Sunday 31st January 2021

White-fronted Goose - 5 over west Lytchett Fields RSPB
Scaup - 4 off Jerry's Point
Long-tailed Duck - 4 off Jerry's Point
Common Scoter - 12 Durlston CP, 3 off Jerry's Point
Velvet Scoter - 1 drake Butterstreet Cove The Fleet
Goosander - 1 on River Stour Christchurch
Red-throated Diver - 76 past Portland Bill, 35 Durlston CP.
Great Northern Diver - 5 off Jerry's Point, 1 off Billy Winters Portland Hbr, 1 Durlston CP.
Cattle Egret - 5 Buckland Ripers, 1 Nottington
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Stanpit Marsh
Slavonian Grebe - 5 off Jerry's Point, 2 Butterstreet Cove The Fleet
Black-necked Grebe - 5 off Billy Winters Portland Hbr, 3 off Jerry's Point
Purple Sandpiper - 4 Mudeford Quay
Common Sandpiper - 1 Holes Bay (NE)
Razorbill - 4,900 Durlston CP.
Guillemot - 1,800 Durlston CP.
Kittiwake - 170 Durlston CP.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 2 Chideock Sewage Works
Black Redstart - 1 Fortuneswell, 1 Burton Bradstock
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Goosander - River Way Rec. Christchurch © Mike Gibbons



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Saturday 30th January 2021

Eider - 2 off shore Portland Bill
Red-throated Diver - 3 Portland Bill
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Hamworthy Beach, 1 off Nothe Fort
Cattle Egret - 7 Nottington
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Bincleaves early p.m.
Purple Sandpiper - 12 on groynes Chewton Bunny LNR, 11 Portland Bill
Firecrest - 1 Westbourne
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 Easton Portland
Black Redstart - 2 Chesil Cove, 1 Tilly Whim Durlston CP, 1 Osprey Quay, 1 Allington Bridport
Hawfinch - 1 Child Okeford
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Friday 29th January 2021

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 off Redhorn Quay
Egyptian Goose - 2 over Holton lee
Scaup - 4 off Jerry's Point
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Silverlake
Common Scoter - 5 Jerry's Point
Great Nothern Diver - 3 Jerry's Point, 1 Redhorn Quay, 1 Hamworthy Beach
Slavonian Grebe - 3 from Redhorn Quay
Black-necked Grebe - 3 off Goathorn Point
Green Sandpiper - 1 Holton Lee Pools
Greenshank - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Holton Lee Pools
Iceland Gull - 1 remains in Weymouth Hbr.
Glaucous Gull - 1 imm Chesil Cove (feeding on dead Dolphin)
Firecrest - 1 PC World Drain
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 PC World Drain
Redwing - flock 250-300 Ashington Meadows
Black Redstart - 1 Weston, 1 Osprey Quay

Sparrowhawk - Hardy's Monument 


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Thursday 28th January 2021

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Ferrybridge
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Silverlake
Black-necked Grebe - 10 Portland Harbour
Golden Plover - c150 near Monkey's Jump (Dorchester)
Red-throated Diver - 1 St Aldhelm's Head
Great Northern Diver - 1 Ferrybridge
Glossy Ibis - 1 Wick Hams then Stanpit
Spoonbill - 4 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Hen Harrier - 1 male north of Lulworth Camp
Woodlark - 3 Silverlake
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 still at Easton (Portland)
Black Redstart - 1 Osprey Quay (Portland Harbour)
Corn Bunting - 27 Bats Lane (north of Martinstown)

