Sightings - Wednesday 26th December 2018

Whooper Swan - 1 Longham Lakes
White-fronted Goose - 1  Bestwell RSPB
Eider - 1 The Fleet off Chickerell Hive Point, 1 Mudeford Quay
Black-throated Diver - 1 Mudeford
Red-throated Diver - 2 past Mudeford Quay
Great Northern Diver - 1 Bramble Bush Bay
Cattle Egret - 11 East Holme,  2 Bockhampton, 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Marnhull
Great White Egret - 4 Longham Lakes, 1 East Holme
Spoonbill - 23 Shipstal Point, Arne RSPB
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Bramble Bush Bay
Merlin - 1 Hartland Moor
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 reported again at Lodmoor RSPB
Mediterranean Gull - 600+ Ferrybridge
Firecrest - 1 Pennsylvania Castle (Portland)
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Sherborne STW
Dusky Warbler - 1 East Fleet Farm (please keep to public rights of way)
Black Redstart - 1 The Nothe (Weymouth), 1 or 2 at West Bay, 1 Church Ope Cove (Portland)
Water Pipit - 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Burton Meadows
Snow Bunting - 1 over Durlston CP

Some sightings from yesterday:
Goosander - 4 Ferrybridge
Velvet Scoter - 2 past Portland Bill
Ring-necked Duck - 1 Radipole RSPB
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Radipole RSPB

Bar-headed Goose at Hampreston Meadows © David Foster