Tuesday 28th February 2023.

Ruddy Shelduck - 3 Hengistbury Head.
Eider - 1 Hengistbury beach huts.
Golden Plover - c.300 Eggardon Hill.
Red-throated Diver - 2 Hengistbury beach huts.
Cattle Egret - 2 Wareham (Worgret Manor).
Spoonbill - 6 Lodmoor.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 southern Poole Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 7 left Poole Harbour roosts this morning.
Hen Harrier - 1 Wyke Down.
Red Kite - 2 Chickerell, 1 Middlebere.
Black Kite - 1 Maiden Castle.
Firecrest - 2+ Brownsea Island.

Spoonbill, Lodmoor © Nick Priddle















Spoonbill, Lodmoor © Nick Priddle


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Monday 27th February 2023

Eider - 1 off Beach Huts, Mudeford
Goldeneye - 1 still Radipole RSPB
Purple Sandpiper - 1 The Cobb, Lyme Regis
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Bay, 1 Middlebere
Spoonbill - 1 still Lodmoor RSPB
Cattle Egret - 3 Lytchett Bay, 2 near Worgret Roundabout, Wareham
Red Kite - 1 over Victoria Ave, Bournemouth
Black Kite - 1 possible Tarrant Rushton Airfield
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Poole Harbour, 1 Keysworth
Black Redstart - 1 still Easton, Portland
Dipper - 1 River Lym, Lyme Regis
Crossbill - 5 or 6 West of Culpepper's Dish, Briantspuddle
 

Meadow Pipit, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale


Greenfinch, Lodmoor RSPB ©Derek Fowler


Cormorants, Lodmoor RSPB © Derek Fowler

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Sunday 26th February 2023

Eider - 8 Poole Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 5 Portland Harbour, 4 Studland Bay off Middle Beach, 3 Bramble Bush Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Bramble Bush Bay
Golden Plover - c40 Maiden Castle
Spotted Redshank - 1 Swineham Point
Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Great White Egret - 1 on R.Allen near Knowlton
White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Ballard Down, 1 over Rempstone
Hen Harrier - 1 male at Wyke Down, 1 ringtail near Witchampton
Red Kite - 6+ in Knowlton/Moor Crichel area, 1 Lytchett Bay
Black Kite - 1 over ploughed fields north of Winterborne Kingston
Barn Owl - 2 Knowlton
Black Redstart - 1 Easton (Portland)
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB behind Road Pool, 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Redpoll - 2 Didlington near Moor Crichel
Linnet - 475 in arable field at Lytchett Fields RSPB

Yesterday :  A White Tailed Eagle seen between King's Stag and Lydlinch

Redwing, Iford Meadows © Clinton Whale


White-tailed Eagles, Ballard Down © Mike Cheeseman


White-tailed Eagles, Ballard Down © Mike Cheeseman

Hen Harrier, Wyke Down © Chris Walker

Hen Harrier, Wyke Down © Chris Walker

 

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Saturday 25th February 2023

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Spoonbill - 8 Arne RSPB at Shipstal Point
Cattle Egret - 1 Christchurch Harbour
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel
Hen Harrier - 1 over Wareham Channel
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Norden STW with 12+ Chiffchaffs
Black Redstart - 1 Charlton Down village
Dipper - 2 Lyme Regis on R.Lim
Water Pipit - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB in approach field
Hawfinch - 1 South Perrott

Curlew, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale


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Friday 24th February 2023

 Mandarin Duck - 1 Longham Lakes
Common Scoter - 8 off Church Ope Cove Portland
Spotted Redshank - 3 Middlebere
Sandwich Tern - 1 Brownsea Island
Spoonbill - 2 Middlebere
White Tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel IoW release G463
Sand Martin - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Athelhampton, 1 Charminster
Firecrest - 3 Norden Sewage works, 1 PC World Drian, 1 Pennsylvania Castle Portland
Fieldfare - 60 Benecke Wood Nr Hardy Monument
Black Redstart - 1 Church Ope Portland, 1 West Bay, 1 in a private garden in Weymouth
Water Pipit - 4 Lytchett Fields  RSPB approach field
Crossbill - 4 Culpeppers Dish
Reed Bunting - 90 Nr Bridport