Yesterday : a Black Brant was at Arne RSPB

Goldcrest, Winterborne Stickland © Will Bown




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Wednesday 27th January 2021

Scaup - 4 Poole Harbour
Velvet Scoter - 1 Studland Bay off  Pilot's Point, 1 on the Fleet from Chickerell Hive Point
Long-tailed Duck - 4 Poole Harbour off Furzey Island
Goosander - pair at Stanpit
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Poole Harbour from Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 5 Studland Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 1 West Bay
Iceland Gull - 1st winter on West Scrape at Lodmoor RSPB
Red-throated Diver - 34 past Portland Bill, 29 past Hengistbury, 8 past Durlston CP
Great Northern Diver - 4 Bowleaze Cove, 2 Poole Harbour from Jerry's Point
Glossy Ibis - 1 Wick Hams then Stanpit
Spoonbill - 17 Poole Harbour
Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes
Cattle Egret - 6 Nottington
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury, 2 Upton CP, 1 Bog Lane Green Space
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 still in around Channel View Road (Easton, Portland)
Black Redstart - 1  Burton Freshwater, 1 Peveril Point, 1 Blacknor Portland

Black Redstart, Burton Freshwater © Maurice Budden

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Robin, Merley © Roger Peart



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Tuesday 26th January 2021


Green-winged Teal - 1 Longham Lakes
Iceland Gull - 1 Weymouth seen near Weymouth college
Red Throated Diver - 5 Charmouth (in flight off shore)
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Castle
Water Pipit - 1 Holton Lee (Currently closed to the public)


Redwing, Wick Fields (c) Clinton Whale 




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Monday, 25th January 2021

Green-winged Teal - 1 Longham Lakes.
Golden Plover - 85 Milborne St Andrew.
Grey Plover - 5 Stanpit.
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 Merley.
Red-throated Diver - 3+ past Hengistbury.
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Hengistbury.
Cattle Egret - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Great White Egret - 7+ Longham Lakes.
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Christchurch Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 2 Christchurch Harbour.
Ring-necked Parakeet - 2 Studland village.
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Sunday, 24th January 2021.

Egyptian Goose - 5 Piddle Valley (private land nr Buddens Farm).
Ring-necked Duck - 2 Piddle Valley (private land nr Buddens Farm).
Goosander - 2 Lower Bockhampton.
Eider - 1 Portland Bill.
Long-tailed Duck - 4 Poole Harbour (Jerry's Point), 1 Silverlake (view only from public rights of way).
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Poole Harbour (Jerry's Point).
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Poole Harbour (Jerry's Point).
Golden Plover - 1500+ in field nr Maiden Castle.
Grey Plover - 1 Stanpit.
Great Northern Diver - 3 Poole Harbour (Jerry's Point).
Red-throated Diver - 1 past Portland Bill.
Sooty Shearwater - 1 St. Aldhelm's Head.
Red Kite - 1 Buckland Newton.
Merlin - 1 Dewlish, 1 Milborne St Andrew, 1 Hartland Moor.
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 Portland (Easton).
Black Redstart - 1 Peveril Point, 1 Portland Bill.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Holes Bay (PC World drain).
Cirl Bunting - 2 West Bexington.

House Sparrow, Woodville © John Bishop















Redwing, Woodville © John Bishop














Blue Tit, Woodville © John Bishop






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Saturday, 23rd January 2021.

Ring-necked Duck - 2 fem Budden's Farm GP
Woodcock - 4 nr Milborne St Andrew.
Golden Plover - c. 400 in field N of Maiden Castle.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Bere Regis.
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Christchurch Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Hen Harrier - 1 nr Milborne St Andrew.
Black Redstart - 1 Dorchester (Louds Mill works), 1 Fortuneswell, 1 Peveril Point.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Dorchester (Louds Mill works).

Little Egret, Merley © Roger Peart















Moorhen, Merley © Roger Peart

















Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodville © John Bishop


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Friday, 22nd January 2021.

White-fronted Goose - 6 Silverlake (view only from public rights of way).
Scaup - 4 Poole Harbour (Brands Bay).
Long-tailed Duck - 4 Poole Harbour (Furzey Island), 1 Silverlake (view only from public rights of way).
Velvet Scoter - 1 reported Brands Bay.
Black-necked Grebe - 5 Poole Harbour (from Jerry's Point).
Slavonian Grebe - 4 Poole Harbour (from Jerry's Point).
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3+ Merley, 1+ Sturminster Newton.
Great Northern Diver - 3 Poole Harbour (from Jerry's Point).
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Portland Bill, 1 Sandbanks.
Common Sandpiper - 1 NE Holes Bay.
Great White Egret - 1 north-east over Blacknor (Portland).
Cattle Egret - 2 Sturminster Newton.
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Christchurch Harbour.
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 on rooftops in Channel View Road (Portland).
Black Redstart - 1 Blacknor (Portland), 1 Durlston CP, 1 Peveril Point, 1 Portesham.
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury Head, 1 Upton CP.

