mudeford Quay
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour

Sightings - Wednesday 15th January 2014

Scaup - 1 Poole Park
Velvet Scoter - 1 Portland Harbour
Black-throated Diver - 3 Portland Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 3 Portland Harbour, 1 Durlston
Slavonian Grebe - 5 Portland Harbour
Crane - 2 Cheselbourne
Little Gull - 1 past Portland Bill
Glaucous Gull - 1 adult at West Bexington
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Wyke Regis
Firecrest - 1 Durlston

Sightings - Tuesday 14th January 2014

Scaup - 1, Poole Park Lake
Black-throated Diver - 2, Durlston
Crane - 2, Briantspuddle (just w. of Briantspuddle on the Affpuddle road)
Glossy Ibis - 1, Weymouth
Black Guillemot - 1, Portland Harbour
Glaucous Gull - 1, Ferrybridge (1w); 1 W. Bexington (ad)
Iceland Gull - 1 (1w), Portland
Sandwich Tern - 1, Portland Harbour
Red Kite - 1, nr Sixpenny Handley
Rock Pipit - 1 littoralis, Priory Marsh
Firecrest - 1, Durlston
Black Redstart - 2, Hengistbury Head; 1 Wyke Regis
Hawfinch - 1, Portland (in private garden)



Great-northern Diver, Portland Harbour.  Copyright Will Bown.



Black Redstart, Hengistbury Head.  Copyright Joe Murphy.



Scaup, Poole Park.  Copyright Andy Wragg.

Sightings - Monday 13th January 2014

Scaup - 1, Poole Park Lake
Smew - 1, Lytchett Bay
Velvet Scoter - 2, Portland Bill
Great White Egret - 1, Arne Moors
Balearic Shearwater - 1, Mudeford Quay
Bittern - 1, Lytchett Bay
Ruff - 1, Lytchett Bay
Little Gull - Lodmoor
Yellow-legged Gull - 1, Mudeford Quay
Great Skua - 2, Portland Bill
Water Pipit - 1, Priory Marsh
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1, Studland

Sightings - Sunday 12th January 2014

Scaup - 1 Poole Park Lake
Velvet Scoter - 2, Mudeford Quay
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour
Common Crane - 2, Briantspuddle (meadow W. of main river bridge)
Spoonbill - 13 Arne; 3 Lytchett Bay; 1 Wytch Causeway
Black Guillemot - 1, Portland Harbour
Little Gull - 1, Mudeford Quay
Mediterranean Gull - 126 Dorchester (flooded field nr Football Ground roundabout)
Great Skua - 1, Mudeford Quay
Hen Harrier - 1, Milborne St. Andrew; 1 Wytch Causeway
Lesser-spotted Woodpecker - 1, Briantspuddle
Great-grey Shrike - 1, Milborne St. Andrew
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1, Studland (200 yds n. of Discovery Centre)



Black-necked Grebe, Longham Lakes.  Copyright Steve Carey.

Sightings - Saturday 11th January 2014

Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes
Crane - 2 Briantspuddle
Scaup - 1 Poole Park
Black Redstart - 2 Hengistbury
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Studland Bay

Sightings - Friday 10th January 2014

Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
Crane - 2 Cheselbourne
Glossy Ibis - 1 Radipole Park Drive
Hen Harrier - 2 Middlebere
Marsh Harrier - 2 Middlebere
Merlin - 1 Middlebere
Red Kite - 3 Sutton Hill
Black Redstart - 2 Hengistbury; 1 Reap Lane



Oystercatcher ringed at Shore Road, Poole this week, (c) Roger Peart



Glossy ibis, Radipole Park Drive, (c) Clinton Whale



Guillemot, Hengistbury Head (c) Joe Murphy

Sightings - Thursday 9th January 2014

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Portland
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
Little Gull - 2 Hengistbury
Crane - 2 Cheselbourne
Glossy Ibis - 1 Radipole Park Drive
Swallow - 1 Hengistbury
Water Pipit - 1 Stanpit
Firecrest - 1 Borough Gardens, Dorchester
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Studland Bay
Black Redstart - 2 Hengistbury

