Sightings - Wednesday 31st October 2018.

Whooper Swan - 1 juvenile Hampreston Meadows.
Black Brant - 1 briefly Ferrybridge then flew to Pirate's Cove.
Red-throated Diver - 1 off Christchurch Harbour.
Great White Egret - 2 Radipole Lake RSPB, 1 Poole Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 4 Poole Harbour.
Hen Harrier - 1 Poole Harbour, 1m  Maiden Castle.
Rough-Legged Buzzard - 1 over Portland Bill.
Merlin - 1f  Poole Harbour.
Golden Plover - 290 Maiden Castle.
Ring Ouzel -2 Kingbarrow Portland.
Goldcrest - 25 Wick/Hengistbury Head.
Firecrest - 10 Hengistbury Head.
Marsh Tit - 2 Langton Matravers.

Golden Plovers – Maiden Castle © Trevor Wilkinson.

Sightings - Tuesday 30th October 2018

Great Northern Diver - 1 West Bexington
Great White Egret - 1 Radipole Lake RSPB, 1 Longham Lakes
Black-necked Grebe - 6 Studland Bay
Hen Harrier - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill
Golden Plover - c300 Maiden Castle
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Radipole Lake RSPB
Glaucous Gull - 1 Weymouth Bay
Short-eared Owl - 1 Portland Bill
Firecrest - 3 Hengistbury Head
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Portland Museum

Great White Egret at Radipole Lake RSPB © Clinton Whale

Water Rail at Radipole Lake RSPB © Clinton Whale

Sightings - Monday 29th October 2018

Whooper Swan - 1 juv Longham Lakes
Scaup - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery
Red-breasted Merganser - 1 on R. Stour near Wimborne
Black-throated Diver - 1 E Mudeford Quay
Great White Egret - 1 Radipole Lake RSPB
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Lytchett Fields RSPB
Spotted Redshank - 7 Middlebere
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Radipole Lake RSPB
Little Auk - 1 off East Cliffs Portland
Caspian Gull - 1st-winter Abbotsbury Swannery later at West Bexington
Barred Warbler - 1 Portland Bird Obs
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Ringstead

Goldeneye at Radipole Lake RSPB © Edmund Mackrill

Great Black-backed Gull at Radipole Lake RSPB © David Wareham

Sightings - Sunday 28th October 2018

Greenland White-fronted Goose - 2 W Ferrybridge
Black Brant - 1 Butterstreet Cove (The Fleet)
Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Cattle Egret - 50 west of Portesham, 40+ left roost at Abbotsbury Swannery, 2 Burton Meadows (near Christchurch), 1 Wareham
Spoonbill - 41 Shipstal Point Arne RSPB
Red Kite - 1 over Eggardon Hill
Merlin - 1 over Stanpit
Golden Plover - c100 between Eggardon Hill & Wynford Eagle, 1 Stanpit
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Radipole Lake RSPB
Jack Snipe - 1 Priory Marsh (Christchurch Harbour)
Short-eared Owl - 1 West Bexington
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury Head
Ring Ouzel - 1 over N of Lodmoor RSPB
Black Redstart - 1 West Bexington
Wheatear - 1 West Bexington
Yellow Wagtail - West Bexington

Golden Plover between Eggardon Hill/Wynford Eagle © Sue Wingett

Golden Plover between Eggardon Hill/Wynford Eagle © Sue Wingett

Sightings - Saturday 27th October 2018

Greenland White-fronted Goose - 6 Abbotsbury Swannery
Barnacle Goose - 27 Rodden Hive
Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Goosander - 3 W Abbotsbury Swannery
Cattle Egret - 39 Abbotsbury Swannery
Great White Egret - 3 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Studland Heath, 1 Arne RSPB, 1 E over East Bexington
Spoonbill - 46 Shipstal Point Arne RSPB
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Middlebere
Red Kite - 1 Cerne Abbas, 1 over Longham Lakes, 1 over Lytchett Fields RSPB
Merlin - 1 East Bexington, 1 S over Durlston CP, 1 over Longham Lakes
Golden Plover - 1 Rodden Hive, 1 Durlston CP
Green Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Spotted Redshank - 5 Brownsea Island
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Radipole Lake RSPB
Stock Dove - 154 E Durlston CP
Short-eared Owl - 1 Durlston CP
Firecrest - 4 Durlston CP, 1 Rodden Hive
Woodlark - 2 W East Bexington., 1 Durlston CP
Swallow - 9 E Durlston CP, 1 Rodden Hive
Yellow-browed Warbler - 2 Nothe Gardens (Weymouth), 2 Avalanche Road Hump (Portland), 1 Littlebredy
Ring Ouzel - 1 Durlston CP

Little Egret at Compton Abbas © Brian Smith

Reports of interest, Friday 26th October 2018.

Ruff - 1 Lodmoor.
Ring Ousel - 2 The Verne, Portland.
Yellow-Browed Warbler - 1 Penn Castle, Portland.
BARRED WARBLER - 1 trapped and ringed Portland Bill.
LAPLAND BUNTING - 1 Portland East Cliffs.
Brambling - 1 Ringstead.

Ruff at Lodmoor © David Wareham

Wigeon at Stanpit © Clinton Whale

Emperor Goose at Stanpit © Clinton Whale

Reports of interest, Thursday 25th October 2018.

Goosander - 1 Studland Littlesea is unusual at the location.
Red-Throated Diver - 1 Portland Bill.
Great White Egret - 1 Radipole Lake, 1 Studland Littlesea.
Cattle Egret - 6 in off the sea at Portland Bill.
Red Kite - 1 East Bexington.
Hen Harrier - 1 f/r Middlebere.
Merlin - 1 Durlston CP,
Golden Plover - 1 Winspit.
Greenshank - 1 Middlebere.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Middlebere.
Yellow-Legged Gull - 1 Radipole Lake.
Short-Eared Owl - 1 Portland arguing with a Sparrowhawk.
Ring-Necked Parakeet - 5 Swanage allotments.
Woodlark - 1 Ballard Down, 7 East Bexington, 1 Middlebere, 1 Morden Bog.
Ring Ousel - 2 Portland.
Black Redstart - 2 Portland.
Yellow-Browed Warbler - 3 across Portland.
Firecrest - 3 Durlston CP, 1 Morden Bog, 1 Portland Bill.
Tree Sparrow - 2 Winspit.

Great White Egret at Radipole Lake © Clive Hargrave

Great White Egret at Radipole Lake © Clive Hargrave

Reports of interest, Wednesday 24th October 2018.

Goosander - 2 Ferrybridge.
Cattle Egret - 15 Loders, 2 Lodmoor.
Hen Harrier - 1 m Middlebere.
Merlin - 1 St Aldhelm's Head.
Golden Plover  - c.40 Eggardon Hill.
LESSER YELLOWLEGS - 1 still at Lodmoor.
Yellow-Legged Gull - 1 Ferrybridge.
Short-Eared Owl - 2 Portland.
Ring Ousel - 1 the Verne, Portland.
Yellow-Browed Warbler - 2 Grove area Portland.
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP.

Reports of interest, Tuesday 23rd October 2018.

Black-Throated Diver - 1 Poole Harbour mouth.
Red-Throated Diver - 1 East Bexington.
Great White Egret - 1 Brownsea Island.
Cattle Egret - 2 east of Wareham causeway.
Spoonbill - 30 Brownsea Island.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Hen Harrier - 1 f Hartland/Slepe.
Merlin - 1 East Bexington, 1 Slepe.
Short-Eared Owl - 1 Arne Moors.
Woodlark - 1 Ballard Down, 2 East Bexington.
Firecrest - 1 Hengistbury.
Brambling - 3+ Ballard Down, 2 Hengistbury.




Possible wildlife crime at RSPB Lodmoor Nature Reserve:
Dorset Police alerted the RSPB to the presence of five males who have known links to wildlife crime at RSPB Lodmoor nature reserve on the 17th October. They were seen with a large net and drove a black Suzuki Vitara. It’s not known what their intentions were but their behaviour was clearly suspicious and was logged by the Police. A further possible incident took place 21st October when two males were seen lifting a ‘cage’ from the sluice along Preston Beach Road but again there’s no suggestion of their intention. Due to these incidents please look out for anything suspicious at RSPB Lodmoor and report it to the Police via 101 and if you see a crime taking place please do not hesitate to ring 999. More eyes looking the better!