Kestrel, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale



Reed Bunting © Janice Grove





Iceland Gull © Janice Grove


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Thursday 21st January 2021

Scaup - 4 Lodmoor RSPB on Postbox Pool, 3 Poole harbour from Redhorn Point
Long-tailed Duck - 2 Jerry's Point
Goosander - 3 Lower Bockhampton, River Frome
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Jerry's Point, 1 Sandsfoot Castle
Black-necked Grebe - 8 Jerry's Point, 7 Sandsfoot Castle
Iceland Gull - 1 Weymouth Harbour nr. Town bridge
Black-throated Diver - 1 Sandsfoot Castle
Great Northern Diver - 5 Jerry's Point, 1 Redhorn Point, 1 Weymouth Harbour
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor RSPB on Western Scrapes
Cattle Egret - 3 Winkton to west of Holfleet Dairy FArm
Great White Egret - 1 Lower Bockhampton on River Frome
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Holton Lee Pools
Water Pipit - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
 
Late news from yesterday
 
Caspian Gull - 1 2cy West Bexington
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill
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Wednesday 20th January 2021

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Ferrybridge
Scaup - 4 Lodmoor, 1 Jerry's Point
Goosander - 3 Lewell Mill
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 7 Jerry's Point
Iceland Gull - again at Town Bridge Weymouth
Golden Plover - c100 muddy field near Monkey's Jump
Great Northern Diver - 3 Weymouth Bay, 3 Jerry's Point
Hen Harrier - ringtail at Swineham
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Holes Bay
Black Restart - 1 Nothe Weymouth

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Tuesday 19th January 2021

Slavonian Grebe - 2 Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 7 Jerry's Point
Iceland Gull - various places in Weymouth
Great Northern Diver - 3 Jerry's Point
Hen Harrier - ringtail at Swineham Point
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Holes Bay
Black Redstart - 1 Peveril Point Swanage, 1 West Bay
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Monday 18th January 2021

Grey Partridge - 12 Gussage Hill
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 7 Poole Harbour
Purple Sandpiper - 13 Lyme Regis, 5 Portland Bill, 5 Mudeford Quay
Green Sandpiper - 3 Lower Bockhampton
Iceland Gull - 1 Town bridge Weymouth
Black-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury Head
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Great White Egret - 1 Dorchester (opposite Louds Mill STW)
Black Redstart - 1 Peveril Point Swanage, 1 between Osmington and Ringstead, 1 West Bay
Crossbill - 50+ Newton Heath area
Corn Bunting - 240 Gussage Hill
Yellowhammer - 154 Gussage Hill
Reed Bunting - 34 Gussage Hill

Lapwing, Stanpit Marsh  © Clinton Whale


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Sunday 17th January 2021

Russian White-fronted Goose - 6  in stubble field at West Knighton
Long-tailed Duck - drake still at Silverlake, 4 Jerry's Point
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Portland Harbour
Golden Plover - 300+ Eggardon area
Woodcock - 7  Milborne St Andrew
Great Northern Diver - 5 Jerry's Point
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Western Cattle Egret 2 Lytchett Minster
Short-eared Owl - 1 Wyke Regis
Merlin - 1 Eggardon area
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Holes Bay, 1 Longham Lakes
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 Easton Portland
Black Redstart - 1 Ducking stool walk Christchurch, 1 Nothe Gardens, 1 Langton Matravers, 
1 West Mead Bridport, 1 Osprey Quay, 1 Peveril Point Swanage
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Crossbill - 20 St Catherine's Hill
Cirl Bunting - 2 females still in set-aside West Bexington



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Saturday 16th January 2021

White-fronted Goose - 2 over Bride Valley Fish Farm
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Great Egret -  1 east of Lower Bockhampton
Cattle Egret -  1 near Baker's Arms A35 roundabout 
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Iceland Gull - 1 Lodmoor RSPB on Postbox Pool 
Black Redstart - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Rosy Starling - 1 Easton Portland
Siberian Chiffchaff - 2 Chideock STW

Iceland Gull Lodmoor (c) Geoff Barlow
















Collared Dove (c) Will Bown


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Friday 15th January 2021

Scaup - 2 Poole Harbour from Redhorn Point
Long-tailed Duck - 4 off Furzey Island
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Great Egret - 7 Longham Lakes
Red-throated Diver - 4 past Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 4 off Jerry's Point
Slavonian Grebe - 3 off Jerry's Point
Black Redstart - 3 Durlston, 1 Carey Wareham, 1 Weymouth
Rosy Starling - 1 Easton Portland
Cirl Bunting - 2 females still in set-aside at West Bexington

Glossy Ibis Stanpit Marsh (c) Clinton Whale


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Thursday 14th January 2021

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Ferrybridge with Dark-bellied Brents
Pink-footed Goose - 1 between Rodden and West Elworth
Cattle Egret - 7 Holwell Farm Nottington
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Longham Lakes 

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Wendesday 13th January 2021

BLACK BRANT - 1 Ferrybridge
Pink-footed Goose - 1 between Rodden and West Elworth
Ruddy Shelduck - 5 to east in field off Hawthorn Road Burton
Scaup - 4 Poole Harbour from Redhorn Point
Cattle Egret -  1 off Jerry's Point, 6 flew over Nottington 
Black Redstart -  1 Upwey, 1 Peveril Point Swanage
Cirl Bunting - 2 females still in set-aside at West Bexington
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Tuesday 12th January 2021

Scaup - 4 Poole Harbour from Redhorn Point
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Poole Harbour from Redhorn Point
Glaucous Gull - 1 this morning at West Bexington
Iceland Gull - 1st winter Weymouth Harbour
Red-throated Diver - 3 Hengistbury
Great Northern Diver - 4 Poole Harbour from Redhorn Point, 1 Poole Harbour off Hamworthy
Glossy Ibis - 1 at Stanpit
Great White Egret - 1 Brand's Bay
Cattle Egret - 19 between Portesham & Abbotsbury, 1 Lytchett Bay
Merlin - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Little Sea (Studland)
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 still in garden at Channel View Road, Easton, Portland
Black Redstart - 1 still between Poundbury & R. Frome near Dorchester
Water Pipit - 1 Holton Lee Pools
Cirl Bunting - 2 females still in set-aside at West Bexington

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Monday 11th January 2021

American Wigeon - Probable drake in Brand's Bay amongst Eurasian Wigeon
Scaup - 4 Brand's Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 4 Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point
Iceland Gull - 1st winter at Lodmoor RSPB
Great Northern Diver - 3 Jerry's Point, 2 Brand's Bay
Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Great White Egret - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Cattle Egret - 22 between Portesham & Abbotsbury from old railway line
Hen Harrier - 1 male Swineham
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 still around Easton, Portland
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP, 1 between Poundbury & R. Frome near Dorchester, 1 Chickerell
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Cirl Bunting -  now 2 females at West Bexington 

Log-tailed Tit, Tuckton © Dave Hill


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Sunday 10th January 2021

Pink-footed Goose - 1 Weymouth Rugby Club/Lodmoor RSPB 
Barnacle Goose - c50 over Lytchett Bay this am
Scaup - 4 Brand's Bay, Poole Harbour
Long-tailed Duck - 4 Furzey Island, Poole Harbour
Purple Sandpiper - 1 West Bay
Iceland Gull - juv in Weymouth Bay then again later by Weymouth Town Bridge
WHITE-BILLED DIVER - reported off Chesil Beach from Martleaves but no sign this pm
Spoonbill - 11 Middlebere
Bittern - 1 Lodmoor
Cattle Egret - 4 Buckland Ripers, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Black Redstart - 2 Newton's Cove, 1+ Poundbury, 1 West Bay
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Pink-footed Goose, Lodmoor © Edmund Mackrill


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Saturday 9th January 2021

Scaup - 4 Poole Harbour off Jerry's Point, Studland
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Poole Harbour off Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 10 Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Poole Harbour from Jerry's Point, 1 Portland Harbour
Black-throated Diver - 2 Portland Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 4 Portland Harbour
Great White Egret - 6 Longham Lakes
Siberian Chiffchaff - probable Holes Bay in PC World Drain yesterday (8th)
Rose-coloured Starling - remains around Channel View Rd, Easton, Portland
Black Redstart - 1 Upwey

Bearded Tit, Radipole Lake © Steven Carey

Cattle Egret, Portesham © Janice Grove

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Friday 8th January 2021

Scaup - 4 off Jerry's Point
Eider - 1 drake Lyme Regis Hbr.
Ruddy Shelduck - 5 Hurn
Great Northern Diver - 4 from Jerry's Point
Cattle Egret 17 in field off old Railway line from Abbotsbury to Portesham
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Stanpit Marsh
Slavonian Grebe - 2 from Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 6 from Rodwell trail near boatyard
Purple Sandpiper - 12 Lyme Regis on The Cobb
Common Sandpiper - 1 Holed Bay near entrance to PC World outfall.
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 still Easton area Portland

Glossy Ibis - Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale


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Thursday 7th January 2021

White-fronted Geese - 2 flew through Poole Harbour entrance a.m.
Red-crested Pochard - 2 male/female Longham lakes
Scaup - 4 Brand's Bay
Eider - 4 Brand's Bay
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Poole Hbr entrance, 1 Jerry's Pt, 1 East Cogden
Common Scoter - 2 Brand's Bay
Black-throated Diver - 2 Portland Hbr.
Great Northern Diver - 3 Newton's Cove, 2 Jerry's Pt, 1 off Redhorn Quay
Great White Egret - 4 Longham Lakes, 1 off Greenlands Fm
Slavonian Grebe - 4 Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 7 Sandsfoot Castle, 1 Jerry's Point
Golden Plover - 400 Maiden Castle
Common Sandpiper - 1 Holes Bay
Sandwich Tern - 2 off Branksome Chine
Iceland Gull - 1 Weymouth Hbr.
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 Easton area Portland
Cirl Bunting - 1 female West Bexington

Great White Egret - Longham Lakes © Peter Calladine

























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Wednesday 6th January 2021

Red-crested Pochard - 2 male & female Longham Lakes
Scaup - 4 Jerry's Point (male 3 females)
Long-tailed Duck - 4 seen offshore Brownsea Island
Red-throated Diver - 4 off Hengistbury Hd.
Black-throated Diver - 1 off Portland Castle
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Baiter Park, 1 off Portland Castle, 1 off Jerry's Point
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Spoonbill - 1 Lytchett Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 3 from Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 5 from Jerry's Point
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 Easton Portland
Lesser Redpoll - 5 Upton CP (by Stone Bench

