Sightings - Wednesday 31st August 2016

Garganey - 1 Radipole Lake
Balearic Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill
Montagu's Harrier - 1 reported over Cogden Beach (via Birdguides)
Osprey - 1 Middlebere, 1 over Upton CP
Knot - 3 Stanpit, 2 Ferrybridge, 1 Lytchett Fields
Ruff - 4 Lytchett Fields, 1 Radipole Lake
Sanderling - 1 Ferrybridge
Little Stint - 4 Lodmoor, 1 Lytchett Fields
Greenshank - 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Stanpit
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields
Black Tern - 1 Lodmoor
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Lytchett Fields
Firecrest - 5+ Moreton
Aquatic Warbler - 1 Lytchett Fields
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 Ballard Down
Pied Flycatcher - 3 Portland
Redstart - 1 Ballard Down
Whinchat - 1 near Twin Sails Bridge Poole
Wheatear - 8+ Stanpit, 3 Ballard Down, 2 near Twin Sails Bridge Poole, 1 Hengistbury Head
Yellow Wagtail -  57 over Stanpit, c20 over Lytchett Fields, 10 Ballard Down, 2 Ferrybridge
Tree Pipit - 9 Ballard Down
Ortolan Bunting - 2 sound recorded last night over Stoborough


Aquatic Warbler at Lytchett Fields © Ian Ballam

Black-tailed Godwits spooked by an Osprey at Upton CP © Clinton Whale

Dunlin at Lodmoor © David Wareham

Sightings - Tuesday 30th August 2016

Spoonbill - 11 Brownsea Is.
Osprey - 2 Arne/Middlebere, 1 Morden Bog
Hobby - 1 Longham Lake
Little Stint - 2 Lytchett Fields, 1 Ferrybridge
Curlew Sandpiper - 4 Brownsea Is, 1 Ferrybridge
Spotted Redshank - 4 Brownsea Is.
Greenshank - 5 Brownsea Is.
Wryneck - 1Barleycrates Lane Portland, 1 Roebury Lane Christchurch
Swallow - 820 Ferrybridge, 400 White Nothe
Tree Pipit - 7 White Nothe
Yellow Wagtail - 10 White Nothe, 2 Ferrybridge
Redstart - 6 White Nothe, 1 nr Kerry Foods Poole
Whinchat - 5 White Nothe
Wheatear - 27 White Nothe, 15 Tout Quarry Portland, 2 nr Twin Sails Bridge Poole.
Sedge Warbler - 41 Christchurch Hbr.
Spotted Flycatcher - 7 White Nothe, 2 Portland, 1 nr PC World Poole.
Pied Flycatcher - 1 White Nothe
Ortolan Bunting - 3 sound recorded over last night Portland Bill

Curlew Sandpiper - Brownsea Island © Katie Horrocks

Juv Stonechat - Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

Osprey - Middlebere © Roger Hewitt

Sightings - Monday 29th August 2016

Goosander - 1 Christchurch Hbr.
Osprey - 2 Arne/Middlebere
Little Stint - 4 Lodmoor, 2 Lytchett Fields
Curlew Sandpiper - 2 Christchurch Hbr, 2 Brownsea Is.
Common Sandpiper - 3 Christchurch Hbr, 2 Hengistbury Hd.
Wryneck - 1 Durlston CP.
House Martin - 70 Hengistbury Hd.
Yellow Wagtail - 47 Hengistbury Hd.
White Wagtail - 1 Portland Bill
Whinchat - 3 Stanpit Marsh, 2 Portland Bill, 1Durlston CP.
Wheatear - 24 Hengistbury Hd, c15 Portland Bill, 8 Stanpit Marsh
Willow Warbler - 58 Hengistbury Hd.
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Durlston CP.
Ortolan Bunting - 1 Crown Estate Fields Portland.

Late news from Thursday 25th Aug. 4 Ortolan Bunting sound recorded flying over Portland Bill.