Sightings - Monday 22nd October 2018

Cattle Egret - 7 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Stoborough

Great Egret - 1 Longham Lakes

Spoonbill - 26 Brownsea Island lagoon

Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Lodmoor

Avocet - 500 Brownsea Island lagoon

Short-eared Owl - 7 Portland Bill (yesterday)

Fieldfare - 40 Middlebere

Redwing - 7 Christchurch Harbour

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Portland Obs

Possible wildlife crime at RSPB Lodmoor Nature Reserve –

Dorset Police alerted the RSPB to the presence of five males who have known links to wildlife crime at RSPB Lodmoor nature reserve on the 17^th October. They were seen with a large net and drove a black Suzuki Vitara. It’s not known what their intentions were but their behaviour was clearly suspicious and was logged by the Police. A further possible incident took place 21^st October when two males were seen lifting a ‘cage’ from the sluice along Preston Beach Road but again there’s no suggestion of their intention. Due to these incidents please look out for anything suspicious at RSPB Lodmoor and report it to the Police via 101 and if you see a crime taking place please do not hesitate to ring 999. More eyes looking the better!

Sightings - Sunday 21st October 2018

Ring-necked Duck - 1 Lodmoor
Cattle Egret - 4 Abbotsbury Swannery
Great Egret - 1 Lytchett Fields
Osprey - 1 over Char Valley near Wooton
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Lodmoor
Short-eared Owl - up to 4 Stanpit Marsh
Wryneck - 1 Longham Lakes
Jackdaw - 2180 over West Bay
Black Redstart - 1 Blacknor
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Charmouth, 1 Ballard Down, 1 Osmington Mills, 1 Durlston CP, 1 Blacknor, 2 Reap Lane

Wryneck Longham Lakes copyright David Foster

Sightings - Thursday 18th October 2018

Great Egret - 5 past Abbotsbury, Charmouth and West Bexington, 1 past West Bay, 1 Lodmoor
Cattle Egret - 2 Frome floodplain Wareham, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery 
Spoonbill - 66 from Shipstal Arne
Osprey - 1 Langton Herring
Merlin - 3 Hengistbury Head
Hen Harrier - 1 Milborne St Andrew
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Lodmoor
Water Pipit - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Skylark - 2000 over Abbotsbury Swannery, 2230 over West Bay
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Kinson Sewage Works
Yellow-browed Warbler - 3 Ringstead Bay, 1 Reap Lane Portland
Ring Ouzel - 1 Ringstead Bay, 1 Top Fields Portland, 1 Blacknor
Lapland Bunting - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery 

Hengistbury Head vis mig
1 Hawfinch, 730 Chaffinch, 35 Redpoll, 730 Chaffinch, 750 Siskin, 2800 Linnet, 3200 Goldfinch, 530 albaWagtail, 1700 Meadow Pipit, 435 Skylark, 111 Starling

West Bay vis mig 

5 GW Egret, Merlin, 3 Woodlark, 2 Corn Bunting, 5 Brambling, Lapwing, 3 Bullfinch, 2230 Skylark, 1525 Chaffinch, 1230 Wood Pig, 20 Stock D 1355 Linnet, 560 Goldfinch, 510 Starling, 88 M Pipit, 46 alba, 34 Siskin, 21 Reed Bunt, 13 Greenfinch, 3 Redpoll, 2 Swallow

Sightings - Wednesday 17th October 2018

Great Egret - 2 Lodmoor, 1 Littlesea Studland
Cattle Egret - 3 past Abbotsbury Swannery
Ring Ouzel - 1 Durlston CP
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Thumb Lane Portland
Hawfinch - 1 over Durlston CP
Little Bunting - 1 Top Fields Portland

