Sightings - Saturday 31st March 2018

Egyptian Goose - 1 RSPB Lytchett Field
Gargarney - 1 Lodmoor
Red-throated Diver - 3 past West Bexington
Cattle Egret - 1 West Bexington
Spoonbill - 2 Middlebere
Red-necked Grebe - 2 Weymouth Bay off Bowleaze
Red Kite - 1 Gossage All Saints
Hen Harrier - 3 still Poole Hbr
Little Ringed Plover - 1 over Abbotsbury Swannery
Whimbrel - 1 RSPB Lytchett Fields
Ruff - 1 RSPB Lodmoor
Purple Sandpiper - 22 Hengistbury Hd, 4+ Lyme Regis on 'The Cobb'
Sandwich Tern - 9 West Bexington
Caspian Gull - 1 1st/W Lodmoor
Swallow - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Firecrest - 1 Peverel Point
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 RSPB Radipole Lake, 1 PC World Drain (Ringed bird)
Willow Warbler - 1 Ballard Studland
Ringed Ouzel - 2 Barleycrates Lane Portland
Wheatear - 100+ Portland Bill, 10 Losmoor, 3 Avelanche Rd, 1 Badbury Rings
Hawfinch - 20 Lower Bryanston

Sightings - Friday 30th March 2018

Great White Egret - 1 Cowards Marsh
Cattle Egret - 1 West Bexington
Greater Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Short-eared Owl - 1 Ferrybridge
Tree Sparrow - 1 Durlston Country Park
Hawfinch - 50 Lower Bryanston, 48 Leigh Churchyard

Cattle Egret - West Bexington © Trevor Wilkinson

                       

Sightings - Thursday 29th March 2018

Red-throated Diver - 2 south, Chesil Cove
Manx Shearwater - 27 south, Chesil Cove
Garganey - 1 drake Radipole Lake
Greater Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Common Scoter - 2 south, Chesil Cove
Velvet Scoter - 1 Middle Beach, Studland
Purple Sandpiper - 11 Hengistbury Head
Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere
Greenshank - 1 Brands Bay
Willow Warbler - A total of 3 yesterday at Lodmoor
Hawfinch - 40 Lower Bryanston

2 male Hawfinch - Lower Bryanston © Michael Coleman 

                          

Sightings - Wednesday 28th March 2018

Great White Egret - 1 Avon Causeway, 1 flew over the Piddle Valley towards Arne yesterday
Garganey - 1 Radipole
Red Kite - 1 over Portland
Hen Harrier - 3 ringtails Arne
Greenshank - 2 The Fleet
Ruff - 1 Lodmoor
Purple Sandpiper - 28 Hengistbury Head on sandspit
Sandwich Tern - 3 Lodmoor
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog NNR
Ring Ouzel - 1 Portland
Willow Warbler - 1 Lodmoor
Dartford Warbler - 1 Portland
Lesser Whitethroat - 1 presumed blythi, Reap Lane, Portland yesterday

Black-headed Gull © David Wareham

                                        

Sightings - Tuesday 27th March 2018

Garganey - 1 Radipole Lake
Greater Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes (South Lake)
Black throated Diver - 1 Bowleaze Cove
Bittern - 1 Swineham Gravel Pits heard flying off yesterday evening (east)
Great White Egret - 1 Lytchett Bay and French's Pools, 1 Holton Heath on pools
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Bowleaze Cove
Spoonbill - 3 Stanpit
Red Kite - 1 over Swineham
Marsh Harrier - 1 Stanpit
Spotted Redshank - 2 Stanpit
Avocet - 1 Stanpit
Short-eared Owl - 1yesterday Portland
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Wareham Forest
Sand Martin - 8 Swineham
Water Pipit - 1 Radipole yesterday
Black Redstart - 1 Anvil Point, 2 Portland yesterday
Willow Warbler - 1 Stanpit, 1 Radipole yesterday
Firecrest - 1 Stanpit
Hawfinch - 1 Dorchester by track by A37 bridge off Lubbecke Way, 20 Lower Bryanston

Hawfinches and Greenfinch - Lower Bryanston © Michael Coleman

                         
                     

