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