Grey Wagtail - Winterborne Stickland  Will Bown



Long-tailed Tit Iford Christchurch  Clinton Whale



Grey Wagtail - Wareham © Richard Saunders


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Tuesday 5th January 2021

Red-crested Pochard - 2 Longham Lakes
Scaup - 3 Jerry's Point
Long-tailed Duck - 4 Tidmoor Point, 1 male Jerry's Point
Velvet Scoter - 1 drake Tidmoor Point
Red-throated Diver - 1 West Bexington
Great Northern Diver - 2 Jerry's Point, 1 off Baiter Park
Cattle Egret - 23 Portesham  (south of old railway)
Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes
Spoonbill - 6 Lytchett Bay (from Turlin Moor NR)
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Tidmoor Point, 1 Jerry's Point
Red Kite - 1 Six-penny Handley round about, 1 East Morden
Golden Plover - 400 Maiden Castle, 100 West Bexington
Purple Sandpiper - 7 Lyme Regis on The Cobb, 1 Sandbanks on groynes
Spotted Redshank - 1 Brownsea Is.
Iceland Gull - 1 Weymouth Hbr.
Firecrest - 2 Cogden, 1 Knoll Beach Studland, 1 Sturminster Marshall GP.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Dorchester (St Georges Lane), 1 Loads Mill
Rose-colour Starling - 1 remains in the Easton area Portland
Black Redstart - 3 Durlston CP (in the gully), 1 Tidmoor Point, 1 Osprey Quay
CIRL BUNTING - 1 fem West Bexington (with Yellowhammers in set-aside)
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Monday 4th January 2021

Russian White-fronted Goose - 6 again in field north of Silverlake
Black Brant - 3 between Chickerell Hive & Herbury
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 16 between Chickerell Hive & Herbury
Long-tailed Duck - 2 Tidmoor Point, 1 Silverlake
Red-crested Pochard - 2 Longham Lakes
Scaup - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery
Eider - 2 Portland Bill, 1 Lyme Regis
Velvet Scoter - 1 Tidmoor Point
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Tidmoor Point
Green Sandpiper - 1 Bere Regis
Purple Sandpiper - 7 Portland Bill
Woodcock - 12 Milborne St Andrew
Iceland Gull - 1st winter stil around Town Bridge, Weymouth Harbour
Great Skua - 1 Portland Bill
Great Northern Diver - 1 Poole Harbour off Baiter Park , 1 Weymouth Bay in Bowleaze Cove
Glossy Ibis - 1 at Stanpit
Great White Egret - 1 Holmebridge
Cattle Egret - 20+ south of Portesham, 10 SW of Hurst Bridge near Waddock Cross
Red Kite - 1 over Broadwey, 1 W over The Fleet
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Middlebere, 1 Milborne St Andrew
Merlin - 1 Middlebere
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 near the Works at Langton Herring
Firecrest -  2 Poole Park, 1 Sturminster Marshall GP
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 Easton (Portland)
Black Redstart - 1 Blacknor (Portland)
Dipper - 1 on R.Lim, Lyme Regis
Brambling - 1 Frogmore Farm, Morden

Blackcap, Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell

Goldfinch, Bridport © Maurice Budden

Blackcap, Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell

Sparrowhawk, Tuckton © Dave Hill



 

 

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Sunday 3rd January 2021

Russian White-fronted Goose - 6 in field north of Silverlake
Long-tailed Duck - 2 from Jerry's Point, 1 Silverlake
Scaup - 4 Jerry's Point
Goosander - 4 Silverlake
Velvet Scoter - 1 Tidmoor Point (The Fleet)
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Jerry's Point
Green Sandpiper - 4 Bride Valley Fish Farm, 1 West Orchard (near Manston), 1 Stour Valley LNR
Purple Sandpiper - 9 Portland Bill
Jack Snipe - 1 Lytchett Bay
Woodcock - 1 West Orchard (near Manston), 1 Stour Valley LNR, 1 Lytchett Bay
Iceland Gull - 1st winter by Town Bridge, Weymouth Harbour
Red-throated Diver - 4 Hengistbury, 4 West Bexington, 1 Alum Chine
Great Northern Diver - 5 Jerry's Point, 2 Alum Chine
Glossy Ibis - 1 still at Stanpit
Spoonbill - 1 Lytchett Bay
Great White Egret - 7 Longham Lakes
Cattle Egret - 9 between Portesham & Abbotsbury, 1 Winkton opposite Holfleet Dairy Farm, 1 Lytchett Bay
Red Kite - 1 over Blandford
Merlin - 1 Hartland Moor
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 still at Easton (Portland)
Siberian Chiffchaff - 2 at Kinson STW
Firecrest - 1 Stour Valley LNR, 1 Lytchett Bay
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Mudeford Quay lawn
Black Redstart - 1 Old Harry area, 1 Lulworth Cove, 1 Portland Bill
Corn Bunting - 31 West Compton, 1 West Bexington
Cirl Bunting - 1 female still at West Bexington (in flock of Yellowhammers and the Corn Bunting)

Shoveler, Lodmoor RSPB © Richard Saunders

Snipe, Lodmoor RSPB © Richard Saunders

Green Woodpecker, Portesham © Janice Grove 



 

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Saturday, 2nd January 2021.