Yesterday: 
Great White Egret - 1 Poole Yacht Club Marina
Linnet - 2,400 Salway Ash nr Bridport

Spoonbill & Spotted Redshank - Middlebere
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Thursday 23rd February 2023

Eider - 5 off Middle Beach Studland Bay
Velvet Scoter - 1 off South Beach Studland Bay
Common Scoter - 1 drake off Baiter Poole Harbour 
Black-necked Grebe - 4 off South Beach Studland Bay, 2 off Sandsfoot Castle Portland Harbour
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Cattle Egret - 2 on a private farm Coldharbour Chickerell
Red Kite - 1 Winterborne Zelston
Barn Owl - 1 nr Tarrant Monkton
White Tailed Eagle - 4 Arne RSPB flying towards Corfe Castle, 3 Over Abbotsbury flying NW (IoW Reintroduction)
Crossbill - 1 Oakers Wood / Culpeppers Dish 

Woodlark - Stoborough Heath ©Garry Hayman


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Wednesday 22nd February 2023

Eider - 6 Wareham Channel seen from BoPH Winter safari
Common Scoter - 8 Wareham Channel seen from BoPH Winter safari
Common Crane - 2 Over Lytchett Fields RSPB flew west
Grey Plover - 100 Brownsea Island Lagoon DWT
Bar - tailed Godwit - 100 Brownsea Island Lagoon DWT
Green Sandpiper - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Spotted Redshank - 2 Holes Bay, 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB 
Hen Harrier - 2  ringtails Morden Bog Wareham Forest
Red Kite - 1 South of Easton Portland, 1 Holywell, 1 Poole Harbour
White Tailed Eagle - 2 Goathorn Poole Harbour (IOW introduction)
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill
Water Pipit - 1 1k Lytchett Fields RSPB

Bar-tailed Godwit - Stanpit Marsh ©Clinton Whale





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Tuesday 21st February 2023

Mandarin Duck - 1 male at Longham Lakes
Pochard - 118 Longham Lakes
Common Scoter - 8 off Patchins Point Arne RSPB
Grey Plover - 157 Brownsea Island Lagoon DWT
Knot - 6 Brownsea Island Lagoon DWT
Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Hen Harrier - 1 Ringtail Middlebere

Pied Wagtail - Stanpit Marsh  © Clinton Whale


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Monday 20th February 2023

Eider - 1 drake Portland Hbr.
Black-necked Grebe - 9 off Casstle Cove, 1 Bramble Bush Bay
Cattle Egret - 3 over Lytchett Bay p.m.
Red Kite - 2 Cerne Abbas
Golden Plover - 40+ west over Wick
House Martin - 1 Peveril Point
Black Redstart - 1 male  Bincleaves, 1 fem type Cern Abbas

Great Black-backed Gull - Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale


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Sunday 19th February 2023

Eider - 4 off Sandsfoot Portland Hbr.
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Littlesea (Fleet)
Black-necked Grebe - 5 off Middle Beach, 3 Studland Bay, 2 Sandsfoot, 1 Littlesea (Fleet)
Spoonbill - 1 Swineham Pt.
Red Kite - 2 over Swanage
White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Christchurch, 1 pos adult over Stourpaine
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Swineham Pt, 1 ringtail Winterborn Kingston
Richard's Pipit - 1 in field Pirate's Cove
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Black Redstart - 1 Ladymead Easton, 1 Buckland Newton

White-tailed Eagle - Christchurch © Scott Usher

Linnet - Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale



Eider - Sandsfoot © Geoff Barlow


















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Saturday 18th February 2023

Red-breasted Merganser - 70 Through Poole Harbour Mouth a.m.
Spoonbill - 3 Newton's Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Bramble Bush Bay (off House Boats)
White-tailed Eagle - 2 drifting west Lytchett Matravers
Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere, 1 Lytchett Bay (Rock Lea VP), 1 off Swineham Pt.
Black Redstart - 1 nr Priory Quay Christchurch, 1 Burford Close Christchurch
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB (approach Field)

Wren - Lytchett Bay © Nick Hull






















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Friday 17th February 2023

Green Winged Teal - 1 drake Stanpit Marsh
Great Northern Diver - 1 Shell Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 5+ Studland Bay, 3 Shell Bay
Cattle Egret - 20 Portesham West Elworth Farm
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Arne RSPB
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Middlebere 
Black Redstart - 1 Chesil Cove
Ring Ouzel - 1 fem Tower Park on Fulcrum Business Park

Yellowhammer - Wareham Forest © Nick Hull





















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Thursday 16th February 2023

Green Sandpiper - 1 Kinson STW
Spoonbill - 6 Arne RSPB at Shipstal Point
White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Wareham Channel this morning, 1 over Iwerne Minster this afternoon
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Kinson STW
Richard's Pipit - 1 still in horse paddock near Pirates Cove (SY655772)

Lapwing, Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale

Skylark, Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale


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Wednesday 15th February 2023

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Brand's Bay
Green-winged Teal - 1 Stanpit Marsh at Parky Mead Rail
Slavonian Grebe - 1 West Bay off West Cliff
Knot - 3 Brand's Bay
Spotted Redshank - 2 Holes Bay
Spoonbill - 14 Arne RSPB at Shipstal Point
Bittern - 1 Radipole Lake RSPB from North Screen
Cattle Egret - 2 roosted at Hengistbury Head
White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Hambledon Hill, 1 Poole Harbour
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 near Charminster at SY676919, in willows viewable from bridge
Black Redstart - 1 Church Ope Cove (Portland), 1 Pirates Cove
Richard's Pipit - 1 still in horse paddock near Pirates Cove (SY655772)

Yesterday: 3 Purple Sandpipers at West Bay

Golden Plover, Lodmoor RSPB © Clive Hargrave

Bearded Tit, Lodmoor RSPB © Clive Hargrave


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Tuesday 14th February 2023

Wigeon - 531 Brands Bay
Pintail - 306 Brands Bay
Grey Plover - 18 Brands Bay
Black-tailed Godwit - 213 Brands Bay
Knot - 9 Brands Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 13 Church Cliff Beach, Lyme Regis
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 3 Swineham/Keysworth area
 Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor RSPB, 6 Arne RSPB
Cattle Egret - 3 Holes Bay
Richard's Pipit - 1 still at Pirate's Cove, Wyke Regis
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
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Monday 13th February 2023

 Black-necked Grebe - 4 Middlebere
Ross's Gull - 1st winter on Dorchester Water Meadows from mid afternoon
Cattle Egret - 2 Christchurch Harbour
Great White Egret - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Spoonbill - 1 Arne RSPB
Red Kite - 4 Tarrant Rushton Airfield, 4 seen at Maiden Newton and Fox Hill
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Kimmeridge Bay
Richard's Pipit - still at Pirate's Cove, Wyke Regis
Water Pipit - 3 Lytchett Fields RSPB



Marsh Harrier, Hengistbury Head  © Clinton Whale


1st winter Ross's Gull,  Dorchester Water Meadows © Simon Craft


Golden Plover, Lodmoor ©  Will Bown


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Sunday 12th February 2023

 Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes
Eider - 1 Poole Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Poole Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 2 Poole Harbour
Spoonbill - 1 flew over Radipole Lake RSPB, 12 Shipstal Point Arne RSPB, 7 Poole Harbour
Cattle Egret - 1 in field south of A352 Worgret
Black Redstart - 1 in garden Easton Portland
Richard's Pipit - 1 still in horse paddock Pirate's Cove, Wyke Regis

Wigeon, Stanpit Marsh  © Clinton Whale



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Saturday 11th February 2023

 Wigeon - 1220 Holes Bay, Upton CP
Teal - 807 Holes Bay, Upton CP
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Sandbanks, 12 Portland Harbour
Golden Plover - 200 Lodmoor
Black-tailed Godwit - 3036 Holes Bay, Upton CP
Purple Sandpiper - 5 The Cobb Lyme Regis
Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor
Red Kite - 1 Maiden Newton
Richard's Pipit - 1 still at Pirate's Cove Wyke Regis
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Friday 10th February 2023

Eider - 4 still off Castle Cove
Spotted Redshank - 3 again Middlebere
Black-headed Gull - 1200 Marshwood Vale
Common Gull - 400 Marshwood Vale
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Middlebere
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury Head Wood
Black Redstart - 1 still Lyme Regis
Water Pipit - 1 in Pools Field, Lytchett Fields
Linnet - 1100 Stoke Abbott

Water Rail, Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale


Stonechat, Lyme Regis © Pam Parsons

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Thursday 9th February 2023

Green-winged Teal - 1 Parky Mead, Stanpit Marsh
Goosander - 1m & 1f  East lake, Silverlake
Black-necked Grebe - 11 distant from Underbarns Path, Portland Harbour
Purple Sandpiper - 2 Portland Bill
Red-Throated Diver - 3 off Portland Bill
Black-Throated Diver - 1 distant off Sandsfoot Castle
Bittern - 1 from Viewing Shelter, Radipole RSPB
Spoonbill - 1 Swineham GPs
Cattle Egret - 2 East Marsh, Stanpit Marsh
Bearded Tit - 2 near Visitor Centre, Radipole RSPB
Woodlark - several heard at Silverlake
Firecrest - 1 Coombe Heath, Arne RSPB
Black Redstart - 1 still Portland Bill, 1 Lily Lane, Chickerell, 1 in private garden, Carey

Redwing, Upton CP © Tony Furnell



Meadow Pipit, Weymouth © Maurice Whitney


Cormorant, Holes Bay © Tina Dawkins

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Wednesday 8th February 2023

Goldeneye - 6 Wareham Channel
Black-necked Grebe - 7 again off Middle Beach, 3 still off Castle Cove
Avocet - 200+ Holes Bay
Sanderling - 6 Brownsea Lagoon
Spoonbill - 5 Swineham GPs, 1 still Middlebere
Hen Harrier - 1 over Arne Moors
White-tailed Eagle - 3 Wareham Channel
Black Redstart - 5 Chesil Cove, 1 Church Ope Cove, 1 Nothe Fort, 1 still Portland Bill
Richard's Pipit - 1 still on horse paddock near Pirate's Cove

Peregrine, Christchurch Priory Tower © Clinton Whale

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Tuesday 7th February 2023

Black-necked Grebe - 8 around Portland Harbour
Avocet - 200+ Holes Bay
Black-throated Diver - 1 from Billy Winter's, Portland Harbour
Bittern - 1 near Viewing Shelter, Radipole RSPB
Cattle Egret - 1 over Wareham Common
Goshawk - 1f  Middlebere
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Hartland Moor
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 by footpath nr. Kinson Sewage Works
Firecrest - 1 Rushcombe LNR
Black Redstart - 1 Limekiln Close, Southwell, 1 Ladymead, Easton, 1 Chesil Cove, 1 Portland Bill
Richard's Pipit - 1 still Horse paddock, Pirate's Cove, The Fleet

Kestrel, River Stour © Dave Taylor


Reed Bunting, Radipole RSPB © Maurice Whitney


Treecreeper, Lodmoor CP © Phil Cheeseman

 

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Monday 6th February 2023.

Goldeneye - 1 The Fleet (Littlesea).
Common Scoter - 1 The Fleet (Littlesea).
Golden Plover - c.400 Lodmoor.
Jack Snipe - 1 Winterborne Herringston.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Great Northern Diver - 1 Studland Bay.
Black-throated Diver - 1 distantly off Hamm Beach, Portland.
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Studland Bay, 2 The Fleet (Littlesea).
White-tailed Eagle - 3 Wareham Channel/Lytchett Bay.
Marsh Harrier - 3 Lodmoor.
Hen Harrier - 2 Middlebere.
Water Pipit - 2 Lytchett Fields.
Black Redstart - 1 Chesil Cove.
Firecrest - 3 Norden sewage works.

Shoveler, Lodmoor © Alan Membury














Mediterranean Gull, Lodmoor © Alan Membury















Avocet, Lodmoor © Derek Fowler














Kingfisher, Lodmoor © Derek Fowler















Golden Plover, Lodmoor © Derek Fowler















Oystercatcher, Stanpit © Clinton Whale















Water Rail, Lodmoor © Derek Fowler


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Sunday 5th February 2023.

Egyptian Goose - 2 Silverlake.
Goldeneye - 3 Poole Harbour.
Sanderling - 10+ Poole Harbour mouth.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 Silverlake.
Great Northern Diver - 2 Poole Harbour (North Channel and Hamworthy beach)
Spoonbill - 9 Middlebere.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 soaring over Purbeck.
Red Kite - 1 Badbury Rings, 1 Studland.
Marsh Harrier - 5 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Wareham Channel.
Hen Harrier - 3 Milborne St Andrew.
Merlin - 2 Milborne St Andrew.
Stonechat - a leucistic bird at Silverlake.
Rosy Starling - 1 Milborne St Andrew.
Firecrest - 1 Winterborne Stickland.
Cirl Bunting - 2-3 on a private site in west Dorset.

Curlew, Stanpit © Clinton Whale















Firecrest, Winterborne Stickland © Will Bown

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Saturday 4th February 2023.

Hybrid Tufted/Ring-necked Duck - 1 Silverlake.
Goosander - 1 Silverlake.
Lapwing - 300+ Lodmoor; a leucistic bird at Silverlake.
Grey Plover - 12 Stanpit.
Bar-tailed Godwit - 2 Stanpit.
Common Gull - 4 Christchurch Harbour.
Black-necked Grebe - 3+ Portland Harbour.
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour.
Cattle Egret - 35 Portesham, 2 Stanpit.
Marsh Harrier - 6+ Christchurch Harbour, 1 Lodmoor.
Merlin - 1 Silverlake.
Richard's Pipit - 1 Wyke Regis (Pirate's Cove).
Water Pipit - 1 Weymouth (Bowleaze Cove).
Black Redstart - 1 Portland (Church Ope Cove).
Firecrest - 1 Pallington Lakes, 3 Weymouth (Sandsfoot Beach).

Leucistic Lapwing, Silverlake © Paul Harris















Leucistic Lapwing, Silverlake © Paul Harris

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Friday 3rd February 2023.

Eider - 5 entered Poole Harbour, 4 Portland Harbour.
Golden Plover - c200 Lodmoor.
Lapwing - c450 Lodmoor.
Great Northern Diver - 2 Poole Bay.
Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor.
Marsh Harrier - 6 Christchurch Harbour.
Richard's Pipit - 1 Wyke Regis (Pirate's Cove).
Black Redstart - 1 Wareham (Carey).
Firecrest - 1 Hamworthy (Rock Lea), 2 Hengistbury Head.

Late news: Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Dorchester (Blue Bridge) yesterday.
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Thursday 2nd February 2023

Eider - 5 past Pilot's Point and entered Poole Harbour at dawn
Goosander - 2 over Holmebridge heading towards Poole Harbour, 1 Silverlake
Black-necked Grebe - 5 Studland Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Middlebere
Great Northern Diver -1 off Pilot's Point
Spoonbill - 11 Shipstal Point, 2 over Mudeford Quay, 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Bittern - 2 sightings at Radipole Lake RSPB (1 from North Screen & 1 from Buddleia Loop)
White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Lytchett Fields RSPB
Firecrest - 1 Charmouth
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP
Richard's Pipit - 1 still in horse paddock near Pirates Cove (SY655772)
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Wednesday 1st February 2023

Eider - 4 Portland Harbour, seen from Sandsfoot Castle
Golden Plover - 100+ Lodmoor RSPB
Green Sandpiper - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Spoonbill - 5 Ower Bay, 4 Lytchett Bay, 4 Middlebere, 1 Wareham Channel, 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Black Redstart - 1 Sandbanks
Richard's Pipit - 1 still in horse paddock near Pirates Cove (SY655772)
Water Pipit - 1 Bowleaze Cove
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