Sightings - Thursday 5th October 2017

Whooper Swan - 3 Lytchett Bay
Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Cattle Egret - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery
Great White Egret - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Spoonbill -  7 Brownsea Island, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Middlebere
Merlin - 1 Middlebere, 1 Povington Heath
Knot - 1 Middlebere
Ruff - 8 Lodmoor RSPB, 7 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Middlebere
STILT SANDPIPER - 1 Middlebere
Little Stint - 5 Lodmoor RSPB, 2 Brownsea Island, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Grey Phalarope - 2 Cutcleaves Cove (The Fleet)
SPOTTED SANDPIPER - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Green Sandpiper - 9 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Greenshank - 9 Lytchett Fields RSPB
LESSER YELLOWLEGS - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Firecrest - 8 East Lulworth, 3 Arne RSPB, 1 Hengistbury Head
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Wakeham (Portland)
Whinchat - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Tree Sparrow - 1 still at Sweethill (Portland)
Hawfinch - 1 East Weares (Portland) and 1 ringed at PBO
Lapland Bunting - 1 over Blacknor (Portland)

Reed Bunting at Hengisbury Head © Joe Murphy

Whooper Swans in Lytchett Bay © Ian Ballam