Wednesday 31st March 2021

Long-tailed Duck - 1 1st/w still at Silverlake

Osprey -  1 Flew over Poole, 1 over Charmouth, 1 on Chesil Beach at Abbotsbury Swannery

Little Ringed Plover - 6 Lytchett Fields RSPB approach field, 1 Sliverlake, 1 Swineham Stilt Pool

Green Sandpiper - 1 Swineham Curlew Pool

Glaucous Gull  - 1 East Cliffs Portland seen going North

Sandwich Tern - 11 past Peveril point, 3 Middlebere Channel, 2 Holes Bay, Rodden Hive

Common Tern - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery (closed to public)

Cattle Egret - 5 Swineham seen flying East towards Arne

Great White Egret - 1 Middlebere on Slepe Moor

Red Kite - 1 Over Charmouth

Hoopoe - 1 Church Knowle seen on nearby farm

Hobby - 1 Radipole RSPB seen flying North

Sand Martin - 200 over Swineham Curlews scrape

Willow Warbler  - 2 Swineham

Sedge Warbler - 1 Bestwall boardwalk to River Frome

Reed warbler - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery (closed to public)

Yellow Wagtail - 1 West Bexington

Late News, Yesterday 

Ruff  - 1 Holes Bay Poole Harbour

Sandwich Tern - Rodden Hive ©Sue Wingett

Tuesday 30th March 2021

Ring-necked Duck - 1 Longham Lakes female still on North lake

Common Scoter - 162 Portland Bill Observatory

Long-tailed Duck - 2 South Deep Poole Harbour, 1 1st/w still at Silverlake

Black-necked Grebe - 1 Poole Harbour

Red-throated Diver - 5 past Portland Bill.

Osprey -  1 Wareham Channel  seen with fish on mudflat, 1 over Lytchett Bay, 1 over east Shilinghampton Farm

Little Ringed Plover - 5 Lytchett Fields RSPB approach field, 1 Swineham

Whimbrel - 1 past Portland Bill 

Little Gull - 5  past Portland Bill 

Sandwich Tern - 37 past Portland Bill, 2 Long island sandspit Poole Harbour

Artic Skua - 1 past Portland Bill 

Puffin - 5 Dancing Ledge

Spoonbill - 2 Brownsea Island lagoon

Red Kite - 1 Over Lytchett Bay

Swallow - 3 Poole Harbour,  3 Langton Matraves, 1 Langton Herring, 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Tree Pipit - 1 calling whilst flying over Ladymead Portland

Sedge Warbler - 1 Avon Valley

Grasshopper Warbler - 1 heard reeling in the Avon Valley

Peregrine Falcon - Bournemouth ©David Wareham

Black - tailed Godwit - Lodmoor RSPB  © Vaughan Ashby 
  

Mediterranean Gull - Merely  ©  Roger Peart

Monday 29th March 2021

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 2 Stanpit Marsh

Ruddy Shelduck - 1 Silverlake

Garganey - 1fem. drifted southwest Chesil Cove

Ring-necked Duck - 1 drake Radipole Lake seen from Tennis Courts

Long-tailed Duck - 1 1st/w still Silverlake, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Red-throated Diver - 5 past Chesil, 1 Hengistbury Hd.

Manx Shearwater - 1 past Chesil

Cattle Egret - 2 Buckland Ripers

Glossy Ibis - 1 still Stanpit Marsh

Osprey - 1 over Chickeril

Little Ringed Plover - 5 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 2 Swineham scrapes.

Whimbrel - 1 past Chesil Cove

Little Gull - 1 1st/w past Chesil Cove

Laughing Gull - 1 2nd/w Lodmoor RSPB

Merlin - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Portland Bill 

Hobby - 1 Hartland Moor

Sand Martin 400 Swineham GP.

Swallow - 6 Portland

House Martin - 1 Fancy's Farm Portland

Willow Warbler - 3 Stour Valley LNR, 3 Hengistbury Hd, 2 Radipole Lake RSPB, 2 Sweethill, 1 Upton CP, 1 Talbut Heath, 1 Ridge

Blackcap - 16 Hengistbury Hd, 13 Southwell, 6 by Tram Shed Portland, 4 Stour Valley LNR.

