Saturday 31st December 2022

Velvet Scoter - 1 flew into Poole Hbr.
Goosander - 1 on the river Allen nr Didlington
Red-throated Diver - 1 flew into Poole Hbr.
Great Northern Diver - 4 flew into Poole Hbr. 2 Shell Bay.
Slavonian Grebe - 2 East Fleet off Timor Point.
Shag - 95 Poole Hbr. Mouth 
Hen Harrier - 1 male Middlebere
Grey Plover - c60 Shell Bay
Little Gull - 1 Christchurch Hbr.

 Male Hen Harrier - Middlebere © Aspen Stobart

Friday 30th December 2022

Shoveler - 8 Dorchester water meadows
Gadwall - 16 Dorchester water meadows
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Portland Harbour
Lapwing - 299 Dorchester water meadows
Sandwich Tern - 1 Mudeford Quay
Great Skua - 1 Durlston seawatch
Red-throated Diver - 1 Durlston seawatch
Great Northern Diver - 3 Portland Harbour
Manx Shearwater - 1 Durlston seawatch
Hen Harrier - 1 Middlebere, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
 Red Kite - 1 north of Blandford
Cirl Bunting - male still at Reap Lane Portland

Thursday 29th December 2022

Black Brant - 1 Poole Harbour
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 2 Ferrybridge
Egyptian Goose - 2 Longham Lakes
 Eider - 4 Portland Harbour
Goosander - 14 Silverlake
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Weymouth Bay, 1 off Sandsfoot Castle
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Golden Plover - Large flock reported at Maiden Castle
Woodcock - 6 ringed at Wyke Farm Biodiversity Project
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay, 4 Middlebere
Little Gull - 1 Weymouth Bay
Caspian Gull - 1 Longham Lakes
Red-throated Diver - 9 west Hengistbury
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour, 1 west Hengistbury
Great Northern Diver - 3 Portland Harbour, 1 Ferrybridge, 1west Hengistbury
Great White Egret - 1 Middlebere
Marsh Harrier - 1 Longham Lakes
Hen Harrier - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Middlebere
Merlin - 1 West Compton
Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 Longham Lakes
Fieldfare - 300+ between Wynford Eagle and Eggardon Hill
Black Redstart - 2 Chesil Cove, 1 West Bay
Cirl Bunting - male still at Reap Lane Portland

Woodcock, Wyke Farm  © Rich and Rebecca


Wednesday 28th December 2022

Egyptian Goose - 3 Longham Lakes
Red-breasted Merganser - 26 Jerry's Point
Red-necked Grebe - 1 off Sandsfoot Castle
Black-necked Grebe - 5 Jerry's Point, 2 off Sandsfoot Castle
 Spotted Redshank - 3 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Great Skua - 1 Ferrybridge
Great Northern Diver - 3 Jerry's Point, 1 Portland Harbour
Great White Egret - 4 Longham Lakes
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Poole Harbour
Black Redstart = 1 Mudeford Quay

Great Skua, Ferrybridge  © Debby Saunders





Tuesday 27th December 2022

 Velvet Scoter - 1 Portland Harbour, 1 Poole Harbour
Long-tailed Duck - 1  off Furzey Island Poole Harbour
Red-necked Grebe - 1 off Shipstal Point, 1 off Sandsfoot Castle
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Shell Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Jerry's Point Poole Harbour
Green Sandpiper - 1 over Elworth Portesham
Great Northern Diver - 3 Poole Harbour, 3 Portland Harbour
Spoonbill - 28 Arne RSPB
Cattle Egret - 15 Elworth Portesham
Hen Harrier - 2 Arne Moors
Red Kite - 13 Wyke Down
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Morden Park Corner
Chiffchaff - 10 Abbotsbury Sewage Works
Blackcap - 1 Lower Bockhampton
Black Redstart - 3 Osprey Quay Portland Harbour, 2 West Bay
Cirl Bunting - 1 still Reap Lane Portland 

Spoonbill, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale


Black Redstart, West Bay © Tom Brereton




Monday 26th December 2022.

Egyptian Goose - 5 Longham Lakes, 2 Moors River, 6 Silverlake.
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.

Pintail - 16+ Stanpit.
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.

Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields.
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.

Barnacle Goose - 1 Stanpit.
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

Spoonbill, Stanpit Matrsh © Clinton Whale

 

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

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 2 Abbotsbury
Eider - 7 Poole Harbour, 1 Weymouth Bay
Goosander - 2 Swineham GP
Golden plover - 30 Hengisbury Gold Course, 5 West Bay, 30 Portesham,  17 Wild Woodbury
Purple Sandpiper - 3 West Bay
Woodcock - 14 Milbourne St Andrew
Jack Snipe - 4 Wild Woodbury
Yellow legged Gull - 2 Longham Lakes
Red throated Diver - 7 West Bay, 1 Weymouth Bay, 1 Poole Harbour
Great northern Diver - 5 Poole Harbour, 1 Weymouth Bay
Spoonbill - 20 Slepe Moor Middlebere
Cattle Egret - 1 Came Down, 1 Wyke Regis Camp rd, 1 Wareham Common, 9 Abbotsbury
Great white Egret - 1 Wareham Common, 2 Longham Lakes, 1 Slepe Moor Middlebere
Hen Harrier - 2 Middlebere hide
Red Kite - 1 Wild Woodbury, 1 Abbotsbury
White tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel
Black redstart - 1 Bourton Village, 1 Dorchester 
Dipper - 2 Bourton Mill
Corn Bunting - 54 Milborn St Andrew
Yellowhammer - 240+ Milborne St Andrew, 53 Wild Woodbury

Kingfisher - Middlebere  ©Garry Hayman




Monday 12th December 2022

Black necked Grebe - 6 Studland Bay
Golden Plover - 100 Redcliff Weymouth,  43 Portland Bill, 20 Baiter Park Poole,  9 Wild Woodbury
Purple Sandpiper - 10 Lyme Regis Cobb, 6 Portland Bill
Greenshank - 3 Bramble Bush Bay Poole Harbour
Great Northern diver - 1 Jerry's Point Poole Harbour, 1 off Sandsfoot Castle Portland Harbour
Spoonbill - 5 Slepe moor Middlebere
Cattle Egret - 5 Wareham Common
Great white Egret - 2 Lonfham Lakes, 1 Wareham Common
Firecrest - 2 Bridport
Black redstart - 1 Portland Skate Park, 1 Portland Bill, 1 Lyme Regis

Meadow Pipit - Stanpit Marsh ©Clinton Whale







Curlew - Stanpit Marsh ©Clinton Whale

 


Sunday 11th December 2022

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 11 Butter Street Cove The Fleet
Pintail - 815 Butter Street Cove The Fleet
Common Scoter - 19 Studland Bay
Black necked Grebe - 3 Studland Bay, 1 Jerrys Point Poole Harbour
Golden Plover - 4 Wareham Common, 47 Butterstreet Cove The Fleet
Grey Plover - 37 Middlebere, 5 Studland Bay
Ringed Plover - 35 Ferrybridge
Purple Sandpiper - 3 West Bay
Jack Snipe - 1 Wareham Common 
Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere, 1 Rock Lea view point Lytchett Bay
Great Norther Diver - 1 Off Hamworthy Poole Harbour
Spoonbill - 6 Holes Bay, 1 Middlebere
Bittern - 1 Radipole RSPB
Cattle Egret - 2 Wareham Common
Great White Egret - 1 Wareham Common, 1 Rock Lea view point Lytchett Bay
Hen Harrier - 2 Middlebere 
White Tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel
Black Redstart - 1 Weymouth, 1 Broadwey
Lesser Redpoll - 1 Bridport

Yesterday - 4 Lesser Redpoll at Bridport

Redwing - Bournemouth ©David Wareham









Black-tailed Godwit - Stanpit Marsh ©Clinton Whale


  

Saturday 10th December 2022

Black Brant - 1 Arne RSPB
Scaup - 6 Tidmoor Point
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point Poole Harbour, 1 Studland Bay, 1 Tidmoor Point
Black necked Grebe - 9 Studland Bay, 2 Jerry's Point Poole Harbour
Ringed Plover - 32 Bramble Bush Bay 
Sanderling - 20 Bramble Bush Bay, 12 Studland Beach
Jack Snipe - 1 Wareham Common
Red throated Diver - 1 Jerry's Point Poole Harbour
Great Northern diver - 1 Longham Lakes, 2 Studland Bay, 1 Jerry's Point Poole Harbour
Great White Egret  1 Wareham Common, Longham Lakes
Red Kite - 1 Bramble Bush Bay
Black Redstart - 2 Nothe Gardens Weymouth, 1 Southill weymouth, 1 Portland 
Crossbill - 3 Newton Heath  Studland

Great White Egret - Wareham common ©Trevor Warrick







Wigeon - West Bay ©Maurice D. Budden














Friday 9th December 2022

Black Brant - 1 Rodden Hive
Goosander - 1 on the River Brit
Red-throated Diver - 2 from Jerry's Point
Great Northern Diver - 3 Longham Lakes, 1 from Jerry's Point
Cormorant - 200 feeding of Sandbanks beach
Great White Egret - 1 Swineham GP
Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Middle Beach Studland, 1 Weymouth Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 4 off Jerry's Point
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Middlebere
Goshawk - 1 Middlebere
Golden Plover - 400 Maiden Castle
Purple Sandpiper - 1 Peveril Pt.
Woodcock - 3 Moreton
Swallow - 1 south Ferrybridge
Black Redstart - 3 Portland Bill, 2 Weymouth, 2 Moreton, 2 West Bay

Chiffchaff - Lodmoor RSPB © John Bishop

Dunlin - The Fleet © John Bishop

Oystercatcher - The Fleet © John Bishop





Thursday 8th December 2022

Whooper Swan - 1 Longham Lakes
Barnacle Goose - 3 west over Christchurch Hbr, 1 Longham Lakes
Eider - 7 Portland Hbr, 1 Shell Bay
Long-tailed Duck - 2 west Portland Bill
Goosander - 1 redhead River Asker
Red-throated Diver - 3 east Portland Bill, 1 off the Beach Hut Hengistbury Hd....
Great Northern Diver - 5+ Portland Hbr, 3 Longham Lakes, 1 Brand's Bay
Great White Egret - 4 Longham Lakes, 1 Wareham Common
Black-necked Grebe - 5+ Portland Hbr.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Parkstone Cemetery a.m, 1 Wareham Channel
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Middlebere
Golden Plover - 500+ Lodmoor RSPB
Purple Sandpiper - 6 on the sand spit Hengistbury Hd, 2 Portland Bill
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill
Willow Warbler - 1 still behind KFC/Currys Poole (PCWorld Drain)
Black Redstart - Broadway, 1 Easton

Little Grebe - Stour Row © John Bishop

Razorbill - Brand's Bay © Clive Hargrave

Sanderling - Brand's Bay © Clive Hargrave
























Wednesday 7th December 2022

Whooper Swan - 3 Abbotsbury Swannery
Great Northern Diver - 2 Hengistbury Head, 1 still Longham Lakes
Cattle Egret - 50 Abbotsbury Swannery, 9 Hengistbury Head
Great White Egret - 8 Longham Lakes
Red Kite - 1 over Kingcombe NNR
Golden Plover - estimated 600 Lodmoor RSPB
Woodlark - 15 Silverlake
Siberian Chiffchaff  - 1 Cogden Beach
Starling - 30,000 Abbotsbury Swannery
Black Redstart - 1 Broadway. 1 Portwey Close, 1 Portland Bill, 1 fem/type E. Cliff West Bay.
Brambling - 1 Portland Bill

Dartford Warbler - East Fleet © Will Bown




















Golden Plover - Lodmoor RSPB © Will Bown


Fieldfare - Stour Row - © John Bishop



Turnstone - Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale


Tuesday 6th December 2022

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 4 Ferrybridge
Goosander - 2 Ferrybridge
Red-throated Diver - 4 past Mudeford Quay, 4 Portland Bill, 2 Jerry's Point.
Black-throated Diver - 1 off Mudeford Quay
Great Northern Diver - 2 Longham Lakes
Cattle Egret - 9 over Broadway, 9 to roost Lodmoor RSPB
Great White Egret - 6 Longham Lakes
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Pilot's Point, 4 Jerry's Point
Red Kite - 1 Avon Causeway
White-tailed Eagle - 1 over the Wareham Channel
Golden Plover - estimated 500 Lodmoor RSPB
Purple Sandpiper - 11 Portland Bill, 1 West Bay
Willow Warbler - 1 in scrub behind KFC/Currys (PC World drain)
Black Redstart - 1 male West Bay

Marsh Harrier - Hengistbury Head - @ Clinton Whale

Golden Plover - Lodmoor RSPB © Will Bown




Monday 5th December 2022

Eider - 1 Poole Harbour
Common Scoter - 2 Poole Harbour
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Overcombe
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes
Ring-billed Gull - 1 Longham Lakes
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Wareham Channel
Red-throated Diver - 3 Poole Harbour
 Great Northern Diver - 1 Ferrybridge, 6 Poole Harbour
Spoonbill - 35 Arne RSPB, 1 Holes Bay
Great White Egret - 2 Poole Harbour
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Poole Harbour
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP, 1 West Bay
Water Pipit - 1 Hampreston Fields

Yesterday; 9 Woodcock Milton Abbas

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

 Black Brant - 1 Poole Harbour
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 6 Ferrybridge
Barnacle Goose - 1 Longham Lakes
Black Swan - Butterstreet Cove
Presumed hybrid Ring-necked /Tufted Duck - 1 Silverlake
Scaup - 5 The Fleet
Eider - 2 Butterstreet Cove
Goosander - 1 River Asker Bridport, 1 Silverlake
Green Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Tidmoor Point The Fleet, 1 from Jerry's Point
Golden Plover - 410 Lodmoor
Great Northern Diver - 1 Tidmoor Point, 1 Portland Harbour, 2 Longham Lakes, 3 from Jerry's Point
Spoonbill - 5 Middlebere
Cattle Egret - 1 Lodmoor
Great White Egret - Longham Lakes
Red Kite - 1 Avon Causeway
Black Redstart - 1 West Bay, 1 Wakeham Portland
Rock Pipit - 21 Ringstead Beach

Yesterday:
Red-necked Grebe - 1 east from Hengistbury Head

Goosander, River Asker Bridport © Richard Cook


Long-tailed Tit, Christchurch Garden © Clinton Whale







Saturday 3rd December 2022

 Black Brant - 1 Butterstreet Cove. The Fleet
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 11 Butterstreet Cove
Barnacle Goose - 1 Longham Lakes
Egyptian Goose - 3 Butterstreet Cove
Black Swan - 3 Butterstreet Cove
Scaup - 5 Butterstreet Cove
Common Scoter - 4 Butterstreet Cove
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Butterstreet Cove
Avocet - 182 Holes Bay
Dunlin - 214 Holes Bay
Green Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake
Great Northern Diver - 2 Longham Lakes, 1 Butterstreet Cove, 2 Ferrybridge
Spoonbill -  5 Holes Bay
Great White Egret - 6 Longham Lakes
Black Redstart - 1 Sandbanks, 1 Lyme Regis, 1 Rodwell Ave Weymouth, 1 Durlston CP
Richard's Pipit - 1 flew west Butterstreet Cove
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Hawfinch - 1 South Perrott

Firecrest, Corfe Mullen  © Lyn Lambert


Kingfisher, Osmington Mills © Paul Harris


Friday 2nd December 2022

Black Swan - 2 The Fleet
Scaup - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Velvet Scoter - 2 Christchurch Harbour 
Black-necked Grebe - 2 off Jerry's Point, 4 Portland Harbour
Purple Sandpiper - 3 Lyme Regis Cobb rock armour
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay
Red-throated Diver - 12 Christchurch Harbour
Black-throated Diver - 2 Christchurch Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 4 Portland Harbour, 2 Longham Lakes
Great White Egret - 7 Longham Lakes
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Canford Heath
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP gully
Dipper - 1 River Lim

Black Redstart, Durlston CP  © Hamish Murray


Goosander, Ferrybridge (Dec 1st ) © Peter Coe


Thursday 1st December 2022.

Egyptian Goose - 2 over Longham Lakes, 2 Stour Valley LNR.
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.