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