Ring Ouzel - 2 King's Barrow Quarry, 1fem Fancy's Farm Portland

Black Redstart - 2 King's Barrow Quarry, 2 Blacknor

Common Redstart - 1 Southwell

Wheatear - 15 New Ground Portlaand, 8 Sweethill, 2 Peveril Point, 2 Talbut Heath

DESERT WHEATEAR - 1st/sum female Lodmoor RSPB behind Park & Ride

Tree Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

1st/Sum fem. Desert Wheatear - Lodmoor RSPB © Dave Chown

1st/Sum fem. Desert Wheatear - Lodmoor RSPB © Dave Chown

3CY Laughing Gull - Lodmoor RSPB © Tim Downton

Ruddy Shelduck - Silver Lake © Colin Chainey

Sunday 28th March 2021

Ring-necked Duck - 1 drake Radipole Lake, 1 duck Longham Lakes

Red-throated Diver - 20 Portland Bill, 2 Hengistbury Hd.

Manx Shearwater - 13 Portland Bill

Cattle Egret - 7 Holly Fm south of Crossways, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Great White Egret - 1 Arne RSPB

Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Spoonbill - 2 Brownsea Is.

Red Kite - 1 Sixpenny Handley

Osprey - 1 eating fish Wareham Channel, 1 over Broensea Is.

Little Ringed Plover - 3 Holme Lane GP, 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Purple Sandpiper - 1 Sandbanks on groynes

Spotted Redshank - 1 Brownsea Is.

Greenshank - 4 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Arctic Skua - 2 Portland Bill

Great Skua - 2 Portland Bill

Sandwich Tern - 30 Brownsea Is. 3 Stanpit March, 3 Shell Bay, 2 past Peveril Point, 2 Holes Bay

Sand Martin - 100 Swineham GP, 40 Lytchett Bay, 20 Holme Lane GP. 20 Bockhampton, 4 Portland Bill

Swallow - 4 Holme Lane GP, 2 Middlebere, 2 Little Sea, singles Lytchett Bay, Knoll Beach & Bockhampton

House Martin - 1 over Little Sea Studland

Blackcap - 1 singing Stour Valley LNR

Ring Ouzel - 1 in a Southwell Garden Portland

Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill, 1 female type Cheselborne, 1 Tolpuddle

Wheatear - 18 Portland Bill, 12 Stanpit Marsh, 3 Brownsea Is, 2 Soldiers Road

Little Bunting - 1 in private garden Portland

Drake Ring-necked Duck - Radipole Lake RSPB © Steven Carey

Wheatear - Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

 

Saturday 27th March 2021

Egyptian Geese - 2 Woodsford

Ring-necked Duck - 1 female remains at Longham Lakes

Eider - 1 drake still Lyme Regis Hbr

Red-throated Diver - 9 Portland Bill

Glossy Ibis - 1 Staanpit Marsh

Spoonbill - 2 Brownsea Is.

Osprey - 3 Poole Hbr in the Wareham Channel

Golden Plover - 240 Turnworth

Purple Sandpiper - 5 Lyme Regis on The Cobb

Swallow - 2 Portland Bill

Willow Warbler - 1 singing Powerstock Common

Black Redstart - 4 Portland Bill

Wheatear - 5 Hengistbury Hd, 2 Hardy's Monument

Drake Eider _ Lyme Regis Hbr. © Roger Boswell

Friday 26th March 2021

Ruddy Shelduck - 1 Iwern Minster

Eider - 4 Cogden

Long-tailed Duck - 1 past Cogden

Red-throated Diver - 12 Portland Bill, 3 past Cogden, 2 past Charmouth
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Shore Hengistbury Hd.

