Sightings - Saturday 31st August 2019

Great White Egret - 4 Lodmoor, 1 Middlebere
Cattle Egret - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Garganey - 1 juv Brownsea Island
Spoonbill - 23 Brownsea Island
Osprey - 1 Middlebere, 1 juv Brands Bay
Goshawk - 1 over the Grove, Portland
Marsh Harrier - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Middlebere
Hobby -  1 Brands Bay, 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Lulworth
Spotted Redshank - 1 Brownsea Island
Greenshank - 12 Lytchett Bay, 2 Brands Bay
Curlew Sandpiper - 4 juvs Lytchett Bay, 2 Brownsea Island, 1 Sherford Pools,
Sanderling - 1 Ferrybridge
Knot - 20 Brownsea Island, 1 Brands Bay, 1 Ferrybridge
Green Sandpiper - 1 Middlebere
Little Gull - 1 Middlebere
Yellow Wagtail - 42 St Adhelm's Head, 1 Lytchett Fields
Tree Pipit - 1 Lulworth, 1 St Adhelms Head
Dipper - 1 Wimborne on River Allen upstream of Mill Lane Antiques
Whinchat - 18 Lulworth, 18 Milborne St Andrew, 5 St Adhelms Head, 2 Lytchett Fields
Redstart - 1 Lulworth, 1 St Adhelms Head
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Portland, 1 Creekmoor
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 Lulworth
Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Lulworth

Marsh Harrier, Middlebere copyright Brian Smith

Green Sandpiper, Middlebere copyright Brian Smith

Sightings - Friday 30th August 2019

Balearic Shearwater - 20+ off Portland Bill
Manx Shearwater - Good passage, over 1000+ in ten minutes
Great White Egret - 4 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Arne RSPB, 1 Middlebere
Spoonbill - 22 Brownsea Island NT, 19 from Osprey cruise, 4 Lytchett Bay
Osprey - 2 Arne, 2 Lytchett Bay, 1 Middlebere, 1 Lyme Regis flying east
Honey Buzzard - 4 south Lodmoor
Hen Harrier - 1 juv female Slepe Heath
Spotted Redshank - 7 Middlebere, 1 Lytchett Bay
Greenshank - 14 Lytchett Bay
Curlew Sandpiper - 4 juvs Lytchett Bay, 2 Brownsea Island NT
Sanderling - 1 Brownsea Island NT
Green Sandpiper - 2 Lodmoor RSPB
Common Sandpiper - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Black Tern - 1 from MS Barfleur
Wryneck - 1 Durlston CP
Yellow Wagtail - 7 Sunnyside Farm
Wheatear - 37 between Ringstead and White Nothe
Whinchat - 10 between Ringstead and White Nothe, 4 St Adhelms Head, 1 Morden Bog
Redstart - 1 Soldier's Road
Pied Flycatcher - 1 White Nothe cottages and 1 on coast path, 1 Coombe Heath, 1 Swineham Point
Spotted Flycatcher- 1Coombe Heath
Ring-necked Parakeet - 8 Swanage

Other news - Long-tailed Blue butterfly seen in a Stanpit garden by experienced observer on 27.8.19.

Grey Heron chasing Great White Egret Lodmoor copyright Rebecca Porter

Sightings - Thursday 29th August 2019

Balearic Shearwater - 3 past Portland Bill yesterday
Great White Egret - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Spoonbill - 22 Brownsea Island NT, 4 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Middlebere
Osprey - 3Wareham Channel from Osprey Cruise, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Montagu's Harrier - 1 probable Durlston CP yesterday
Spotted Crake - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Curlew Sandpiper - 4 juvs Lytchett Fields, 1 juv Brownsea Island NT
Wryneck - 1 Portland, 1 Durlston CP yesterday
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Longham Lakes
Spotted Flycatcher 1 Durlston CP

Moth news - 1 Passenger trapped overnight at Portland Bill

Yellowhammer - Maiden Castle copyright Nigel Tooth

Outdoor Field Visits – Richard Charman

All of the walks are open to members and non-members and are FREE but please be aware that there may be a charge for car parking at some locations.  Just turn up on the day at the meeting place / time advertised (unless booking is required or advised).

Walk categories are as before:

A: Easy – fairly short walk over relatively flat ground with no / few stiles.