Sightings - Monday 26th March 2018

Garganey - 1 Radipole Lake, 1 Winterbourne Herringston
Red Kite - 1 Blandford
Cattle Egret - 1 West Bexington
BONAPARTE'S GULL - 1 Longham Lakes
Sanderling - 54 House Boats Poole Harbour
Purple Sandpiper - 18 Hengistbury Head
Chiffchaff - 11 Hengistbury Head
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Buddleia Loop Radipole Lake
Willow Warbler - 1 Portland Obs
Great Grey Shrike - 2 Morden Bog
Hawfinch - 20 Lower Bryanston, 2 St Mary's churchyard Wareham

Garganey Radipole Lake copyright Edmund Mackrill

Sightings - Sunday 25th Match 2018

Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury
Garganey - 1 Winterborne Herrington
Great Northern Diver - 2  Bowleaze Cove Weymouth Bay
Red-necked Grebe - 4 Bowleaze Cove Weymouth Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 13 Portland Harbour
Red Kite - 1 Abbotsbury
Osprey - 1 over Lytchett Bay, 1 over Southwell Portland
Goshawk - 1 over Weston Portland
Black Redstart - 1 Lodmoor, 1 Blacknor Portland
Great Grey Shrike - 2 Morden Bog
Willow Warbler - 1 Portland Obs, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Longham Lakes
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Buddleia Loop Radipole Lake
Hawfinch - 30 Lower Bryanston, 1 St Mary’s churchyard Wareham

Hawfinches Lower Bryanston copyright Mike Coleman

Great Grey Shrike Morden Bog copyright Colin Chainey

Sightings - Saturday 24th March 2018

Great White Egret - 1 Longham Lakes
Black-throated Diver - 2 past Hengistbury Head
Red-necked Grebe - 4 Weymouth Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 15 Hengistbury Head
Sand Martin - 5 Lodmoor
Black Redstart - 2 Blacknor Portland
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Decoy Pond Morden Bog
Lesser Whitethroat - 1 presumed blythi Reap Lane area Portland
Hawfinch - 95 Lower Bryanston, 20 Leigh

Sightings - Friday 23rd March 2018

Garganey - 1 Winterborne Monkton
Great Northern Diver - 3 Poole Harbour
CATTLE EGRET - 1 West Bexington
Red Kite - 1 West Lulworth, 2 Wareham Common
Purple Sandpiper - 24 Hengistbury Head
Ring Ouzel - 1 Coombe Keynes
Tree Pipit - 1 Longham Lakes
Great Grey Shrike - 1 south of the Decoy Pond, Morden Bog
Hawfinch - 16 Lower Bryanston including the first Swiss ringed Bird in the UK, 1 Shaftesbury

Sightings - Thursday 22nd March 2018

Great Northern Diver - 3 Bowleaze Cove, 1 Poole Harbour
Spoonbill -  3 Middlebere, 1 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Stanpit
Red-necked Grebe - 2 Bowleaze Cove
Black-necked Grebe - 7 Portland Harbour, 4 Bramble Bush Bay
Merlin - 1 Middlebere
Purple Sandpiper - 2 Portland Bill
Spotted Redshank - 5 Middlebere
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog
Firecrest - 1 Arne RSPB
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Stanpit
'Eastern' Lesser Whitethroat - presumed blythi subspecies still at Reap Lane (Portland)
Hawfinch - 25 Lower Bryanston

Black-necked Grebe in Portland Harbour © Edmund Mackrill

Sandwich Tern at Lodmoor RSPB © Edmund Mackrill





Sightings - Wednesday 21st March 2018

Garganey - 1 Winterborne Monkton
Ringed-neck x Tufted Duck hybrid - 1 West Bexington
Scaup - 3 Abbotsbury Swannery
Great Northern Diver - 1 Bowleaze Cove
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour
Bittern - 3 Swineham GPs, 2 Lodmoor RSPB
Cattle Egret - 1 West Bexington
Great White Egret - 1 Longham Lakes
Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Keysworth, 1 Stanpit
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Bowleaze Cove
Black-necked Grebe - 9 Portland Harbour,  2 Studland Bay
Hen Harrier - 3 (2m, 1f) Wareham Channel
Golden Plover - c2000 near Maiden Castle
Purple Sandpiper - 26 Hengistbury Head
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay, 1 Stanpit
Great Grey Shrike - 2 Morden Bog
Firecrest - 2 Wick
Swallow - 2 Hartland Moor
Black Redstart - 2 Blacknor (Portland), 1 Chesil Cove
Hawfinch - 50 Lower Bryanston