Manx Shearwater - 12 Portland Bill, 12 Cogden, 1 Charmouth

Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail West Compton

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay

Great Skua - 1 portland Bill

Sandwich Tern - 2 Charmouth

Kittiwake - 600 Portland Bill, 276 Cogden, 105 past Charmouth

Little Gull - 3 Lyme Bay

Black Redstart - 2 Portland Pumping Station, 1 Portland Bill

Wheatear - 8 Wyke Down, 7 East Cliff Portland, 5 Hengistbury Hd, 5 Scotland Farm, 3 Arne RSPB, 2 Portland Bill, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 female on BoPH Osprey webcam.

Thursday, 25th March 2021.

Egyptian Goose - 1 Swineham.
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Silverlake (middle pit).
Eider - 4 past Portland Bill.
Purple Sandpiper - 9 Lyme Regis (The Cobb).
Laughing Gull - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery.
Iceland Gull - 1 Redcliff Point
Sandwich Tern - 3-5 Christchurch Harbour.
Red-throated Diver - 39 past Portland Bill.
Great White Egret - 1 Bestwall, 1 Swineham.
Red Kite - 1 St Ives.
Black Redstart - 1 Hengistbury Head, 5 Portland Bill, 1 St Aldhelm's Head.
Wheatear - 1 Anvil Point, 12 Hengistbury Head, 3 Peveril Point, 20 Portland Bill, 2 Stanpit.
Swallow - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 4 Milborne St Andrew, 3+ Radipole Lake.
Sand Martin - 10+ Swineham.
Firecrest - 2 Portland Bill.

Blue Tit, Merley © Roger Peart.

Great Tit & sunflower seed, Stour Valley © Dave Harrop.

Iceland Gull, Redcliff Point © Paul Harris.

Treecreeper, Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell.

Wednesday, 24th March 2021.

Egyptian Goose - 3 Silverlake.
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Silverlake (middle pit).

Little Ringed Plover - 4 Silverlake (visible only with telescope).
Purple Sandpiper - 25 Hengistbury sandspit.
Green Sandpiper - 2 West Parley.
Sandwich Tern - 5+ Christchurch Harbour.
Black-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury.
Sparrowhawk - 2 Hengistbury Head came in off the sea.
White-Tailed Eagle - 1 possible at Morden Park Corner in the early evening.
Meadow Pipit - 110+ Hengistbury Head.
Black Redstart - 1 Peveril Point, 1 Portesham, 3 Portland (Reap Lane), 4+ Portland (Southwell),

    4 St Aldhelm's Head.
Wheatear - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Shell Bay.
Blackcap - 2 singing birds at Hengistbury Head were the first of the spring there.

Late news: 2-3 Osprey yesterday in Poole Harbour.

Wheatear, Shell Bay © Richard Adams

Tuesday, 23rd March 2021.

Shoveler - 2 past Portland Bill; 17 at Stanpit was a notable total.

Common Scoter - 102 past Portland Bill.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Lodmoor.
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Christchurch Harbour (Crouch Hill).
Common Gull - 34 past Portland Bill.
Little Gull - 1 off the Hengistbury beach huts, 11 past Portland Bill.
Sandwich Tern - 1 Arne RSPB, 2 Christchurch Harbour, 4 past Portland Bill.
Puffin - 1 past Portland Bill.
Red-throated Diver - 32 past Portland Bill.
Manx Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill.
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Stanpit.
Red Kite - 1 west of Cheselbourne.
White-Tailed Eagle - 2 Hengistbury Head (birds from the IOW reintroduction programme).

Merlin - 1 Portland (Reap Lane).
Unidentified falcon - a falconer's escape (with jesses) believed to be a Lanner hybrid was at  

   Portland Bill.
Black Redstart - 8 around Portland, 1 South Perrott, 1 West Knighton, 1 Winspit, 1 Winterborne Came.
Wheatear - 2 Hengistbury Head, 1 Lodmoor, 6 Portland Bill.
Sand Martin - 7 Hengistbury Head.
Swallow - 1 Portland Bill.
Firecrest - 1 Cranborne Common, 4 Portland (Culverwell), 1 Portland Bill, 1 Stanpit Scrubs.
Crossbill - 80+ Cranborne Common.