Sightings - Tuesday 16th October 2018

Great Egret - 1 Abbotsbury
Spoonbill - 45 Shipstal Point
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Lodmoor
Cuckoo - 1 Hartland Moor
Redstart - 1 Hartland Moor
Wheatear - 1 Portland Bill
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill
Firecrest - 1 Durlston
Yellow-browed Warbler - 4 Grove Sports Stadium, 1 Easton YMCA Portland, 1 Ballard Down, 2 Lyme Regis
Chiffchaff - 40 Christchurch Harbour
Brambling - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Linnet - 400 over Christchurch Harbour
Siskin - 180 over Christchurch Harbour
Little Bunting - 1 Portland Obs

Black-tailed Godwits Hengistbury Head copyright Clinton Whale

Sightings - Monday 15th October 2018

Great Egret - 2 Radipole Lake
Hobby - 1 Portland Bill
Ring Ouzel - 2 Suckthumb/Coombefield, 3 Crown Estate Fields Portland Bill, 1 Middlebere, 1 Christchurch Harbour
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Obs
Yellow-browed Warbler - singles at PC World Drain, Abbotsbury Swannery, Portland Obs, Suckthumb/Coombefield
Chiffchaff - 45 Christchurch Harbour
Siberian Chiffchaff - singles at PC World Drain and Suckthumb/Coombefield
Firecrest - 1 Hartland Way

Sightings - Sunday 14th October 2018.

Great Egret - 1 Cowards Marsh, Christchurch, 2 Lodmoor RSPB Weymouth
Cattle Egret - 2 Wareham - Swanage road
Marsh Harrier -1 Cowards Marsh, Christchurch
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fileds RSPB
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Lodmoor RSPB Weymouth
Grey Phalarope - 1 Monmouth Beach, Lyme Regis
Arctic Tern - 1 Monmouth Beach, Lyme Regis
Redstart - 1 Cowards Marsh, Christchurch
Yellow browed Warbler - 1 trapped and ringed Portland Bill, 1 Easton/Wakeham

Brent Goose - Stanpit Marsh, Christchurch © Clinton Whale

Sightings - Saturday 13th October 2018.

Great Northern Diver -1 Durlston

Cattle Egret - 2- Wareham by Swanage Road, 1 Bridport between Station and Burton Roads,

Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 juv Radipole Lake RSPB reserve, Weymouth

Grey Phalarope - Lyme Regis the Cobb

Arctic Skua - 1 Durlston

Great Skua -  1 Durlston

Little Gull - 1 Durlston

Med Gull - 260 Durlston

Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Lytchett Bay 

Black Tern - 2 Lyme Regis the Cobb

Yellow-browed Warbler -1 Obs Garden Portland Bill, 1 Swanage Hospital

Peregrine, Bournemouth Eastcliff © David Wareham

 

 

Sightings - Friday 12th October 2018.

Common Scoter - 4 Branksome 

Eider - 1 Branksome

Balearic Shearwater - 2 past Portland Bill

Bittern - 1 Radipole Lake RSPB reserve, Weymouth

Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere NT

Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 juv Radipole Lake RSPB reserve, Weymouth

Grey Phalarope - 1 Charmouth outfall

Black Tern - 1 Charmouth outfall

Marsh Harrier - 1 Middlebere NT

Merlin - 1 Middlebere NT

Peregrine -1 Middlebere NT

Dunlin - Hengistbury Head, Christchurch © Clinton Whale

Sightings - Thursday 11th October 2018

Red-throated Diver - 1 past Mudeford Quay
Great Northern Diver - 1 Portland Bill
Cattle Egret - 2 Wareham Causeway
Great White Egret - 1 Stanpit
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Hartland Moor
Osprey - 1 Portland West Cliffs
Hobby - 1 Slepe Heath
Merlin - 2 Durlston CP, 1 Hartland Moor
Green Sandpiper - 4 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Sturminster Marshall GP
Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Greenshank - 8 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 3 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Middlebere
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Radipole Lake RSPB
Great Skua - 1 past Durlston CP
Black Tern - 1 juv over Lynch Cove (The Fleet)
Arctic Tern - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Iceland Gull - 1 past Mudeford Quay
Short-eared Owl - 1 Ferrybridge
Woodlark - 2 E Durlston CP.
Firecrest - 2 Durlston CP, 1 PBO, 1 Winspit
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 trapped at PBO
Ring Ouzel - 1 Tillycombe (Portland), 1 Trapped at PBO
Redstart - 1 female at Woodville (nr Stour Provost)
Hawfinch - 3 E Durlston CP
Linnet  - 1720 E Durlston CP
Crossbill - 24 E Durlston CP
Goldfinch - 1830 E Durlston CP
Siskin - 630 E Durlston CP

Sightings - Wednesday 10th October 2018

Cattle Egret - 1 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Wareham Bypass
Great White Egret - 1 Radipole RSPB
Spoonbill - 8 Arne RSPB, 1 Brownsea Is.
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Studland Bay
Whimbrel - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Green Sandpiper - 1 Wick
Spotted Redshank - 5 Brownsea Is.
Merlin - 1 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Coombe Heath Arne RSPB
Firecrest - 3 Hengistbury Hd wood, 1 Arne RSPB car park

Great White Egret - Radipole Lake RSPB © David Wareham

Sightings - Tuesday 9th October 2018

Brent Goose - 1 Lodmoor
Great White Egret - 3 Radipole Lake RSPB
Spoonbill - 2 Lodmoor RSPB
Honey Buzzard - 1 Church Ope Quarry Portland
Marsh Harrier - 1 Holton Lee
Ruff - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Greenshank - 3 Lodmoor RSPB
Turtle Dove - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Woodlark - 2 Ferrybridge
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Ballard Down, 1 Winspit Valley

eclipse drake Shoveler - Hatch Pond © Clinton Whale

Great Crested Grebe - Radipole Lake  RSPB © David Wareham

Sightings - Monday 8th October 2018

Cattle Egret - 1 with cattle by Wareham By-pass
Spoonbill - 8 Brownsea Lagoon, 8 Lytchett Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
pos. sub/ad American Herring Gull - 1 adukt Weymouth Beach
Turtle Dove - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Merlin - 1 Lytchett Bay
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Ballard Down, 1 privare garden Southwell
Ring Ouzel - 1 Portland Bill Obs quarry.

Linnet Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale

Possible American Herring Gull - Weymouth Beach © Edmund Mackrill

Possible American Herring Gull - Weymouth Beach © Edmund Mackrill

Sightings - Sunday 7th October 2018

Brent Geese - 22 Shipstal Pt, 10 briefly Stanpit Marsh
Cattle Egret - 2 Wareham Causeway, 1 Coward's Marsh
Great White Egret - 3 Radipole RSPB, 2 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Rodden Hive, 1 Little Sea
Spoonbill - 39 Arne RSPB
Osprey - 1 Radipole RSPB, 1, Lodmoor RSPB
Ruff - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Little Gull - 1 Durlston Bay
Turtle Dove - 1 Abbottsbury Swannery
Short-eared Owl - 1 Middlebere
Woodlark - 2 Shepaerd's Dinner West Wears Portland, 1 over Durlston CP.
Skylark - 347E 69W West Bexington, 15 NE Stanpit, 6 NE Swineham Pt.
Swallow - 170E 1W West Bexington
House Martin - 45E West Bexington
Yellow-browed Warbler - 2 The Grove by old engine shed
White Wagtail - Holton Lee
Alba Wagtail - 334E 3W West Bexington
Meadow Pipit - 129E 4W West Bexington
Brambling - 1 West Bexington
Linnet 400 E West Bexington
Goldfinch - 100E 6W West Bexington

Kestrel - Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Ruff - Lodmoor RSPB © David Wareham

Sightings - Saturday 6th October 2018

Balearic Shearwater - 1 past Portland yesterday
Cattle Egret - 2 next to road on Wareham to Stoborough causeway
Great White Egret - 2 Lodmoor, 1 Radipole Lake
Spoonbill - 1 Brownsea
Osprey - 1 Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields
Greenshank - 12 Lytchett Fields
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Lodmoor
Green Sandpiper - 1 Holton Lee
Firecrest - 1 in trees opposite Bournemouth Arts University building

