Wednesday 15th March 2023

Mandarin - 1 drake Longham Lake
Cattle Egret - 2 in field behind Worgret Manor viewed from Bog Lane, 2 flew up the Piddle Valley.
Spoonbill - 5 Wytch Channel
Red Kite - 2 Wareham Common, 2 Wimborne St. Giles, 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Knowlton Church, 1 Cranborne Chase, 1 Wyke Down (with yellow wing tags)
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Hartland Moor
White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Arne RSPB, Hartland Moor, Wareham Channel
Goshawk - 1 over Lytchett Bay
Golden Plover - c200 Charlton Down
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay (from Rock Lea VP)
Iceland Gull - 1, 2CY west over Portland Bill
Sand Martin - 6 Longham Lakes, 3 Wareham Common, 1 Portland Bill
Swallow - 1 over Hog Hill
Black Redstart - 1 male QuinetQ Compound Portland Bill, 1 fem/type Ladymead Close Portland
Wheatear - c50 Portland Bill, 10 West Lexington, 5 Ferrybridge, 2 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Peveril Pt, 1 Longham Lakes.
Fieldfare - c80 Wyke Down
Brambling - 1 Portland Bill

Reed Bunting - Wareham © Clive Hargrave

Meadow Pipit - Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Linnet - Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale