Sightings - Tuesday 30th December 2014

Velvet Scoter - 2 Hengistbury Head
Black-Throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Weymouth Bay
Black-Necked Grebe - 23 Brands Bay, 16 Portland Harbour.
Bittern - 1 Swineham
Spoonbill - 21+ Holes Bay
Marsh Harrier - 1 Swineham.
Grey Plover - 64 Brands Bay, 20 Stanpit
Knot - 2 Stanpit
Jack Snipe - 2 Swineham, 3-5 Winterbourne Abbas
Spotted Redshank - 5 Holes Bay.
Common Sandpiper - 2 Holes Bay
Green Sandpiper - 1 Winterbourne Abbas
Purple Sandpiper - 1 Hengistbury Head, 4 Portland Bill
Little Gull - 1 Brands Bay
Water Pipit - 1 Lodmoor, 1 Stanpit.
Scandinavian Rock Pipit - 5 Stanpit.
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP, 1 Newtons Cove, 1 The Nothe.
Ring Ouzel - 1 Preston.
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP.

Late news:  1000 Golden Plover at Maiden Castle yesterday.

Bearded Tit at Radipole © Phyl England

Chiffchaff at Stanpit © Joe Murphy