Osprey - Middlebere © Aidan Brown

Nightjar - Arne © Roger Hewitt

Oystercatcher - Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale

Sightings - Sunday 28th August 2016

Goosander - 1 Christchurch Quay.
Manx Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill
Balearic Shearwater - 2 St. Adhelm's Hd
Osprey - 1 Middlebere
Little Stint - 5 Lodmoor, 2 Lytchett Fields, 1 Christchurch Hbr
Curlew Sandpiper - 2 Ferrybridge
Great Skua - 1 east Portland Bill
Black Tern - 1 West Bexington
Yellow Wagtail - 6 West Lexington, 2 Portland Bill
Redstart - 5 Portland Bill, 5 Lulworth Cove, 2 East Lulworth
Whinchat - 1 Lulworth Cove
Wheatear - 1 Portland Bill

Black-tailed Godwit - Lodmoor © Brett Spencer

Grey Heron - Wareham (by River Piddle) © David Wareham

Goosander - Christchurch  Quay © Clinton Whale

Sightings - Saturday 27th August 2016

Spoonbill - 10 Brownsea Is.
Osprey - Singles seen Lytchett Fields, Arne & Middlebere.
Little Stint - 4 Lodmoor, 3 Lytchett Fields, 2 Brownsea Is.
Curlew Sandpiper - 10 Brownsea Is, 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 1 Brownsea Is.
Greenshank - 9 Brownsea Is, 7 Lytchett Fields
Common Sandpiper - 3 Lytchett Fields, 2 Longham Lakes
Swallow, 300 St Aldhelm's Hd.
Tree Pipit - 37 Durlston CP, 8 Hengistbury Hd.
Yellow Wagtail - c75 Lulworth, c50 St Aldhelm's Hd, 47 Hengistbury Hd. 21 Portland Bill
Redstart - 3 Redstart Lulworth, 2 Lytchett Fields, 1, Grove Hill Bottom, 1 Greenland Fm, 1 Hengistbry Hd.
Whinchat - 2 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Durlston CP.
Wheatear - 12 Portland Bill, 6 Grove Hill Bottom, 5 St Aldhelm's
Grasshopper Warbler - 18 Lytchett Fields, 3 Durlston CP.
Greenish Warbler  - 1 report at Lulworth via BirdGuides.
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Southwell Portland, 1 Brownsea Is.
Spotted Flycatcher - 5 Hengistbury Hd, 4 Lulworth, 2 Greenlands Fm, 2 St Aldhelm's Hd, 2 Southwell
Pied Flycatcher - 2 Southwell Portland, 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Ortolan Bunting - 1 Top fields Portland Bill

Wheatear - Dancing Ledge/Seacombe © Dom Greves

Sightings - Friday 26th August 2016

Garganey - 1 at Radipole Lake.
Goosander - 1 at Christchurch Quay.
Osprey - 1 at Middlebere, 1 over Ferrybridge.
Little Ringed Plover - 1 at Lytchett Fields.
Little Stint - 8 at Lodmoor.
Curlew Sandpiper - 6 at Lytchett Fields.
Ruff - 1 at Lytchett Fields.
Wryneck - 1 at West Bexington, 2 at Christchurch Harbour, 1+R at Durlston Gully, 1 at Morden Bog.
Red-backed Shrike - 1 along Roebury Lane, Christchurch Harbour.
Ortolan Bunting - 1 at Portland Bill briefly.

Good numbers of Redstart and Spotted Flycatcher seen at several sites.

Goosander - Christchurch Quay - Clinton Whale

Wheatear - Hengistbury Head - Joe Murphy

Stonechat - Hengistbury Head - David Wareham

Sightings - Thursday 25th August 2016

Spoonbill - 6 at Middlebere, 4 on Brownsea Lagoon.
Osprey - 1 at Middlebere, 1 in Christchurch Harbour.
Little Ringed Plover - 1 on Lytchett Fields.
Little Stint - 1 at Lodmoor.Curlew Sandpiper - 6 on Lytchett Fields, 1 on Brownsea Lagoon.Ruff - 2 on Lytchett Fields.Wood Sandpiper - 1 on on Lytchett Fields.
Wryneck - 2 still at West Bexington, 1 at Cogden Beach.
Ortolan Bunting - 1 briefly on Hengistbury Head this morning, 1 sound recorded overnight at Portland Obs with another at 2am on 24th over Poole Old Town.