B: Medium – moderate distance and / or moderate hills and / or moderate number of stiles.

C: Strenuous – long distance and /or steep hills and / or many stiles.

Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the time of year.

Sunday 15^th September 2019

West Bexington  09:30 – 14:00 approx.

Meet in the beach car park (SY 531864) – charges apply.

Category A/B.

Sunday 6^th October 2019

Normandy Marsh  09:30 – 14:00 approx.

Meet in the car park near Lymington Sailing Club (SZ 333950) – charges apply.

Category A.

Sunday 10^th November 2019

Hartland Moor and Middlebere  09:30 – all day.

Park by the side of the road near the entrance track to Middlebere Farm (SY 963853).

Category A/B.

Sunday 1^st December 2019

Shell Bay and Middle Beach  09:30 – morning only.

Meet in the car park (charges apply for non-NT members) on the Shell Bay side of the Sandbanks Chain Ferry (SZ 034863).

Category A.

Sunday 5^th January 2020

Bird Crawl  09:30 – 15:30 approx.

Just for fun, a more sedate version of a bird race.  How many species can you find around Upton Country Park and Holes Bay?

Meet in the main car park at Upton Country Park (SY 992929) – charges apply.

Category A – but can be muddy in places.

Any queries to Richard: email walks@dorsetbirds.org.uk

                                    Tel 07391 756053

Sightings - Wednesday 28th August 2019

Osprey - 4 Poole Harbour, 1 St Aldhelm’s Head,
Montagu’s Harrier - 1 male Cranborne (yesterday), ringtail probably this species Durlston
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Brownsea Island lagoon
Black Tern - 1 Poole Harbour
Yellow Wagtail - 100 Portland Bill
Wheatear - 100 Portland Bill
Whinchat - 2 Sunnyside, 2/3 St Aldhelm’s Head, 2 Lytchett Fields
Wryneck - 1 Durlston, 1 possible Lytchett Fields, 1 Sutton Waldron

Sightings - Tuesday 27th August 2019

Merlin - 1 Hartland Moor
Osprey - 5 Poole Harbour
Great White Egret - 1 Middlebere, 2 Little Sea
Little Gull - 1 Ferrybridge
Knot - 41 Christchurch Harbour
Redshank - 241 Holes Bay
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields
Black-tailed Godwit - 465 Holes Bay
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields
Greenshank - 18 Lytchett Fields
Yellow Wagtail - 50 Lytchett Fields
Wryneck - 1 Durlston, 1 Hyde's Heath Arne
Pied Flycatcher - 6 The Verne, 4 Reap Lane,  1 Coombefields Quarry, 2 Avalanche Road area, 2 Southwell, 1 The Nothe, 1 South Haven
Whinchat - 3 Suckthumb Quarry
Sedge Warbler - 60 ringed Christchurch Harbour

Sightings - Monday 26th August 2019

Red Kite - 1 Linton Hill
Osprey - 6 Poole Harbour, 2 Abbotsbury
Common Sandpiper - 7 Abbotsbury Swannery
Black Tern - 3 Wareham Channel
Little Gull - 1 Ferrybridge
Wryneck - 1 Durlston, 1 Ballard Down, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Charmouth
Dipper - 1 Wimborne
Yellow Wagtail - 175 Portland Bill, 11 Lulworth Cove
Tree Pipit - 50 Portland Bill
Wheatear - 150 Portland Bill
Whinchat - 20 Portland Bill
Whinchat - 4 St Aldhelm's Head
Willow Warbler - 120 Portland Bill, 30 Christchurch Harbour
Pied Flycatcher - 12 Portland Bill, 8 Charmouth, 6 Wyke Regis, 2 Southwell Portland, 1 Lodmoor, 1 St Aldhelm's Head, 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Durlston
Melodious Warbler - 1 St Aldhelm's Head

Meadow Pipit Hengistbury Head copyright David Wareham

Sightings - Sunday 25th August 2019

Wigeon - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Osprey - multiple birds (at least six) around Poole Harbour, 1 Axmister, 1 Wool
Merlin - 1 Hartland Moor
Ringtail Harrier - 1 prob Montagu's Upton CP
Arctic Tern - 3 Wareham Channel
Tawny Pipit - 1 Hartland Moor
Tree Pipit - 30 Durlston, 20 West Bexington, 12 Abbotsbury
Yellow wagtail - 120+ Abbotsbury
Pied Flycatcher - 3 West Bexington & Durlston
Spotted Flycatcher - 15 Durlston, 12 West Bexington
Common Redstart - 25 Durlston
Whinchat -  12 West Bexington, 3 Sunnyside Farm, 3 St Aldhelm's Head
Wryneck - 1 Trent, 1 ringed Lytchett Heath

Sightings - Saturday 24th August 2019

Balearic Shearwater - 7 Portland Bill
Storm Petrel - 1 off Portland Bill
Great White Egret - 3 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Christchurch Hbr.
Spoonbill - 20 Brownsea Is. 3 Middlebere Channel
White Stork - 22 over Abbotsbury, then 21 over Bridport, 5 (a.m.) Langton Matravers (Assumed to be part of the Knepp project)
Marsh Harrier - 1 Portland Bill
Osprey - 6 Wareham Channel, 1 Middlebere, 1over Lytchett Heath a.m., 1 over Lytchett VP p.m.
Black Tern - 3 Wareham Channel
Swift - 50 Portland Bill, 2 Hengistbury Hd, 1 St Adhelm's Hd.
Hobby - 2 over the Corfe River
Sand Martin - 150+ Portland Bill, 14 St. Adhelm's Hd.
Swallow - 350St Adhelm's Hd.
House Martin - 36 St Adhelm's Hd.
Grasshopper Warbler - 7 Lytchett Bay, 1 Portland Bill
Dipper - 1 Wimborne Minster
Pied Flycatcher - 4 Charmouth, 3 Portland Bill, 1 Grove Portlaand, 1 Durlston CP, 1 Lulworth Cove, 1 Lambert's Castle
Whinchat - 4 St Aldhelm's Hd, 3 Hengistbury Hd.
Wheatear - 16 St Aldhelm's Hd, 10+ Portland Bill
Yellow Wagtail - 50 roosted (HHC) + 13 over Hengistbury , 40 Portland Bill, 20 St Adhelm's Hd
Tree Pipit - 10+ Portland Bill, 4 St Aldhelm's Hd.O
Ortolan Bunting - 1 south of Renscombe Car Park St Adhelm's Hd.

Willow Warbler - Portesham © Sue Wingett

Spotted Flycatcher ad+Juv - Moreton Forest © Rebecca Porter 

Turnstone - Weymouth Pier © Trevor Wilkinson

Sightings - Friday 23rd August 2019

Spoonbill - 12 Poole Hbr.
Osprey - 5 Poole Hbr, 1 Hardy's Monument
Nightjar - 1 early a.m Durlston CP
Willow Warbler - 10 Wick Fields
Whitethroat - 21 Wick Fields
Grasshopper Warbler - 3 Durlston DP.
Dipper - 1 a.m. Wimborne Minster
Pied Flycatcher - 3 Southwell (private garden), 1 Durlston CP.
Whinchat - 1 St. Aldhelm's Hd, 1 Portland Bill
Wheatear - 5 Stanpit Marsh, 4 Portland Bill
Yellow Wagtails - 15 Wick Fields
Tree Pipit - 4 Wick Fields

Juv Stonechat - Hengistbury Head © David Wareham

Sightings - Thursday 22nd August 2019

Great White Egret - 3 Lodmoor RSPB
Marsh Harrier - 1 male Middlebere
Osprey - 1 Middlebere, 1 Wareham Channel
Whimbrel - 5 Stanpit Marsh,  3 Middlebere
Spotted Redshank - 5 Middlebere
Nightjar - 1 Durlston CP.
Swift - 8 Portland Bill
Sand Martin - 80 Christchurch Hbr, 35 Portland Bill
House Martin - 16 Portland Bill
Grasshopper Warbler - 6 Durlston CP
Dipper - 1 Wimborne Minster on River Alan
Spotted Flycatcher - 20 Badbury Rings
Whinchat - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Canford Heath, 1 Middlebere
Wheatear - 8 Portland Bill, 7 Stanpit Marsh
Yellow Wagtail - 16 Stanpit Marsh, 2+ Portland Bill
Tree Pipit - 2 Durlston CP, 1 Stanpit Marsh

Dipper - Wimborne Minster © Ian Ballam

Dartford Warbler - Hengistbury Head © David Wareham

Sightings - Wednesday 21st August 2019

Brent Goose - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Great White Egret - 4 Lodmoor  RSPB
Marsh Harrier - 1 Holton Lee
Osprey - 2 over Holton Lee, 1 Rockly Park view point.
Whimbrel - 8 Stanpit Marsh
Common Sandpiper - 2 Stanpit Marsh
Green Sandpiper - 2 over Wick Field
Greenshank - 2 Stanpit Marsh
Little Gull - 1 Ferrybridge
Sand Martin - 95 Hengistbury Hd.
Swallow - 60 Ringstead, 40 Hengistbury Hd.
Wood Warbler - 1 reported from private garden Beaminster
Grasshopper Warbler - 2 Priory Marsh
Whinchat - 1 Lockyer's  Field, Merley, 1 Ringstead, 1 Rushcombe Bottom
Yellow Wagtail - 17 Hengistbury Hd.
Grey Wagtail - 5 Hengistbury Hd.
Tree Pipit - 5 Ringstead, 4 Hengistbury Hd, 2 Rushcombe Bottom
Ortolan Bunting - 1 during NocMig  recording Corfe Gap

Linnet - Lytchett Fields © Trevor Wilkinson

Grey Wagtail - Wimborne © Roger Peart

Eider - Lyme Cobb © Roger Boswell

Sightings - Tuesday 20th August 2019.

Manx Shearwater - 8 past Portland Bill.
Balearic Shearwater - 5 past Portland Bill.
Great White Egret - 3 Lodmoor RSPB.
Spoonbill - 12 Brownsea Lagoon.
Osprey 4 Wareham Channel.
Ringed Plover - 320 Ferrybridge.
Bar-tailed Godwit - 1 Brownsea Lagoon.
Knot - 1 Brownsea Lagoon, 1 Lodmoor RSPB.
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Brownsea Lagoon.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Longham Lakes.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Sturminster Marshall GP.
Greenshank - 11 Brownsea Lagoon.
Arctic Skua - 3 past Portland Bill.
Tree Pipit - 1 Portland.
Yellow Wagtail - 10 Portland Bill.
Redstart - 2 Martinstown area.
Wheatear - 30 Portland Bill, 19 Martinstown area, 7 Portland, 2 Brownsea Island.
Whinchat - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Martinstown area.
Garden Warbler - 1 Martinstown area.
Whitethroat - 20 Portland Bill, 6 Martinstown area.
Sedge Warbler - 25 Portland Bill, 1 Lytchett Heath, 1 Martinstown area.
Grasshopper Warbler - 32 Lytchett Heath, ringed by Stour Ringing Group.
Willow Warbler - c20 Christchurch Harbour, 10 Portland Bill.
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 Sturminster Marshall GP, 1 Martinstown area.
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Christchurch Harbour.

Pied Wagtail – Canford © Roger Peart.

Aquatic Warbler – Abbotsbury Swannery © Charlie Wheeler.  

Sightings - Monday 19th August 2019.

Black-necked Grebe - 1 in summer plumage off Jerry's Point.
Great White Egret - 3 Lodmoor RSPB.
Osprey - 2 Middlebere, 2 Wareham Channel, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB,1 S over Portland Bill.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB.
Hobby - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB.
Grey Plover - 1 Brands Bay.
Whimbrel - 1 Brands Bay, 4 Stanpit Marsh.
Knot - 1 Lodmoor RSPB.
Common Sandpiper -  3 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB.
Green Sandpiper -  13 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Wick.
Greenshank - 14 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Stanpit Marsh.
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Tree Pipit - 2 over Lytchett Fields RSPB.
Aquatic Warbler -1 Abbotsbury Swannery.

Sightings - Sunday 18th August 2019.

Teal - 7 Brands Bay.
Spoonbill - 7 Wareham Channel.
Osprey - 3 Wareham Channel.
Marsh Harrier - 2 Wareham Channel.
Hobby - 4 Stoborough/Wareham Channel areas, 1 Coombe Heath.
Lapwing - 12 Longham Lakes.
Ringed Plover - 200+ Ferrybridge, 14 Brands Bay.
Whimbrel - 4 Brands Bay, 1 Ferrybridge.
Knot - 1 Ferrybridge.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Longham Lakes.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Ferrybridge.
Greenshank - 2 Brands Bay.
Arctic Skua - 1 past Portland Bill.
Black Tern - 1 Studland.
Tree Pipit - 1 Portland Bill.
Wheatear - 13 Top Fields Portland, 3 Ferrybridge.
Sedge Warbler - 15 Portland Bill.
Grasshopper Warbler - 2 Portland Bill.
Spotted Flycatcher - 3 fields worth, too many to count West Morden, 1 Holton Lee.

Little Egret – Arne RSPB © Brian Smith.

Whimbrel – Arne RSPB © Brian Smith.

Sightings - Saturday 17th August 2019.

Teal - 11 Brands Bay.
Balearic Shearwater - 4 past Portland Bill.
Osprey - 3 over Arne.
Hobby -2 Morden Bog(1Juv), 1 Middlebere.
Grey Plover -1 Brands Bay.
Whimbrel - 3 Brands Bay, 1 Middlebere.
Knot - 1 Ferrybridge.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Middlebere.
Greenshank - 3 Brands Bay, 2 Holton Lee, 2 Middlebere.
Great Skua - 2 past Portland Bill.
Little Gull - 2 Ferrybridge.
Little Tern - 4 Ferrybridge.
Swift - c180 Longham Lakes.
Sand Martin - c600 Longham Lakes.
Swallow - c100 Longham Lakes.
House Martin - c300 Longham Lakes.
Redstart - 1 Middlebere.

Sightings - Friday 16th August 2019

Balearic Shearwater - 30 Hengistbury Head, 7 St Aldhelm's Head, 3 Portland Bill, 2 Branksome Chine
Manx Shearwater - 220 St Aldhelm's Head, c200 Portland Bill
Storm Petrel - 1 St Aldhelm's Head
Great White Egret - 2 Lodmoor RSPB
Spoonbill - 10 Brownsea Island
Osprey -  3 in Poole Harbour area
Hobby - 2 Poole Harbour early morning
Sanderling - 5 Hengistbury Head
Whimbrel - 3 Abbotsbury Swannery, 2 Brownsea Island, 1 Hengistbury Head
Knot - 1 Brownsea Island
Common Sandpiper - 3 Lytchett Bay, 2 Lodmoor RSPB
Green Sandpiper - 3 Lytchett Bay, 2 Abbotsbury Swannery, 2 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Middlebere
Greenshank -  14 Brownsea Island, 2 over Wick, 1 Middlebere, 1 Hengistbury Head
Arctic Skua - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Mudeford Quay, 1 Stanpit, 1 Portland Bill
Great Skua - 1 Hengistbury Head
Pomarine Skua - 1 Hengistbury Head
Little Gull - 2 Ferrybridge
Arctic Tern - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Whinchat - 1 Langton Hive Point
Tree Pipit - 1 Portland Bill

Stock Dove pulli at Canford © Roger Peart

Sightings - Thursday 15th August 2019

Balearic Shearwater - 16 Portland Bill, 1 Christchurch Bay
Storm Petrel - 1 Portland Bill
Great White Egret - 2 Lodmoor RSPB
White Stork - 1 reported at Christchurch Harbour in a horse field this morning
Spoonbill - 8 Brownsea Island
Osprey - 2 over Middlebere
Hobby - 1 Forston
Sanderling - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Whimbrel - 5 Christchurch Harbour
Knot - 6 Christchurch Harbour
Common Sandpiper - 2 Christchurch Harbour
Greenshank - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Longham Lakes
Arctic Skua - 3 Portland Bill
Great Skua - 1 Portland Bill
Black Tern - 1 through Christchurch Harbour
Whinchat - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Yellow Wagtail - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 over Ferrybridge

Reports of interest, Wednesday 14th August 2019.

Balearic Shearwater - 1-5 Branksome Chine, 1 Chesil Cove.
Manx Shearwater - 6 Chesil Cove.
Knot - 1 Ferrybridge.
Green Sandpiper - 5 Lytchett Bay RSPB.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Ferrybridge, 3 Lytchett Bay RSPB.
Greenshank - 6 Lytchett Bay RSPB.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay RSPB.
Black Tern - 1 Chesil Cove.
Little Tern - 2 Chesil Cove, 6 Ferrybridge.
Arctic Tern - 1 Chesil Cove.
Spotted Flycatcher - 3+ Kingcombe Meadows, 3+ Powerstock Common.

Spotted Flycatcher © Kevin Parr

Reports of interest, Tuesday 13th August 2019.

Great White Egret - 1-2 Lodmoor .
WHITE STORK - 1 reported over Walkford went west.
Spoonbill - 8 Brownsea Island, 1 Middlebere.
Osprey - 1 Middlebere.
Grey Plover - 1 Middlebere in summer plumage.
Whimbrel - 1 Holes Bay.
Ruff - 3 Holes Bay.
Green Sandpiper - 14 Lytchett Bay RSPB.
Common Sandpiper - 1 heard over Corfe Gap overnight, 1 Holes Bay, 1 Lodmoor, 2 Lytchett Bay RSPB.
Greenshank - 8 Lytchett Bay RSPB.
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Bay RSPB.
Nightjar - 1 heard over Corfe Gap overnight.
Tree Pipit - 2 heard over Corfe Gap overnight.

Sightings - Monday 12th August 2019

Balearic Shearwater - 239 past Portland Bill in morning
Manx Shearwater - 10+ Portland Bill
Spoonbill - 8 Brownsea Island, 1 Middlebere
Osprey -  2 Wareham Channel, 1 Middlebere
Grey Phalarope - 1 still at Ferrybridge
Sanderling - 12 Ferrybridge
Knot - 20 Ferrybridge
Common Sandpiper - 10 Abbotsbury Swannery, 2 Brownsea Island, 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Green Sandpiper - 1 over Wick Fields, 4 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Greenshank - 5 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 4 Brownsea Island
Arctic Skua - 2 Portland Bill
Yellow-legged Gull - 2 Portland Bill
Little Gull - 1 Ferrybridge
Nightjar - 1 Holton Lee
Grasshopper Warbler - 7 trapped & ringed Durlston CP, 1 Culverwell (Portland Bill)
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Weston (Portland)
Redstart - 1 trapped & ringed Durlston CP, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Wheatear - 19 Portland, 8 Hartland Moor
Yellow Wagtail - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Tree Pipit - 5 trapped & ringed Durlston CP

Grey Phalarope at Ferrybridge © Will Bown

Sightings - Sunday 11th August 2019

Balearic Shearwater - 2 past Portland Bill
Great White Egret - 2 Lodmoor RSPB
Spoonbill - 11 Middlebere
Osprey - c3 in Poole Harbour area
Hobby -  1 Silverlake (aka Warmwell Quarry)
Whimbrel - 3 Brand's Bay, 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Sanderling - c10 Ferrybridge, 1 Portland Bill
Grey Phalarope - 1 Ferrybridge
Common Sandpiper - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Green Sandpiper - 6 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Greenshank - 6 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Little Gull - 1 Ferrybridge
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 trapped & ringed Charmouth
Wheatear - 10 Portland Bill

Reports of interest, Saturday 10th August 2019.

Balearic Shearwater - 4 Portland Bill, 1 St. Aldhelm's Head.
Sooty Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill.
Manx Shearwater - 6 St. Aldhelm's Head.
Storm Petrel - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Spoonbill - 10 Middlebere.
Osprey - 1 Middlebere.
Whimbrel - 2 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Lytchett Bay RSPB.
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Bay RSPB.
Greenshank - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay RSPB.
Knot - 1 St. Aldhelm's Head.
Great Skua - 3 Portland Bill, 3 St. Aldhelm's Head.
Arctic Skua - 1 Chesil Cove, 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Portland Bill.
Black Guillemot - 1 Bournemouth Promenade.

Reports of interest, Friday 9th August 2019.

Balearic Shearwater - 90 Portland Bill.
Sooty Shearwater - 1-2 Portland Bill.
Spoonbill - 1 Brownsea Island, 10 Middlebere.
Osprey - 1 Poole Harbour.
Whimbrel - 2 Ferrybridge, 2 Portland Bill.
Ruff - 1 Brownsea Island.
Common Sandpiper - 6 Lytchett Bay RSPB.
Wood Sandpiper - 6 Lodmoor.
Greenshank - 6 Lytchett Bay RSPB.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay RSPB.
Sanderling - 20 Ferrybridge.
Arctic Skua - 2 Portland Bill.
Little Gull - 1 Ferrybridge.
Redstart - 1 Portland Bill.
Pied Flycatcher - 2 Portland Bill.
Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Durlston CP.

Sightings - Thursday 8th August 2019

Osprey - 1 Charmouth
Great White Egret - 1 Radipole Lake
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Radipole Lake
Little Gull - 1 Ferrybridge

Sightings - Wednesday 7th August 2019

Great Egret - 1 Radipole Lake
Balearic Shearwater - 3 past Portland Bill
Arctic Skua - 1 past Portland Bill
Redshank  - 102 Stanpit Marsh
Whimbrel - 15 Stanpit Marsh
Green Sandpiper - 14 Lytchett Fields
Purple Sandpiper - 1 Portland Bill
Little Gull - 1 Ferrybridge
Sandwich Tern - 165 roosting Stanpit

Tuesday 6th August 2019

Redshank - 135 Lytchett Fields
Green Sandpiper - 24 Lytchett Fields
Common Sandpiper - 6 Lytchett Fields, 5 Lodmoor
Greenshank - 11 Lytchett Fields

Sightings - Monday 5th August 2019

Dunlin - 185 Brownsea Island Lagoon
Common Sandpiper - 23 Brownsea Island Lagoon
Whimbrel - 1 Brownsea Island Lagoon, 12 Christchurch Harbour
Greenshank - 12 Brownsea Island Lagoon
Whinchat - 1 Maiden Castle
Wheatear - 6 Crouch Hill Christchurch Harbour

Sightings - Sunday 4th August 2019

Brent Goose - 1 Ferrybridge
Garganey - 1 Stanpit
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Stanpit
Whimbrel - 1 Ferrybridge
Sanderling - 1 Ferrybridge
Green Sandpiper - 1 Wick
Little Gull - 2 Ferrybridge
Osprey - 1 from Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 near Wareham Forest
Yellow Wagtail - 1 Wick
Wheatear - 5 Stanpit, 2 Ferrybridge
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Durlston CP
Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Durlston CP
Garden Warbler - 1 Wick, 1 Durlston CP
Crossbill - 2 Ramsdown

Sightings - Saturday 3rd August 2019

Balearic Shearwater - 4 past Portland Bill yesterday
Great White Egret - 1 Lytchett Heath
Spoonbill - 8 Brownsea Lagoon
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay
Wood Sandpiper - 1 yesterday Abbotsbury Swannery
Osprey - 1 Holton Lee
Wheatear - 1 Hartland Moor
Whinchat - 1 Portland
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Trent, 1 Durlston CP
Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Lytchett Heath

Swallow young near Edmondsham copyright Roger Peart

Sightings - Friday 2nd August 2019

Common Quail - 1 singing St Aldhelm's Head
Osprey - 1 Middlebere
Whimbrel - 1 Upton CP, 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Ferrybridge
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Greenshank - 6 Lytchett Bay
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Radipole RSPB, 1 reported on River Char, Charmouth
Green Sandpiper - 28 Lytchett Bay
Common Sandpiper - 8 Lytchett Bay
Wheatear - 3 Ferrybridge
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Steeple
Grasshopper Warbler  - 1 Townsend NR

Sightings - Thursday 1st August 2019

Spoonbill - 7 Brownsea
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Lytchett Bay
Whimbrel - 2 Ferrybridge, 1 Stanpit Marsh
Bar-tailed Godwit - 2 Stanpit Marsh
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Bay
Greenshank - 10 Lytchett Bay
Knot - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Wood Sandpiper - 1 heard Stanpit Marsh
Green Sandpiper - 5 Lytchett Bay
Common Sandpiper - 28 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Brownsea, 4 Lytchett Bay
Little Gull - 1 Ferrybridge
Little Tern - 5 Weymouth Bay
Osprey - 1 over Wareham town centre
Hobby -  1 over Wareham town centre
Wheatear - 6 Christchurch Harbour, 5 Maiden Castle, 2 Ferrybridge, 1 Badbury Rings
Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Garden Warbler - 4 Stanpit Marsh
Crossbill - 2 Ramsdown

Sparrowhawk, Christchurch copyright David Wareham