Hobby copyright Joe Kaplonek

Lesser Yellowlegs copyright Joe Kaplonek

Osprey copyright Joe Kaplonek

Sightings - Friday 5th October 2018

Spoonbill - 25 Brownsea, 2 Stanpit
Osprey - 1 Lodmoor, 1 Abbotsbury
Red Kite - 2 over Blandford Forum
Merlin - 1 Milborne St Andrew
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Lodmoor
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Mudeford Quay
Turtle Dove - 1 Hengistbury Head
Hoopoe - 1 Portland, from the end of Moorfield Road, later seen at Bumpers Lane
Yellow Wagtail - 2 Sunnyside
Redstart - 2 Portland at Broadcroft Quarry
Redwing - 2 heard north of Poole Harbour last night
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury Head
Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Lytchett Heath

Meadow Pipit, Stanpit Marsh copyright Clinton Whale

Sightings - Thursday 4th October 2018

Great White Egret - 1 Lodmoor
Spoonbill - 35 Shipstall Point
Grey Phalarope - 1 Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - Middlebere
Greenshank - 1 Wytch Lake
Osprey - 1 Lodmoor flew west
Marsh Harrier - 2 Hartland Moor
Merlin - 2 Hartland Moor, 1 Milbourne St Andrew
Great Skua - 1 off Portland
Hoopoe - 1 Portland from the end of Moorfield Road, Easton
Turtle Dove - 1 Portland at Culverwell Stables
Firecrest - 1 Bournemouth at Manor/Gervis Road

Sightings - Wednesday 3rd October 2018

Velvet Scoter - 4 Durlston flew west
Wigeon - 381 Holes Bay
Cormorant - 200+ - Lytchett Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Bowleaze Cove
Great White Egret - 2 Lodmoor
Bittern - 1 Lodmoor
Spoonbill - 3 Arne
Marsh Harrier - 1 Stanpit, 1 Lodmoor
Hobby - 1 Lodmoor
Avocet - 150+ Arne
Grey Phalarope - 1 Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 2 Arne
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Arne
Ruff - 1 Lodmoor
Knot - 1 Holes Bay
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Stanpit, 4 Lytchett Bay
Short-eared Owl - 1 Lodmoor flew east
Hoopoe - 1 Portland from edge of Moorfield Road, Easton
Woodlark - 2 Durlston
alba Wagtail - 650 roosting at Lytchett Bay
Yellow Wagtail - 1 Stanpit
Whinchat - 1 Stanpit
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 unconfirmed Durlston
Firecrest - 1 Lytchett Heath
Redpoll - 4 Hengistbury Head
Hawfinch - 1 Durlston

Great White Egret, Lodmoor, copyright Clive and 

Rosemary Hargreaves

Hoopoe, Portland, copyright Roger Hewitt

Ringed Plovers and Dunlin at Hengistbury Head,

copyright David Wareham 

Ruff, Lodmoor , Clive and Rosemary Hargreaves

Sightings - Tuesday 2nd October 2018.

Common Scoter - 7 Studland Bay.
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Studland Bay.
Great White Egret - 2 possibly 3 Lodmoor RSPB.
Red Kite - 1 Arne Moors RSPB.
Marsh Harrier - 2 Lodmoor RSPB, 2 Stanpit Marsh.
Merlin - 1 Top Fields, Portland.
Hobby - 1 Lodmoor RSPB.
Golden Plover - 1 Ballard Down.
Ruff - 1 Lodmoor RSPB.
Grey Phalarope - 1 Lodmoor RSPB.
Yellow-legged Gull - 2 1CY and 1 2CY Portland Bill.

Dunlin – Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale.   

Sanderling – Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale.

Sightings - Monday 1st October 2018.

Great White Egret - 2 Lodmoor RSPB.
Merlin - 2 Portland Bill.
Golden Plover - 1 St. Aldhelm's Head, 1 Portland Bill.
Ruff - 1 Lodmoor RSPB.
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Stanpit Marsh.
Grey Phalarope - 1 Lodmoor RSPB.
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Lodmoor RSPB.
Hoopoe - 1 Portland.
Skylark - 65+ St. Aldhelm's Head.
Woodlark - 5 Rempstone Heath.
Wheatear - 6 Stanpit Marsh, 1 St. Aldhelm's Head.
Redwing - 1 over Lodmoor RSPB.

Black-tailed Godwit – Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale. 

Osprey – Rodden Hive © Elizabeth Thomas.

Lesser Yellowlegs – Lodmoor RSPB © David Wareham.