Sightings - Sunday 5th August 2018

Common Scoter - 10 Portland
Balearic Shearwater - 8 today and 2 yesterday west past Portland
Spoonbill - 4 Arne
Osprey - 1 Arne
Curlew Sandpiper - 2 Holes Bay
Common Sandpiper - 3 Stanpit
Greenshank - 2 Holloways Dock, Hengistbury Head 
Whimbrel - 2 Holloways Dock, Hengistbury Head 
Dunlin - 71 Ferrybridge
Knot - 3 Stanpit
Sanderling - 82 Stanpit, 6 Portland
Yellow Wagtail - 9 over Stanpit, 1 Portland
Wheatear - 9 Portland, 1 Durlston
Whinchat - 6 Portland
Willow Warbler - 33 Portland
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 Portland
Pied Flycatcher - 6 Portland, I Weston, 1 Wyke Regis, Littlesea, 14 Portland yesterday, 2 Abbotsbury yesterday


Whimbrel at Hengistbury Head, copyright Clinton Whale



Greenshank at Hengistbury Head, copyright Clinton Whale


Note.

The elevated numbers of Osprey in Poole Harbour at present is due to the Osprey translocation scheme which is being carried out by the Birds of Poole Harbour charity and The Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation, for more information on this project follow the link below.