Sightings - Wednesday 8th January 2014

Black Guillemot - Portland Harbour
Smew - Lytchett bay
Surf Scoter - Brand's Bay
Scaup - Poole Park
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Haven Hotel, Poole
Yellow-browed Warbler - Studland (150m north of the Discovery Centre car park at Knoll Beach)

Sightings - Tuesday 7th January 2014

Scaup - 1 Poole Park
Eider - 1 Portland Harbour
Velvet Scoter - 1 off Mudeford Quay
Goosander - 2 Spetisbury
Red-throated Diver - 5 past Portland Bill

Black-throated Diver - 1 Poole Harbour, 1 past Branksome Chine

Great Northern Diver - 3 Portland Harbour, 3 Shell Bay, 5 Brand's Bay

Great Skua - 3 past Ferrybridge, 2 past Portland Bill, 2 Chesil Cove, 2 past Durlston, 1 past Branksome Chine

Little Gull - 1 off Mudeford , 1 Baiter Park

Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour

 

Scaup Poole Park © Ian Ballam

 

 

Sightings - Monday 6th January 2014

Smew - 1 Lytchett Bay
Red-throated Diver - 12 past Hengistbury Head, 8 past Portland Bill

GLOSSY IBIS - 1 Radipole Park

Balearic Shearwater - 1 in Portland Harbour and 1 past Portland Bill

Red Kite - 1 Abbotsbury

Common Crane - 2 Briantspuddle

Purple Sandpiper - 1 Castletown Beach Portland, 5 Portland Bill

Great Skua - 1 past West Bexington

Little Gull - 2 off Mudeford Quay, 1 Baiter Park

Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour

Little Auk - 1 off Mudeford Quay

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Knoll Beach Studland

 

Little Gull at Baiter Park © Paul Morton

 

 

 

 

Sightings - Sunday 5th January 2014

Smew - 1 Lytchett Bay
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Portland Harbour
Eider - 1 Portland Harbour
Velvet Scoter - 1 Portland Harbour

Red-throated Diver - 15 past Hengistbury Head, 66 past Portland Bill

Black-throated Diver - 3 Portland Harbour

Great Northern Diver - 10 Portland Harbour, 5 Poole Harbour

Slavonian Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour

Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour

GLOSSY IBIS - 1 Radipole Park

Spoonbill - 12 Arne

Hen Harrier - 4 Poole Harbour

Common Crane - 2 Cheselbourne

Purple Sandpiper - 16 Hengistbury Head

Dunlin - 1000 Brownsea Island lagoon

Spotted Redshank - 3 Brownsea Island lagoon

Greenshank - 9 Brownsea Island lagoon

Great Skua - 1 past Hengistbury Head, 1 past West Bexington

Glaucous Gull - 1 Weymouth Bay and West Bexington

Little Gull - 1 past West Bexington

Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour

Firecrest - 5 Abbotsbury Gardens
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Knoll Beach Studland

Sightings - Saturday 4th January 2014

Bewick's Swan - 2 from the Wareham by-pass
Smew - 1 Lytchett Bay no public access

Surf Scoter - 1 Poole Harbour

Red-throated Diver - 7 past Hengistbury Head, 17 past Portland Bill

Black-throated Diver - 3 Portland Harbour

Great Northern Diver - 9 Portland Harbour

Slavonian Grebe - 4 Portland Harbour

Bittern - 1 Arne Moors

GLOSSY IBIS - 1 Radipole Park

Marsh Harrier - 8 Poole Harbour

Common Crane - 2 near Tolpuddle

Purple Sandpiper - 14 Hengistbury Head

Grey Phalarope - 1 Kimmeridge Bay

Great Skua - 3 past Portland Bill, 3 past Hengistbury Head, 1 past Branksome Chine

Little Gull - 5 past Branksome Chine, 5 Mudeford Quay, 5 reported Chesil Cove

Kittiwake - 248 past Hengistbury Head, 115 past Branksome Chine

Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
 

Glaucous Gull at West Bexington (yesterday) © Mike Morse

 

Sightings - Friday 3rd January 2014

Bewick's Swan - 2 from the Wareham By-pass.