Late news:  White-tailed Eagle over Wareham Channel and Upton CP yesterday (22nd March).

Woodlark, Silverlake © Alan Membury

Sparrowhawk © Stephen Hobbs

Grey Plover and Knot, The Fleet © Janice Grove

Monday, 22nd March 2021.

Little Ringed Plover - 1 Christchurch Harbour (Crouch Hill).
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh.
Red Kite - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
White-Tailed Eagle - 1 over Weymouth (Greenhill), presumably from the IOW reintroduction.
Wheatear - 2 Hengistbury Head.
Sand Martin - 3 Hengistbury Head.
Sedge Warbler - 1 Christchurch Harbour (Priory Marsh).
Firecrest - 1 Bournemouth (Talbot Woods).

Glossy Ibis, Stanpit © Clinton Whale.

Sunday 21st March 2021

Egyptian Goose - 2 Puddletown Water Meadows
Garganey - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Ring-necked Duck - 1 Longham Lakes, North Lake
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Silverlake, Middle Lake
Goosander - 5 Coward's Marsh
Knot - 5 Rodden Hive, The Fleet
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Cattle Egret - 25 East Elworth Farm, Portesham, 2 Buckland Ripers
Osprey - 1 Radipole RSPB
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Stanpit Marsh & Avon Valley (Probable IOW Reintroduction)
Short-eared Owl - 1 Wyke Regis
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP, 1 Reap Lane, Portland
Water Pipit - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Crossbill, Puddletown © R. Hewitt

Turnstone, Baiter Park, Poole © Martin Adams

Saturday 20th March 2021

 
Ring-necked Duck - 1 Longham Lakes, North lake
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Silverlake, Middle Lake
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 3cy Cogden beach
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour
Red Kite - 1 Iwerne Minster
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Bridport (Probable IOW Reintroduction)
Long-eared Owl - 1 Cogden Beach, very high
Black Redstart - 3 Durlston CP, 1 Ferrybridge on roof of Taste Cafe, 1 Reap Lane, Portland, 1 Warmwell Heath
Wheatear - 6 West Bexington, 2 Ferrybridge, 1 Reap Lane, Portland, 1 Tidmoor Point, The Fleet
Meadow Pipit - c800 Slepe Heath (exceptional number)
Tree Pipit - 1 Cranborne Common

 Yesterday:

Purple Sandpiper - 20 Mudeford Sandspit, 5 Portland Bill
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill

Razorbills, Durlston Cliffs © Hamish Murray

Water Rail, Lodmoor RSPB © Graham Jaggard

Friday 19th March 2021

 

Garganey - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Ring-necked Duck - 1 Longham Lakes,
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Coward's Marsh
Razorbill - 40 off Durlston Cliffs (exceptional number)
Spoonbill - 1 Hengistbury Head
Cattle Egret - 5 Holly Farm, South of Crossways
Red Kite - 2 Milborne St. Andrew
Black Kite - 1 possible Weymouth
Merlin - 1 West Compton
Black Redstart - 1 Reap Lane, Portland, 1 Warmwell Cress Beds

yesterday:  Brambling - 1 Well Bottom, near Ashmore

Garganey, Lodmoor RSPB © Graham Jaggard

Blackbird, Bournemouth © David Wareham

Thursday 18th March 2021

Garganey - 2 Lodmoor RSPB, distant from Viewing Shelter
Ring-necked Duck - 1 Longham Lakes, North Lake
Long-tailed Duck - 1Silverlake, Central Lake
Woodcock - 1 Stanpit Marsh, Wooden Bridge
Puffin - 3 Dancing Ledge
Great Northern Diver - 1 Christchurch Harbour at Sea
Little Ringed Plover - 2 Silverlake
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Cattle Egret - 2 Buckland Ripers
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Monkton Up Wimborne, presumed from IOW project
Red Kite - 4 Monkton Up Wimborne, 1 Littlemoor Weymouth
Sand Martin - 1 Silverlake, 1 St. Aldhem's Head
Black Redstart - 1 Stanpit Marsh, Double Dykes
Wheatear - 1 St. Aldhem's Head, 1 Ferrybridge
White Wagtail - 1 Baiter Park, Poole

White-tailed Eagle (IOW Reintroduction) © Roger Howell

Wednesday 17th March 2021

Ring-necked Duck - 1 Longham Lakes
Purple Sandpiper - 20 Hengistbury sandspit
LAUGHING GULL - 2nd winter at West Bexington
Iceland Gull - 1 Portland (flew north along West Cliffs off Blacknor)
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Cattle Egret - 17 between Portesham & Abbotsbury
Bittern - 1 heard at Wick
White-tailed Eagle - 1 presumed from IOW project, NE over Wyke Down
Red Kite - 1 over Christchurch
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill
Sand Martin - 45 Swineham GPs, 32 Lodmoor RSPB
Swallow - 1 Tidmoor Point
Willow Warbler - 1 singing at Ashtree Meadows (Christchuch)
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Harbour at Smallmouth, 1 Winspit
Firecrest - 1 Portland Bill
Wheatear - 1 Hengisbury Head
Meadow Pipit - c3500 over Stanpit in the morning, c100 over Lytchett Fields RSPB

Glossy Ibis, Stanpit © Dave Harrop

Redwing, Portesham © Janice Grove

 

Tuesday 16th March 2021

Long-tailed Duck - 2 Poole Harbour, 1 Silverlake
Ring-necked Duck - female still at Longham Lakes
Purple Sandpiper - 25 Hengistbury sandspit
LAUGHING GULL - 2nd winter again on West Scrape at Lodmoor RSPB, later in Weymouth Bay
Puffin - 7 Dancing Ledge
Great Northern Diver - 1 Arne RSPB (Shipstal Point)
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Spoonbill - 4 Arne RSPB (Shipstal Point)
Cattle Egret - 6 Buckland Ripers, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
White-tailed Eagle - 1 presumed from IOW project, circled over Dorchester this morning, later one over Lytchett Bay
Hen Harrier - 1 Hartland Moor
Merlin - 1 Hengistbury
Sand Martin - 2 Swineham GPs, 2 Hengistbury Head
Ring Ouzel - 1 Hengistbury Head
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP
Firecrest - 1 Hengistbury
Wheatear - 2 West Bexington, 1 Hartland Moor,1 Cogden Beach, 1 Charmouth
Brambling - 1 over Hengistbury

Puffin, Dancing Ledge © Chris Roughley

Wheatear, Charmouth © Roger Boswell

Yellowhammer between Dorchester & Puddletown © Alan Membury

 

Monday 15th March 2021

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Silverlake
Eider - the drake on the Cobb, Lyme Regis
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Portland Harbour
Jack Snipe - 1 on Salt Hurns at Hengistbury Head
Golden Plover - c550 Maiden Castle
Purple Sandpiper - 15 Mudeford Quay, 8 Lyme Regis Cobb, 2 Sandbanks
Caspian Gull - 2nd winter briefly at Abbotsbury Swannery this evenng
LAUGHING GULL - 2nd winter at Lodmoor RSPB
Sandwich Tern - 1 east at Cogden Beach, 1 Brownsea Island
Actic Skua - 1 past Hengistbury
Great Northern Diver - 2 past Hengistbury, 1 Weymouth from Stone Pier, 1 west from Cogden Beach
Red-throated Diver - 2 east at Cogden Beach, 1 Hengistbury
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Swallow - 1 Swineham GPs, 1 Durlson CP
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP
Wheatear - 1 Hengistbury Head
Crossbill - c4 Canford Heath

Laughing Gull, Lodmoor RSPB © Daragh Croxson

Purple Sandpiper, Mudeford Quay © Clinton Whale

 

Sunday 14th March 2021

Egyptian Goose - 2 opposite Mill House Cider Museum (between Owermoigne & Crossways)
Long-tailed Duck - 3 on the Fleet at Moonfleet
Ring-necked Duck - 1 female still at Longham Lakes
Crane - 1 over Dorchester heading NW this afternoon
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Portland Harbour
Knot - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Purple Sandpiper - 11 Christchurch Harbour
LAUGHING GULL - 2nd winter in Weymouth Bay again this evening
Great Northern Diver - 1 Portland Harbour
Black-throated Diver -  1 Portland Harbour
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Cattle Egret - 6 Buckland Ripers, 1 opposite Mill House Cider Museum (between Owermoigne & Crossways)
Merlin - 1 over Christchurch Harbour sandspit
Swallow - 1 over Southwell (Portland)
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Longham Lakes
Wheatear - 1 Hartland Moor
Snow Bunting - 1 briefly at Ferrybridge this afternoon

Saturday 13th March 2021

 Ring-necked Duck - female again at Longham Lakes

Common Scoter - 1 Portland Harbour

Long-tailed Duck - 1st winter drake still at Silverlake

Black-necked Grebe - 3 Portland Harbour

Golden Plover - c. 450 at Maiden Castle

Laughing Gull - again in Weymouth Bay late pm

Iceland Gull - Lodmoor

Great Northern Diver - 1 Portland Harbour

Glossy Ibis - 1st winter still at Stanpit Marsh

Late news: 2 Little Ringed Plover Mudeford yesterday

Kingfisher, Stour valley   ©   Andy Pugh

Iceland Gull, Lodmoor © Susan Buckland

Cetti's Warbler, Hengitsbury Head © Peter Calladine

Friday 12th March 2021

 Ring-necked Duck - female Longham Lakes

Eider - male at Charmouth

Common Scoter - 2 Charmouth

Long-tailed Duck -first winter drake still at Silverlake

Black-necked Grebe - 1 from Jerry's Point

Purple Sandpiper - 6 Mudeford

Laughing Gull - roosting in Weymouth Bay

Iceland Gull - 1 through Chesil Cove

Long-tailed Skua - probable through Chesil Cove

Glossy Ibis - 1st winter still at Stanpit Marsh

Spoonbill - 2 on lagoon at Brownsea Island NT

Drake Shoveler, Radipole  © Edmund Mackrill

Thursday 11th March 2021

 Long-tailed Duck - 1st winter drake at Silverlake

Whimbrel - 1 in field north of bridging camp, Wyke Regis

Laughing Gull - 3cy briefly on beach opposite Abbotsbury Swannery, roosted Weymouth bay

Iceland Gull - juvenile again in Weymouth Harbour

Great Northern Diver - 2 Weymouth Harbour

Laughing Gull, Abbotsbury Beach  © Joe Stockwell

Rook, The Nothe © Edmund Mackrill

Wednesday 10th March 2021

 Iceland Gull - juvenile again at Radipole RSPB

Late news yesterday : Wheatear at St Aldhelm's Head, Puffin at Dancing Ledge

Nuthatch, Swineham GP © Fiona Keeling

Reed Bunting, Swineham GP © Fiona Keeling

Sparrowhawk, Swanage garden © Stephen Hobbs

Tuesday 9th March 2021

Ring-necked Duck - 1 in NW corner of North Lake Longham Lakes

Common Buzzard -  43 in a field at Milborne St Andrew

Red Kite - 1 over Purewell Meadows
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Bittern - departing bird at Swineham GP

Cattle Egret - 6 Buckland Ripers
Siberian Chiffchaff  - 2 at Chideock STW

Black Redstart - 1 Peveril Point

Cirl Bunting - 2 West Bexington   

Glossy Ibis Stanpit Marsh (C) Clinton Whale

Monday 8th March 2021

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Silverlake

Little Gull - 1 Swineham Gravel Pits

Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Bittern - departing birds at Swineham GPs and Lodmoor RSPB

Cattle Egret - 27 Portesham area, 6 Waddock Cross, 6 Buckland Ripers

Sandwich Tern - 2 Branksome Beach

Sedge Warbler - 1 Avon Valley  

Raven Bournemouth (C) David Wareham

Sunday 7th March 2021

Ring-necked Duck - 1 Longham Lakes in north-west corner of North Lake
Little Gull - 1 Swineham Gravel Pits
Bittern - 1 Swineham Gravel Pits

Cattle Egret - 27 between Abbotsbury and Portesham
Red Kite - 1 over Poundbury, 1 Rushcombe LNR

Barn Owl Wyke Regis (c) Steve Carey

Saturday 6th March 2021

Egyptian Goose - 3 Longham Lakes area 

Ring-necked Duck - 1 Longham Lakes in North east corner of South Lake
Slavonian Grebe - 4 Jerry's Point Poole Harbour

Little Gull - 1 Swineham Gravel Pits

Iceland Gull - 1 Weymouth Harbour

Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Great White Egret - 1 Little Sea Studland

Cattle Egret - 6 Buckland Ripers, 6 Lodmoor RSPB
Red Kite - 1 near Sturminster Marshall

Sand Martin - 11 Swineham Gravel Pits
Swallow - 2 Swineham Gravel Pits
Black Redstart - 1 Peveril Point Swanage, 3 Durlston CP, 1 Portesham

Friday 5th March 2021

Egyptian Goose - 2 West of Canford Bridge 

Ruddy Shelduck - 4 Winkton in field to South of Tin Yard Lane opposite footpath sign

Ring-necked Duck - 1 Longham lakes Female in North east corner of South Lake

Slavonian Grebe -  2 Jerry's point Poole Harbour

Black-necked Grebe - 1 Jerry's point Poole Harbour

Purple Sandpiper - 5 Chesil Cove on the rocks immediately South of the cove

Little Gull - 1 Swineham Gravel Pit

Great Northern Diver - 2 Jerry's Point Poole Harbour

Spoonbill -  5  Middlebere late evening

Great White Egret - 1 Dorchester water meadows

Red Kite - 1 Kimmerage Bay flew in off the sea 

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Chapmans Pool IOW reintroduction

Sand Martin - 5 Swineham Gravel Pit

Swallow - 1 Swineham Gravel Pit 

Black Redstart - 1 Peveril Point Swanage, 1 Poundbury Cemetery, 1 Overcombe, 1 Portesham

Late News:

Wheatear 1  flew in off the sea at Mudeford Quay yesterday

Black Redstart - Portesham © Sue & Tony Wigett

Thursday 4th March 2021

Black Brant - 1 Chickerill on the Fleet

Ring-necked Duck - 1 Longham lakes

Long-tailed Duck - 4 Moonfleet on the Fleet, 1 Silverlake please stick to public footpaths

Little Gull - 1 Swineham Gravel Pit

Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Silverlake not viewable from public footpaths

Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Spoonbill -  10 RSPB Arne Shipstal, 1 RSPB Lodmoor

Cattle Egret - 6 RSPB Lodmoor in Northwest corner

Osprey - 1 over Broadwey flew through early afternoon

Short-eared Owl - 1 Arne Moors viewed from Slepe Heath

Sand Martin - 6 Stanpit Marsh, 2 RSPB Lodmoor, 2 Puddletown Water Meadows

Swallow - 2 Swineham Gravel Pit 

Willow Warbler - 1 Portland Castle

Black Redstart - 1 portland Castle, 1 Blacknor Portland

Wheatear - 3 Portland Bill

Cirl Bunting - 2 West Bexington

Reed Bunting - Merely © Roger Peart

 

Ring-necked Duck - Longham lakes © Mike Gibbons

Wednesday 3rd March 2021

Ring-necked Duck - 1 female Longham lakes

Little Ringed Plover - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery currently closed to the public

Little Gull - 1 Swineham Point
Caspian Gull - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery currently closed to the public.  View from public footpaths

Short-eared Owl - 1 Bowleaze Cove 

White-tailed Eagle - 1  G393 imm male from IOW reintroduction Church Knowle 

Marsh Harrier - 2 Swineham Point
Sand Martin - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Black Redstart - Peveril Point Swanage

Shoveller - RSPB Lodmoor  © Nick Priddle