Dippers at Lyme Regis © Richard Cook

Chiffchaff at Lodmoor RSPB © Edmund Mackrill

Sightings - Tuesday 20th March 2018

Scaup - 3 Abbotsbury Swannery (now open to public)
Cattle Egret - 2 Yondover (nr Loders), 1 West Bexington
Spoonbill - 1 Stanpit
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Holton Lee
Purple Sandpiper - 12 on the Cobb at Lyme Regis
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog
Firecrest - 3 Parkstone
Black Redstart -  2 The Nothe (Weymouth)
Hawfinch -35 Lower Bryanston, 5 at Fern Hill Hotel (Charmouth)

Little Ringed Plover at Holton Lee © Clive Hargrave

Hawfinch at Lower Bryanston © Michael Coleman

Spotted Redshank at Holes Bay © Peter Rudland

Chiffchaff at Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell

Sparrowhawk in Bournemouth garden © David Wareham

Sightings - Monday 19th March 2018

Scaup - 3 Abbotsbury Swannery
Cattle Egret - 1 West Bexington
Hen Harrier - 1 Arne RSPB
Golden Plover -180 Ferrybridge/Portland Harbour area
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay, 1 Stanpit
Jack Snipe - 1 Stanpit
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog
Ring Ouzel - 1 Lyme Regis
Black Redstart -  2 Lyme Regis, 1 near Butterstreet Cove, 1 Lulworth Cove
Meadow Pipit - 750 Ferrybridge
Hawfinch -80 Lower Bryanston,  6 Charmouth, 1 St Mary's Church (Wareham)

Hawfinch at Lower Bryanston © Michael Coleman

Sightings - Sunday 18th March 2018.

Hen Harrier - 1 male Wareham Causeway.
Red Kite - 1 over Coward's Marsh, 1 over Lower Bryanston.
Golden Plover - 450 Ferrybridge, 260e off Durlston, 50+ over Weymouth Bay, 40+ Hamm Beach,30w over Stanpit Marsh, 18e over Whitepits.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Swineham.
Iceland Gull - 1 2cy Weymouth Beach.
Skylark - 25 Coward's Marsh.
Swallow - 1 Swineham GP.
Sand Martin - 2 Coward's Marsh, 2 Swineham GP.
Meadow Pipit - 1000+ Durlston, 300e off Mudeford Quay, 150 Ferrybridge,  60+ Lytchett Fields RSPB.
Redwing - 600 Ferrybridge, 300+ over Lodmoor RSPB, 215 Swineham, 172 Coward's Marsh, 164+ Morden Bog, 90 Hengistbury Head, 40+ over Lytchett.
Fieldfare - 300+ over Lytchett, 200 Ferrybridge, 204+ Morden Bog, 150 Coward's Marsh, 120 Swineham, 45 Hengistbury Head.
Black Redstart - 1 female Blacknor, Portland.
Wheatear - 2 Lodmoor RSPB 1 Ferrybridge, 1 West Bay..
Lesser Whitethroat - 1 still Reap Lane, Portland.
Great Grey Shrike - 2 Morden Bog.
Hawfinch - 60 Lower Bryanston.

** Collectively Redwing 20000 and Fieldfare 16000 were counted moving west along the coast today.

Reed Bunting – Wareham Forest © Fiona Keeling.  

Iceland Gull – Weymouth Beach © Edmund Mackrill.

Hawfinch – Lower Bryanston © Michael Coleman.

Reed Bunting – Wareham Forest © Fiona Keeling.

Sightings - Saturday 17th March 2018.

Red Kite - 1 over Affpuddle.
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill.
Common Crane - 1 over Portland Bill.
Knot - 5 Ferrybridge.
Sand Martin - 2 Longham Lakes.
Meadow Pipit - 190 Portland Bill.
Fieldfare - c120 Badbury Rings.
Black Redstart - 1 Reap Lane, Portland.
Wheatear - 7 Portland Bill, 1 Maiden Castle.
Lesser Whitethroat - 1 still Reap Lane, Portland.
Firecrest - 4 Portland Bill.