White-fronted Goose - 6 Silverlake (view only from public rights of way).
Long-tailed Duck - 4 off Jerry's Point, 1 Silverlake (view only from public rights of way), 5 Tidmoor Point.
Velvet Scoter - 1 off Tidmoor Point.
Black-necked Grebe - 2 off Jerry's Point.
Slavonian Grebe - 2 off Jerry's Point, 3 Tidmoor Point.
Great Skua - 1 E past Hengistbury.
Sandwich Tern - 3 off Shore Road (Poole Harbour).
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Hengistbury, 3 off Jerry's Point, 1 off Old Harry, 1 Tidmoor Point.
Red-throated Diver - 8 W past Hengistbury, 1 off Old Harry.
Black-throated Diver - 1 E past Hengistbury.
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Christchurch Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Keysworth.
Hen Harrier - 1 Keysworth.
Merlin - 1 Middlebere.
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 briefly at Blacknor (Portland) and in private garden at Channel View Road (Portland).

Late news: A female Cirl Bunting was at West Bexington yesterday.


Great Northern Diver, The Fleet © Janice Grove



















Great Spotted Woodpecker, Iford © Clinton Whale

















Fieldfare, north Dorset © Tim Balmer
















Robin, Silverlake, yesterday © John Dadds




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Friday, 1st January 2021

White-fronted Goose - 6 Woodsford.
Egyptian Goose - 3 Holme Lane, 5 over Longham Lakes, 5 Stour Valley LNR.
Pochard - 1 Brands Bay is a rare bird at the site.
Long-tailed Duck - 1 off Redhorn, 1 Silverlake (view only from public rights of way), 5 Tidmoor.
Eider - 2 off Portland Bill.
Velvet Scoter - 1 Tidmoor.
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour.
Black-necked Grebe - 3 off Jerry's Point, 11 Portland Harbour, 14 Studland Bay.
Slavonian Grebe - 2 off Jerry's Point, 3 Tidmoor.
Golden Plover - c.400 Maiden Castle, 9 Portland Bill.
Jack Snipe - 3 Lodmoor.
Woodcock - 1+ Hengistbury Head, 1 Moreton, 2 Powerstock.
Green Sandpiper - 3 Abbotsbury railway track, 2 Bere Regis, 2 Silverlake, 1 Stour Valley LNR, 
    2 Waddock Cross.
Great Skua - 1 Portland Bill.
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Mudeford Quay.
Iceland Gull - 1 Weymouth Harbour.
Great Northern Diver - 1 E past Hengistbury, 2 off Jerry's Point, 4 Portland Harbour, 1 off Redhorn, 
    3 Shell Bay, 1 Studland Bay, 1 Tidmoor.
Red-throated Diver - 1 off Mudeford Quay, 8+ E past Hengistbury, 8 past Portland Bill, 25+ West Bexington.
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour
Great White Egret - 1 Church Ope Cove, 5 Longham Lakes, 1 moving along the lower Piddle Valley.
Cattle Egret - 7 Christchurch Harbour, 1 over Lytchett Bay.
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Christchurch Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 1-2 Christchurch Harbour, 1 SE of Langton Herring.
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill.
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston, 1 Old Harry ridge, 1 Portland Bill, 1 Portland Castle.
Firecrest - 1 Corfe Mullen, 1 Stour Valley LNR, 1 Thorncombe Woods.

Goldfinch, Iford © Clinton Whale.
















White-fronted Geese, Woodsford © John Dadds


Long-tailed Duck, Silverlake © Allan Reese.
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