Sightings - Wednesday 24th August 2016

Garganey - 1 on Stanpit Marsh, 1 at Radipole Lake.
Sooty Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill.
Balearic Shearwater - 2 past Portland Bill.
Honey Buzzard - 1 over Verne Common, Portland.
Osprey - 1 over Verwood, 1 at Middlebere.
Little Ringed Plover - 1 on Lytchett Fields.
Little Stint - 1 on Lytchett Fields, 1 at Radipole Lake.
Curlew Sandpiper - 8 on Lytchett Fields.
Ruff - 2 on Lytchett Fields.
Wood Sandpiper - 1 on on Lytchett Fields.
Hoopoe - 1 at Portland Bill early morning only.
Wryneck - 2 at West Bexington 300m east of Chalets.
Tree Pipit - 48 over Portland Bill.
Yellow Wagtail - 138 at Cogden Beach, 60 at West Bexington, 23+ Briantspuddle Water Meadows.
Whinchat - 25 at West Bexington, 6 at Cogden Beach.
Wheatear - 100+ at West Bexington, 100 on Portland..
Pied Flycatcher - 2 at Stanpit Marsh, 1 in the Gully (Durlston CP), 1 at Portland Bill & 1 at Blacknor.

Wryneck - West Bexington - Brendan Shiels.

Whinchat - West Bexington - Brendan Shiels.

Yellow Wagtail - Briantspuddle - Roger Hewitt.

Greenshank - Hengistbury - David Wareham.

Great Crested Grebe juvs - Hatch Pond - Clinton Whale.

Sightings - Tuesday 23rd August 2016

Garganey - 1 juv still at Radipole Lake.
Balearic Shearwater - 2 past Portland Bill.
Spoonbill - 9 on Brownsea Lagoon.
Osprey - 1 over Lytchett Bay and 2 at Middlebere.
Little Stint - 2 on Lytchett Fields, 1 at Lodmoor.
Ruff - 1 at Lodmoor.
Curlew Sandpiper - 7 on Lytchett Fields, 4 on Brownsea Lagoon.
Whinchat - 2 in Barn Field, Christchurch Harbour.

Curlew - Stanpit Marsh - Clinton Whale

Sightings - Monday 22nd August 2016.

Garganey - 1 juv. still at Radipole Lake.
Knot - 3 Christchurch Harbour.
Ruff - 1 Radipole Lake.
Common Sandpiper - 5 seen from Hengistbury Head, 1 Stanpit.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Mudeford Quay.
Greenshank - 4 seen from Hengistbury Head.
Tree Pipit - 4 over Hengistbury Head.
Yellow Wagtail - 14 over Hengistbury Head.
Wheatear - 4 West Knighton Quarry, 3 Hengistbury Head.
Greenish Warbler - 1 Portland Observatory.

Whimbrel – Hengistbury Head © David Wareham.    

Redshank – Stanpit © Clinton Whale.

Sightings - Sunday 21st August 2016.

Garganey - 1 juv. Radipole Lake.
Cory's Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill.
Storm Petrel - 2 past Portland Bill.
Osprey - 1 Arne.
Little Ringed Plover - 1 juv. Lodmoor, 1 juv. Lytchett Fields.
Knot - 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Stanpit.
Sanderling - 4 Ferrybridge.
Little Stint - 1 juv. Lodmoor, 1 adult, 1 juv. Lytchett Fields.
Curlew Sandpiper - 9. 8 adults, 1 juv. Lytchett Fields( a record count).
Black-tailed Godwit - 1031 Lytchett Fields( a new Fields record), 61 Lodmoor, 10 Ferrybridge.
Bar-tailed Godwit - 2 Stanpit.
Whimbrel - 7 Stanpit, 1 Ferrybridge.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Greenshank - 5 Lytchett Fields, 2 Stanpit.
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Green Sandpiper - 15 Lytchett Fields, 1 Lodmoor.
Common Sandpiper - 4 Lytchett Fields, 3 Lodmoor.
Ruff - 2 juv. Lytchett Fields, 1 Lodmoor.
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 juv. Lodmoor.
Tree Pipit - 1 Rushcombe Bottom.
Yellow Wagtail - 1 over Crouch Hill.
Wheatear - 6 Portland Bill, 3 Crouch Hill.

Ruff – Lychett Fields © Ian Ballam.

Sightings - Saturday 20th August 2016.