Pale-bellied Brent - 1 Ferrybridge

Smew - 1 Lytchett Bay No public access

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Mudeford Quay

Red-throated Diver - 2 Mudeford Quay

Black-throated Diver - 4 Osprey Quay

Great Northern Diver - 3 Portland Hbr, 1 Mudeford Quay

Slavonian Grebe - 7 Portland Hbr.

Manx Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill

Balearic Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill

Storm Petrel - 1 off Hamm Beach Portland Hbr.

Glossy Ibis - 1 Radipole Park

Purple Sandpiper - 9 Mudeford Quay, 8 Lyme Regis

Grey Phalarope - 2 Kimmeridge for second day

Great Skua - 11 Chesil Cove, 4 Portland Bill, 1 West Bexington

Arctic Skua - 1 Mudeford Quay

Pomarine Skua - 1 Portland Bill

Little Gull - 1 Weymouth Bay (gull roost)

Glaucous Gull - 1 ad. West Bexington

Purple Sandpiper - Hengistbury Sandspit © Clinton Whale

Grey Phalarope - Kimmeridge © Peter Moore

Bewick's Swan - Wareham by-pass © Paul Morton

Sightings - Thursday 2nd January 2014

Green-winged Teal - 1 Avon Causeway moved to nr. Sopley Hants.

Eider - 1 Portland Hbr.

Surf Scoter - 1 imm Brand's Bay

Velvet Scoter - 1 off Sandsfoot Castle 

Red-throated Diver - 13 past Portland Bill

Black-throated Diver - 2 Portland Hbr, 1 Mudeford Quay

Great Northern Diver - 8-10 Portland Hbr, 1 Mudeford Quay

Red-necked Grebe - 1-2 Portland Hbr.

Slavonian Grebe - 3 Sandfoots Castle

Black-necked Grebe - 12 Sandsfoot Castle

Glossy Ibis - 1 still Radipole Park

Spoonbill - 15 Arne

Marsh Harrier - 2 Middlebere

Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Middlebere

Common Crane - 2 imm in meadows east Bardolf Manor Puddletown

Purple Sandpiper - 5 Portland Bill, 3 Lyme Cobb

Great Skua - 1 West Bexington, 1 Portland Bill

Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Wyke Bridging Camp

Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP.

Snow Bunting - 3 West Bexington

Imm. Common Crane nr. Puddletown © Mike Trew

Glossy Ibis Radipole Park © Mike Trew

Sightings - Wednesday 1st January 2014

Green-winged Teal - 1 Avon Causeway

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Swineham GP.

Surf Scoter - 1 Brand's Bay

Goosander - 3 Avon Causeway

Red-throated Diver - 1 Durlston CP.

Black-throated Diver - 3 Weymouth Bay, 1 Portland Hbr, 1 Durlston CP.

Great Northern Diver - 3 Durlston CP, 3 off Hamm Beach Portland Hbr.

Red-necked Grebe - 2 off Hamm Portland Hbr.

Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Hamm Beach

Balearic Shearwater - 1 Portland Hbr.

Glossy Ibis - 1 Radipole Park

Great Skua - 3 pos 4 Chesil Cove, 2 Portland Bill, 1 West Bexington

Kittiwake - 200 past Weymouth Bay, 1 Baiter Park.

Little Gull - 3 Mudeford Quay, 1 1st/W Poole Quay later on Baiter Park

Glaucous Gull - 1 2nd/W Chesil Cove, 1 ad reported Portland Castle early p.m.

Sandwich Tern - 2 Baiter Park

Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Hbr.