Saturday 31st December 2022
Friday 30th December 2022
Thursday 29th December 2022
Woodcock, Wyke Farm © Rich and Rebecca |
Wednesday 28th December 2022
Great Skua, Ferrybridge © Debby Saunders |
Tuesday 27th December 2022
Spoonbill, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale |
Black Redstart, West Bay © Tom Brereton |
Monday 26th December 2022.
Eider - 3 Portland Harbour.
Grey Plover - 20 Stanpit.
Golden Plover - c.230 Lodmoor.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake, 1 Wareham.
Woodcock - 14 Milborne St Andrew.
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Hamworthy Park beach.
Red-throated diver - 3 west past Portland Bill.
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Weymouth Bay.
Great White Egret - 3 Longham Lakes.
Cattle Egret - 3 Lytchett Minster (Post Green), 1 Wareham.
Spoonbill - 1 Stanpit.
Marsh Harrier - 2 near Almer, 4+ Christchurch Harbour, 1 near Knighton.
Hen Harrier - 3 Milborne St Andrew.
Red Kite - 4 Moor Crichel.
Black Kite - 1 Almer.
White-tailed Eagle (IoW reintroduction scheme) - 1 Almer, 1 near Knighton.
Water Pipit - 1 Longham Lakes.
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP, 1 Portland Bill, 1 West Bay.
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP.
Hawfinch - 1 Ashmore (Well Bottom).
Cirl Bunting - 1 Portland (Reap Lane).
Pheasants, Iford © Clinton Whale. |
Saturday 24th December 2022.
Common Scoter - 1 Brands Bay.
Woodcock - 11 Milborne St Andrew.
Black-tailed Godwit - 978 Holes Bay.
Avocet - 241 Holes Bay.
Great Northern Diver - 1 Brands Bay, 1 Portland Harbour.
Red-throated Diver - 1 west past Hengistbury Head.
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Brands Bay, 2 Shell Bay.
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Brands Bay, 1 Shell Bay.
Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes.
Spoonbill - 1 Stanpit.
Marsh Harrier - 2-4 Christchurch Harbour.
Hen Harrier - 1 Milborne St Andrew, 1 Rock Lea (Hamworthy).
Red Kite - 6 Sutton Waldron.
White-tailed Eagle (IoW reintroduction scheme) - 1 Rock Lea (Hamworthy), 1 Sutton Waldron.
Merlin - 1 Wynford Eagle.
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Castle.
Firecrest - 1 Lytchett Pools.
Cirl Bunting - 1 Portland (Reap Lane).
Season's Greetings to all our readers!
Friday 23rd December 2022.
Razorbill - 1 off Baiter.
Great White Egret - 1 Longham Lakes.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Middlebere.
White-tailed Eagle (IoW reintroduction scheme) - 1 over Steeple.
Black Redstart - 1 West Bay.
Thursday 22nd December 2022.
Pintail - 12 Stanpit.
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Portland off East Cliffs.
Eider - 4+ Portland Harbour.
Jack Snipe - 1 last night Stoborough Heath NNR.
Woodcock - 1 last night Stoborough Heath NNR.
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields, 1 Rock Lea (Hamworthy).
Greenshank - 1 Rock Lea (Hamworthy).
Black-tailed Godwit - 300 Stanpit.
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Portland Harbour.
Great White Egret - 1 Rock Lea (Hamworthy).
Spoonbill - 2 Arne, 1 Stanpit.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Stanpit.
Hen Harrier - 1 Middlebere.
Red Kite - 1 Wareham Forest.
Goshawk - 1 Lytchett Fields/Holton Lee.
Robin, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale. |
Wednesday 21st December 2022
Eider - 6 in Poole Harbour around Brownsea Island, 4 Portland Harbour
Goosander - 4 Silverlake, 1 Bridport on R Asker
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 1 on the Fleet from Tidmoor Point, 1 Poole Harbour (South Deep)
Slavonian Grebe - 3 on the Fleet from Tidmoor Point
Purple Sandpiper - 1 in front of Haven Hotel
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Wareham Channel
Green Sandpiper - 2 Wareham Common
Golden Plover - 168 Lodmoor RSPB
Little Gull - 1 Hengistbury
Great Northern Diver - 3 Weymouth Bay, 2 off Hamworthy, 2 off Shipstal Point, 2 off Jerry's Point, 1 on the Fleet from Tidmoor Point, 1 Hengistbury Head
Spoonbill - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Cattle Egret - 2 north of Wareham Common
Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail again at Middlebere
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel
Firecrest - 3 Durlston CP, 2 Wareham Common, 1 PCW Drain
Water Pipit - 1 Longham Lakes
Brambling - 4 Durlston CP
Cirl Bunting - male still at Reap Lane, Portland
Goosander, Bridport © Maurice Budden |
Tuesday 20th December 2022
Goldeneye - 10 off Jerry's Point, 1 Radipole Lake RSPB (near Gurka Restaurant)
Goosander - 2 Stour Valley LNR, 1 Bridport on R Brit
Purple Sandpiper - 6 Portland Bill
Crane - 2 over Allen Valley in Critchel Lake/Wimborne St Giles area
Golden Plover - 66 Milborne St Andrew, c50 Lodmoor RSPB, 23 Charminster WMs
Black-necked Grebe - 9 off Jerry's Point, 4 Studland Bay from Middle Beach
Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Jerry's Point
Great Northern Diver - 4 off Jerry's Point
Spoonbill - 2 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Arne RSPB, 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Cattle Egret - 2 Wareham Common
Goshawk - 1 Milborne St Andrew
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Middlebere
Red Kite - 5 Monkton Up Wimborne, 1 Wimborne St Giles, 1 Stubhampton
White-tailed Eagle - 1 near Stubhampton
Merlin - 1 over Jerry's Point, 1 Middlebere, 1 Portland Bill
Dartford Warbler - 1 Portland Bill (in Crown Estate Field)
Black Redstart - 1 Lyme Regis near Marine Theatre, 1 Reap Lane, Portland, 1 West Bay
Firecrest - 1 Redhill Common (near Stour Valley LNR)
Corn Bunting - 124+ Milborne St Andrew
Yellowhammer - 360 Milborne St Andrew
Cirl Bunting - male still at Reap Lane, Portland
Cirl Bunting - Reap Lane, Portland © Pete Coe |
Monday 19th December 2022
Goldeneye - 7 Poole Park
Golden Plover - 80 near Silverlake
Little Gull - 2 off Durlston
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Baiter Beach
Red-throated Diver - 1 off Durlston
Spoonbill - 12 Middlebere
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel
Sunday 18th December 2022
Grey Partridge - 8 St Aldhelm's Head
Little Auk - 1 from Durlston Head
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Hamworthy Beach
Red-throated Diver - 9 off Durlston Head
Merlin - 1 St Aldhelm's Head
Dartford Warbler - 1 Portland Marina
Black Redstart - 4 Chesil Cove
Cirl Bunting - male still at Reap Lane, Portland
Saturday 17th December 2022
Slavonian Grebe - 2 still off Middle Beach, Studland
Black-necked Grebe - 9+ off Middle Beach, Studland
Golden Pllover - 145 over St. Aldhem's Head
Purple Sandpiper - 1 still Haven Hotel, Sandbanks
Woodcock - 1 near St. Aldhem's Head Quarry
Jack Snipe - 1 Hengistbury Head
Spoonbill - 12 Middlebere
Cattle Egret - 1 in field, Kimmeridge Village, 1 in field, Abbotsbury Swannery
Hen Harrier - 1 Coombe Heath, Arne RSPB
Skylark - 200+ over St. Aldhem's Head
Lapland Bunting - 1 St. Aldhem's Head
Cirl Bunting - 1m Reap Lane Barns
Yesterday: -
Goldeneye - 6 off Jerry's Point, Studland
Lesser Redpoll, Duncliffe Wood © John Bishop |
Kingfisher, River Stour © Sam Staines |
Hen Harrier, Poole Harbour © Pete Davies |
Friday 16th December 2022
Slavonian Grebe - 2 off Middle Beach, Studland
Black-necked Grebe - 14 off Middle Beach, Studland, 3 Shell Bay
Grey Plover - 2 Holloway's Dock, Christchurch Harbour
Whimbrel - 1 Ferrybridge
Sanderling - 6 Middle Beach, Studland
Jack Snipe - 1 over Stanpit Marsh
Guillemot - 1 bridled + 2 others, Purbeck Cliffs
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Knoll Beach, Studland
Cormorant - 400+ early from Ham Park
Spoonbill - 13 Middlebere, 11 off Rockley Point
Cattle Egret - 2 again Barn Field, Hengistbury Head
Hen Harrier - 1 Ringtail, Middlebere
Merlin - 1 Ferrybridge
Barn Owl 2 field behind Weymouth Police Station
Black Redstart - 1 Blacknor, Portland
Lesser Redpoll - 6 to 8 Duncliffe Wood
Crossbill - 3 Moors Valley CP
Goldfinch, Iford, Christchurch © Clinton Whale |
Treecreeper, Duncliffe Wood © John Bishop |
Thursday 15th December 2022
Goosander - 1m Silverlake
Golden Plover - 4 near West Bay
Woodlark - c20 West Lake, Silverlake
Jack Snipe - 1 Longham Lakes
Cattle Egret - 1 still Wareham Common
Great White Egret - 3 Longham Lakes
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail, Middlebere
Bearded Tit - 4 Radipole RSPB
Red Kite - 11 total near Iwerne Minster
Black Redstart - 1f Lyme Regis, 1f Park Road, Portland
Yesterday: -
Scaup - 6 off Tidmoor Point
Little Gull - 1 through Christchurch Harbour
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill
Black Redstart, Lyme Regis © Pam Parsons |
Bearded Tit, Radipole RSPB © Tim Downton |
Wednesday 14th December 2022
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 5 Rodden Hive, The Fleet
Barnacle Goose - 45 Rodden Hive, The Fleet
Bewick's Swan - 4 Abbotsbury Swannery
Mandarin Duck - 34 Sadborow, Thorncombe
Eider - 5 off beach, Hamworthy Park
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Poole Harbour
Avocet - 250 Wareham Channel
Golden Plover - 70 Rodden Hive
Purple Sandpiper - 1 from Haven Hotel, Sandbanks
Woodcock - 1 feeding near Lytchett Bay
Jack Snipe - 1 feeding near Lytchett Bay
Red-throated Diver - 1 off South Shore, Brownsea Island
Great Northern Diver - 10 Poole Harbour
Spoonbill - 17 Wareham Channel
Cattle Egret - 2 Briantspuddle, 1 Otter Island, Lytchett Bay, 1 Wareham Common
Great White Egret - 1 Reap Lane, Portland
Red Kite - 1 Rodden Hive
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel
Short-eared Owl - 1 Hydes Heath, Arne RSPB
Black Redstart - 2 Blacknor, Portland, 1 Corfe Castle
Snow Bunting - 1 north over Portland Bill
Red-breasted Merganser, Poole Harbour © Hamish Murray |
Bewick's Swans, Abbotsbury Swannery © Steve Groves |
Tuesday 13th December 2022
Kingfisher - Middlebere ©Garry Hayman |
Monday 12th December 2022
Meadow Pipit - Stanpit Marsh ©Clinton Whale |
Sunday 11th December 2022
Black-tailed Godwit - Stanpit Marsh ©Clinton Whale |
Saturday 10th December 2022
Great White Egret - Wareham common ©Trevor Warrick |
Wigeon - West Bay ©Maurice D. Budden |
Friday 9th December 2022
Thursday 8th December 2022
Little Grebe - Stour Row © John Bishop |
Razorbill - Brand's Bay © Clive Hargrave |
Sanderling - Brand's Bay © Clive Hargrave |
Wednesday 7th December 2022
Dartford Warbler - East Fleet © Will Bown |
Tuesday 6th December 2022
Monday 5th December 2022
Stonechat, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale |
Barn Owl © Adrian Groves |
Black Redstart, West Bay Harbour © Gavin Haig |
Canada Goose with plumage variation, Stour Row © John Bishop |
Sunday 4th December 2022
Goosander, River Asker Bridport © Richard Cook |
Long-tailed Tit, Christchurch Garden © Clinton Whale |
Saturday 3rd December 2022
Firecrest, Corfe Mullen © Lyn Lambert |
Kingfisher, Osmington Mills © Paul Harris |
Friday 2nd December 2022
Black Redstart, Durlston CP © Hamish Murray |
Goosander, Ferrybridge (Dec 1st ) © Peter Coe |
Thursday 1st December 2022.
Grey Plover - 1+ over Hengistbury Head, 1 Holes Bay.
Golden Plover - 188 Lodmoor.
Knot - 1 Ferrybridge.
Purple Sandpiper - 12 Hengistbury sandspit.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake.
Little Gull - 1 over Southwell.
Razorbill - 1 Poole Harbour.
Great Northern Diver - 1 Brands Bay, 3 Longham Lakes, 2+ Portland Harbour.
Red-throated Diver - 1 Brands Bay, 3 Portland Bill.
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Brands Bay, 1 Portland Harbour, 6 Studland Bay.
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Studland Bay.
Great White Egret - 7 Longham Lakes, 1 Wareham Common.
Spoonbill - 11 Middlebere.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Brands Bay, 1 Stanpit.
Hen Harrier - 1 Middlebere.
Merlin - 1 Middlebere, 1 Portland Bill.
Swallow - 1 Portland Bill.
Black Redstart - 4 Chesil Cove, 3 Portland Bill, 2+ Portland Harbour, 2 Swanage.
Pallas's Warbler - 1 Portland Bill.
Snow Bunting - 1 over Portland Bill.
Golden Plover, Lodmoor © Rebecca Porter. |
Bearded Tits, Lodmoor © Alan Membury. |
Bearded Tits, Lodmoor © Alan Membury. |