Garganey - 1 juv. Radipole Lake.
Cory's Shearwater - 4 past Charmouth, 1 past West Bexington.
Balearic Shearwater - 532 past Portland Bill( however, a degree of unseen circulation may have occurred), 294 past St. Aldhelm's Head(a site record).
Sooty Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill.
Osprey - 1 Swineham Point.
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Radipole Lake.
Green Sandpiper - 2 Radipole Lake.
Common Sandpiper - 2 Longham Lakes.
Ruff - 1 Lodmoor.
Great Skua - 4 past Portland Bill.
Pomarine Skua - 1 past West Bexington.
Arctic Skua - 2 past Chesil Cove, 1 past Portland Bill.
Long-tailed Skua - 1 Chesil Cove.
Yellow-legged Gull 3 - Radipole.
Black Tern - 1 juv. Christchurch Harbour, 1 past Portland Bill.
Redstart - 1 Swineham Farm.
Lesser Whitethroat - 1 Swineham Farm.
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 Swineham Farm.

Garganey  juvenile – Radipole Lake ©Brett Spencer.

Yellow-legged Gull - Radipole ©Brett Spencer.

Yellow-legged Gull - Radipole ©Brett Spencer.

Ruff –Lodmoor ©Brett Spencer.

Sightings - Friday 19th August 2016.

Balearic Shearwater - 19 past Portland Bill.
Spoonbill - 6 Brownsea.
Little Ringed Plover - 2 Lytchett Fields.
Ringed Plover - 186 Ferrybridge, 10+ Lytchett Fields, 9 Lodmoor.
Knot - 1 Brownsea.
Sanderling - 15 Ferrybridge.
Little Stint - 3 Lytchett Fields, 1 juv. Brownsea.
Dunlin - 150 Ferrybridge, 90+ Lytchett Fields.
Curlew Sandpiper - 7 juv. Lodmoor, 5 juv. 1 adult Lytchett Fields, 4 juv. Brownsea.
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Spotted Redshank - 2 Brownsea, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Stanpit.
Greenshank - 8+ Lytchett Fields, 6 Brownsea.
Ruff - 2 juv. Brownsea, 2 Lytchett Fields.
Arctic Skua - 3 Weymouth Bay.
Wryneck - 1 Sherford Pools (briefly).
Yellow Wagtail - 4 Portland Bill.
Wheatear - 2 Crouch Hill.
Whinchat - 4 Portland Bill.
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Portland Bill.

Sightings - Thursday 18th August 2016

Spoonbill - 1 Lytchett Fields
Osprey - 2 Morden Bog, 1 south over Portland
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Ferrybridge
Whimbrel - 4 Stanpit, 1 Ferrybridge
Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields
Curlew Sandpiper - 4 briefly at Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Radipole RSPB
Sanderling - 2 Ferrybridge
Little Stint - 2 Lytchett Fields, 2 Herbury Gore
Green Sandpiper - 2 Christchurch Harbour
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields
Grasshopper Warbler - 5 ringed at Durlston CP, 2 Hengistbury Head
Pied Flycatcher - 1 retrapped at Durlston CP

Yellow Wagtail - 5 over Hengistbury Head
 

Swallow at Stour Valley © Geoff Norquoy

 

Sightings - Wednesday 17th August 2016

Manx Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill
Balearic Shearwater - 10 past Portland Bill
Spoonbill - 5 Brownsea Island, 3 Middlebere
Whimbrel - 8 Stanpit
Ruff - 7 over Ferrybridge
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Abbotsbury
Little Stint - 2 still at  Lytchett Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Stanpit
Greenshank - 6 Christchurch Harbour

Whinchat - 1 Stanpit
Yellow Wagtail - 11 Stanpit, 4 Portland Bill
Tree Pipit - 4 Portland Bill, 3 over Christchurch Harbour
 

Green Woodpecker at Bournemouth Eastcliff © David Wareham

 

Wheatear at Christchurch Harbour © Clinton Whale

 

Sightings - Tuesday 16th August 2016

Spoonbill - 9 Brownsea Island, 1 Stanpit
Osprey - 1 over Ferrybridge, 1 over Arne
Whimbrel - 2 Ferrybridge
Knot - 2 Christchurch Harbour
Ruff - 1 Lodmoor