Late news from yesterday, 1 Great White Egret - Lytchett Bay.

Kestrel with a Starling kill – Higher Charminster © Derek Fowler.

Grey Wagtail – Sixpenny Handley © Brian Smith.

Mediterranean Gulls – Lodmoor RSPB © Derek Fowler.

Sightings - Friday 16th March 2018.

Garganey - 1 Winterborne Monkton.
Scaup - 3 Abbotsbury Swannery incl. a drake.
Bittern - 2 Lodmoor RSPB.
Little Ringed Plover - Lytchett Fields RSPB.
Little Gull - 1 1st w Ferrybridge.
"Scandinavian" Rock Pipit - 2 Crouch Hill.
Wheatear - 1 Crouch Hill.
Hawfinch - 22 Lower Bryanston incl. a partially leucistic female.

Hawfinch partially leucistic female – Lower Bryanston © Mike Coleman.

Chaffinch – Bournemouth Gardens © David Wareham.

Sightings - Thursday 15th March 2018.

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Studland.
Garganey - 1 drake Winterborne Herringston.
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour.
Great White Egret - 1 over Brands Bay.
Hen Harrier - 2 Wareham Channel.
Meadow Pipit - 70 through Portland Bill.
White Wagtail - 1 Crouch Hill, Christchurch.
Wheatear - 5 Portland Bill, 2 Crouch Hill, 2 Lyme Regis.
Lesser Whitethroat - 1 Reap Lane, Portland.
Firecrest - 6 Portland Bill, 2 Langdon Hill, 1 Hengistbury Head.
"Common/Mealy" Redpoll - 2+ south end of Littlesea, Studland.

Dippers – Lyme Regis © Trevor Wilkinson.

Purple Sandpipers – Lyme Regis © Trevor Wilkinson.

Reports of interest, Wednesday 14th March 2018.

Red Kite - 1 nr Bere Regis.
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Wheatear - 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Hengistbury Head.
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog.
Hawfinch - 1 Briantspuddle, 18 Lower Bryanston, 2+ Wareham.

Hawfinch in Briantspuddle © Roger Hewitt

Little Ringed Plover on Lytchett Fields © Ian Ballam

Dartford Warbler at Hengistbury Head © David Wareham

Hawfinches in Lower Bryanston © Mike Coleman

Great Grey Shrike © Trevor Wilkinson

 

Reports of interest, Tuesday 13th March 2018.

Egyptian Goose - 2 Swineham.
Great Northern Diver - 1 Weymouth Bay.
Bittern - 1 left Lodmoor at dusk; 1 left Swineham at dusk.
Spoonbill - 1 Arne Moors, 2 Keysworth, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Radipole (perhaps the same as the Lodmoor bird).
Red Kite - 1 nr. Dancing Ledge, 1 nr. Iwerne Minster.
Golden Plover - c. 300 Maiden Castle.
Purple Sandpiper - 12 Lyme Regis (the Cobb).
Sand Martin - 2 Hengistbury Head, 1 Swineham GPs.
Water Pipit - 1 Crouch Hill (Christchurch).
"Scandinavian" Rock Pipit - 3 Crouch Hill (Christchurch).
White Wagtail - 1 Crouch Hill (Christchurch).
Wheatear - 1 nr. Dancing Ledge.
Black Redstart - 1 Pymore (also present yesterday).
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog.
Firecrest - 3 Hengistbury Head, 3 Upton CP.
Hawfinch - 1 Shaftesbury, 3-4 Wareham.

Shelduck at Lodmoor © David Wareham

Purple Sandpiper at Lyme Regis © Richard Cook

Reed Bunting at Swineham © Clive Hargrave

Egyptian Goose at Swineham © Clive Hargrave

Dorset Bird Club AGM TODAY

Dorset Bird Club AGM
19:00 - 21:00 TODAY  Tuesday 13th March 2018
Quarter Jack Suite, Allendale Community Centre, Wimborne Minster
followed by an Illustrated Talk by Paul Morton of Birds of Poole Harbour 'A Milestone for Birds of Poole Harbour'.

Reports of interest, Monday 12th March 2018

Red-Throated Diver - 47 Portland Bill.
Manx Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill.
Spoonbill - 1 Ferrybridge.
Red Kite - 1 Minterne Magna, 1 N over West Moors.
Grey Plover - 4 Stanpit.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Stanpit.
"Scandinavian" Rock Pipit - 4 Crouch Hill (Christchurch).
White Wagtail - 1 Crouch Hill (Christchurch).
Wheatear - 1 Peveril Point, 30 Portland Bill.
Firecrest - 1 Culverwell, 2 Portland Bill.
Hawfinch - 6 Kingston Lacy, 15 Lower Bryanston.
Brambling - 1 Portland Bill.

Reports of interest, Sunday 11th March 2018.

Red-Throated Diver - 6 Portland Bill.
Spoonbill - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Golden Plover - 1 Portland Bill.
Grey Plover - 1 Stanpit.
Purple Sandpiper - 2 Lyme Regis (The Cobb), 8 Portland Bill.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Stanpit.
Puffin - 1 Preston Beach.
Sand Martin - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Meadow Pipit - the first substantial migration of the year, with (e.g.) 1230 in 75 minutes at Portland Bill.
Water Pipit - 1 Hengistbury Head.
White Wagtail - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Wheatear - 1 Blandford Camp, 1 Hengistbury Head, 3 Portland.
Firecrest - 2 Portland Bill.
Hawfinch - 6 Blandford Camp, 20 Lower Bryanston.
Tree Sparrow - 2 reported Durlston CP.

Late news:  Blackbird - 1 albino noted Wimborne Friday 9th March.

Dabchick at Poole Park © David Wareham

Sightings - Saturday 10th March 2018

Cattle Egret - 1 West Bexington
Bittern - 1 Swineham, 1 departed Radipole RSPB at dusk.
Spoonbill - 2 Stanpit Marsh
Little Gull - 2 past Hengistbury Head
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog
Brambling - 1 private garden Lower Bryanston
Hawfinch - 30 private garden Lower Bryanston

Hawfinch - private garden Bryanston © Michael Coleman

Brambling - private garden Bryanston © Michael Coleman

Nuthatch - private garden Bryanston © Michael Coleman

Sightings - Friday 9th March 2018

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Ferrybridge
Great Northern Diver - 2 Wareham Channel
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour, 2 Chickerell Hive Point
Black-necked Grebe - 18 Portland Harbour, 4 Wareham Channel
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Spoonbill - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Black Redstart - 1 Littlemoor, 1 Weston
Hawfinch - 1 St Mary's church Wareham

Sightings - Thursday 8th March 2018

Scaup - 3 Abbotsbury Swannery view only from New Barn Road
Spoonbill - 1 found dead at Lytchett Fields RSPB, 5 Middlebere
Purple Sandpiper - 7 Lyme Regis
Little Gull - 1 2cy Lyme Regis
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog
Black Redstart - 1 Church Ope Cove, 1 Littlemoor (Weymouth)
Hawfinch - 6 Lower Bryanston, 1 Lubbecke Way (Dorchester)

Hawfinch - Lower Bryanston © Michael Coleman

Gadwall - Longham Lakes © Roger Peart

Shoveler - Longham Lakes © Roger Peart

Little Gull - Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell

Sightings - Wednesday 7th March 2018

Garganey - 1 drake Christchurch Harbour
Scaup - 3 Abbotsbury Swannery viewable from New Barn Road
Velvet Scoter - 1 in Studland Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 2 in Poole Harbour, 1 Studland Bay
Spoonbill - 6 Shipstal Point, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Christchurch Harbour
Bittern - 1 departed Swineham at dusk
Crane - 2 Brockington
Ross's Gull - 1 again at Ferrybridge
Black Redstart - 2 Blacknor
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Brockington
Brambling - 4 Bloxworth, 4 Milborne St Andrew
Hawfinch - 6 Lower Bryanston, 3 St Mary's Church Wareham

Little Gull - Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell

Little Gull - Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell

Greenfinch and Hawfinch - Lower Bryanston ©Michael Coleman

Golden Plover - Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell