Sightings - Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Balearic Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill
Ruff - 3 Lytchett Fields
Purple Sandpiper - 8+ Lyme Regis
Knot - 1 Lyme Regis
Sanderling - 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Lyme Regis
Little Stint - 1 Ferrybridge
Pomarine Skua -  1 Hengistbury Head
Arctic Skua - 3 Christchurch Harbour
BONAPARTE'S GULL - 1st summer still at Longham Lakes
Turtle Dove - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Short-eared Owl - 1 Portesham
Hoopoe - 1 Burton Bradstock, later at Cogden Beach
Dusky Warbler - 1 Top Fields Portland
Eastern Subalpine Warbler - 1 at Cheyne Weare Portland
Wood Warbler - 1 Avalanche Road Hump Portland, 1 Christchurch Harbour
Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Lytchett Fields


Dusky Warbler at Portland © Chris Minvalla

Knot and Purple Sandpipers - Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell



Dartfotrd Warbler - Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy
Jay - Hengistbury Head © Tony Adamcik
Stonechat - Hengistbury Head © Tony Adamcik
Bonaparte's Gull at Longham Lakes on 30th April © Chris Holt