Little Stint - 2 Lytchett Bay, 2 Herbury Gore
Green Sandpiper - 6 Lodmoor
Greenshank - 5 Brownsea Island, 2 Christchurch Harbour
Melodious Warbler - 1 briefly at Portland Bill
Spotted Flycatcher - 3 Hengistbury Head, 1 Coombe Valley
Tree Pipit - 6 over Christchurch Harbour

Sightings - Monday 15th August 2016

Marsh Harrier - 1 Wyke Down
Osprey - 1 Arne, 1 over South Haven
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Whimbrel - 7 Christchurch Harbour
Knot - 1 Stanpit

Little Stint - 2 Lytchett Bay
Greenshank - 2 Christchurch Harbour
Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Hengistbury Head
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 South Haven
Redstart - 1 Studland

Yellow Wagtail - 2 Christchurch Harbour
Tree Pipit - 5 Christchurch Harbour, 1 South Haven
 

Tufted Duck at Radipole © Joe Murphy

 

Sandwich Tern at Hengistbury Head © David Wareham

 

Sightings - Sunday 14th August 2016

Merlin - 1 Hartland Moor

Little Stint - 1 Ferrybridge

Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields

Common Redstart - 1 Portland Bill

Willow Warbler - 40 Hengistbury Head, 35 Stanpit Marsh

Little Stint - Ferrybridge - Mark Wright

Sightings - Saturday 13th August 2016

Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields
Turnstone - 20 Ferrybridge
Ringed Plover - 107 Ferrybridge
Whimbrel - 6 Stanpit Marsh
Whinchat - 1 Soldiers Road,  1Abbotsbury, 2 Ringstead Bay
Willow Warbler - 15 Stanpit Marsh

Sightings - Friday 12th August 2016

Long-tailed Skua - 1 reported past Durlston
Sedge Warbler - 25 Christchurch Harbour

Gadwall Radipole Lake copyright Geoff Norquoy

Sightings - Thursday 11th August 2016

Osprey - 1 Wareham Channel
Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields

Sightings - Wednesday 10th August 2016

The following Tweet sent earlier today by Martin Collinson of the BOURC is interesting and perhaps a decision on the Christchurch Harbour bird of 2005 will be forthcoming...

"Genetic analysis confirms identification of Elegant Terns breeding in France and Spain - not hybrids. http://tinyurl.com/heg68f7 "

Spoonbill - 2 on Brownsea Lagoon, 4 at Shipstal Point roost yesterday.
Black Tern - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Hengistbury Head.

Sightings - Tuesday 9th August 2016

Great White Egret - 1 over Burton Meadows this evening.
White Stork - 1 over Sandsfoot Castle towards Portland.
Spoonbill - 2 on Brownsea Lagoon.
Red Kite - 1 over Cogden Beach
Little Stint - 1 juv on Brownsea Lagoon.
Spotted Redshank - 6 on Brownsea Lagoon.
Turtle Dove - 1 Hengistbury Head.

Spotted Redshank - Brownsea Lagoon - Clinton Whale

Linnet - Hengistbury Head - Joe Murphy

Sightings - Monday 8th August 2016

Great White Egret - 1 on Coward's Marsh this evening.
White Stork- 1 on Coward's Marsh this evening.
Spoonbill - 2 on Brownsea Lagoon.
Little Stint - 1 juv on Lytchett Fields.
Spotted Redshank - 3 on Brownsea Lagoon.

Sedge Warbler - Stanpit Marsh - Geoff Norquoy

Sightings - Sunday 7th August 2016

Spotted Redshank - 5 on Brownsea Lagoon, 1 at Lytchett Fields.
Greenshank - 14 on Brownsea Lagoon.
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 juv on Brownsea Lagoon.
Black Redstart - 1 Winspit Valley.

Sightings - Saturday 6th August 2016

Spoonbill - 2 Hengistbury Hd.
Osprey - 1 over Stoborough
Spotted Redshank - 2 Brownsea Is.
Common Sandpiper - 4 Stanpit Marsh
Swift - 50 Stanpit Marsh
Wheatear - 3 Ferrybridge
Sedge Warbler - 25 Hengistbury Hd.
Willow Warbler - 212 Hengustbury Hd.
Spotted Flycatcher - 2 Hengistbury Hd.
Serin - 1 Portland Bill

Common Tern - Hengistnury Head @ Joe Murphy

Goldfinch - Stanpit Marsh @ Geoff Norquoy

Hen Harrier Day South - 7th August at RSPB Arne

Hope to see lots of you there, raffle prizes so far include signed copies of books by Chris Packham, George Monbiot & David Lindo, subscriptions from Rare Bird Alert & BirdwatchExtra and nestboxes from the Dorset Bird Club.

Sightings - Friday 5th August 2016

Spoonbill - 1 Brownsea Island
Osprey - 1 Burton Bradstock
Avocet - 14 Brownsea Is.
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Lytchett Fields
Whimbrel - 13 Chrichurch Hbr.
Spotted Redshank - 3 Brownsea Is.
Greenshank - 8 Brownsea Is, 4 Lytchett Fields
Green Sandpiper - 22 Lytchett Fields
Common Sandpiper - 2 Christchurch Hbr, 2 Lytchett Fields
Little Tern - 3 Poole Hbr. mouth
Swift - 12+ Durlston CP, 9 Hengistbury Hd.
Yellow Wagtail - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Common Redstart - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Grasshopper Warbler - 2 Lytchett Bay, 1+ Durlston CP.
Sedge Warbler - 40 Priory Marsh, 40+ Lytchett Fields
Willow Warbler - 200+ Durlston CP, 58 Hengistbury Hd.
Bearded Tit - 10+ Lytchett Bay

Cormorant  - Iford @ Clinton Whale

Sandwich Tern - Hengistbury Head @ David Wareham

Sightings - Thursday 4th August 2016

Storm Petrel - 2 past Portland Bill early morning.
Spoonbill - 1 on Brownsea Lagoon.
Mediterranean Gull - 342 at Ferrybridge.
Black Tern - 1 on Brownsea Lagoon.
Roseate Tern - 1 on Brownsea Lagoon.

Jay - Bournemouth - David Wareham

Sightings - Wednesday 3rd August 2016

Sooty Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill.
Balearic Shearwater - 7 past Portland Bill.
Storm Petrel - 1 past Portland Bill in the evening.
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 on Brownsea Lagoon.
Green Sandpiper - 13 on Lytchett Fields.
Spotted Redshank - 2 on Brownsea Lagoon.
Black Tern - 1 juv on Brownsea Lagoon.
Tree Pipit - 1 over Durlston CP.
Pied Flycatcher - 1 in a Winspit garden, 1 at Stanpit Marsh.

juv Stonechat - Middlebere Heath - Clinton Whale

Linnet - Middlebere Heath - Clinton Whale

Sightings - Tuesday 2nd August 2016.

Common Scoter - 7 past Portland Bill.
Manx Shearwater - 200 past Portland Bill.
Balearic Shearwater - 3 past Portland Bill.
Sooty Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill.
Avocet - 1 Brownsea.
Ringed Plover - 25 Ferrybridge, 2 Brownsea, 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Knot - 2 Brownsea.
Sanderling - 23 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Ferrybridge.
Dunlin - 65 Ferrybridge.
Whimbrel - 5 Ferrybridge, 5 past Portland Bill.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Brownsea.
Greenshank - 3 Brownsea.
Great Skua - 1 past Portland Bill.
Arctic Skua - 2 past Portland Bill.
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 juv. Christchurch Harbour, 1 Ferrybridge, 1 past Portland Bill.
Common Tern - 78 +9w. Mudeford Quay, 16 Ferrybridge.
Black Tern - 1 juv. Brownsea.
Wheatear - 1 Peveril Point.

Black-tailed Godwits – Upton CP © Clinton Whale.

Sightings - Monday 1st August 2016.

Manx Shearwater - 800 past Portland Bill.
Balearic Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill.
Dunlin - 4 Stanpit.
Whimbrel - 5 Stanpit.
Snipe - 1 Stanpit.
Common Sandpiper - 8 Stanpit.
Greenshank - 1 over Wick.
Cuckoo - 1 Portland Bill.
Garden Warbler - 4 (Ringed) Durlston.
Sedge Warbler - 6 Portland Bill.
Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Portland Bill.
Willow Warbler - 60 (Ringed) Durlston, 30 Wick/Stanpit, 11 Portland Bill.
Pied Flycatcher - 1 (Ringed) Durlston.

Whimbrel – Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale.