Sightings - Thursday 1st March 2018

Signs of cold weather movements with serval species today over the county recorded east to west a selection are listed below.

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 2 Ferrybridge
Garganey - 2 drake West Bexington, 1 drake Holes Bay
Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Bittern - 1 Over south Christchurch Hbr.
Spoonbill - 2 Lodmoor, 1 Arne RSPB
Avocet - 25 Holes Bay, 16 Radipole RSPB, 1 Lodmoor
Golden Plover - 750 over Lodmoor RSPB, 340 over Radipole, 30 over Charmouth, 5 Holes Bay
Lapwing - 2400 over Radipole,  2000 over Lodmoor, 100 over Charmouth, 58 Meyrick Park
Ruff - 2 Lodmoor, 1 Radipole RSPB
Stilt Sandpiper - 1 Stanpit Marsh from Fisherman's Walk
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay
Jack Snipe - 4 Radipole RSPB, 2 Holes Bay, 1 Overcombe
Woodcock - 1 South Haven, 1 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Radipole RSPB
Stock Dove - 28 Southwell
Firecrest - 1 Bridport garden, 1 Radipole garden
Fieldfare - 400 over Lodmoor, 220 over Radipole RSPB
Water Pipit - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Hawfinch - 25 Lower Bryanston, 2 Milborne St Andrew, 1 Cerne Abbas
Yellowhammer - 100 at feeders Milborne St Andrew

Firecrest - Bridport © Richard Cook