Tuesday 31st October 2023

FERRUGINOUS DUCK - 1 Postbox Pools, Lodmoor RSPB
Scaup - 1 Juv from Buddleia Viewpoint, Radipole RSPB
Woodpigeon - c30k South Portland, 2k St.Aldhem's Head
Black-necked Grebe - 1 North Lake, Longham Lakes
Avocet - 620 Brownsea Lagoon, 350 Middlebere Channel
Bar-tailed Godwit - 39 Brownsea Lagoon
Black-tailed Godwit - 2470 Brownsea Lagoon, 1550 Middlebere Channel
Knot - 28 Brownsea Lagoon
Curlew Sandpiper - 3 Brownsea Lagoon
Sanderling - 5 Brownsea Lagoon
Dunlin - 1420 Brownsea Lagoon
Spotted Redshank - 4 Brownsea Lagoon, 1 Middlebere Channel
Caspian Gull - 1 imm. Culverwell, Portland
Razorbill - 3 at sea off Middle Beach
Spoonbill - 25 Brownsea Lagoon
Cattle Egret - 1 still in cattle field, Holmebridge
Great White Egret - 2 Middlebere Channel
Red Kite - 1 distant from Longham Lakes
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Middlebere Channel, 1 Lytchett Heath
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 still nr. wooden bridge, Wick
Ring Ouzel - 1 still Godlingston Hill
Black Redstart - 2 The Little Ship pub garden, Chiswell, 1 Peveril Point
Cirl Bunting - 1 Portland

Black-necked Grebe, Longham Lakes © Sam Staines


Ferruginous Duck w. Pochards, Lodmoor RSPB © Joe Stockwell

 

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Monday 30th October 2023

Brent Goose - 28 Stanpit Marsh, 10 Brands Bay
Common Scoter - 1 Brands Bay
Red-beasted Merganser - 12 Brands Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 1 North Lake, Longham Lakes, 1 Middle Beach, Studland, 1 Brands Bay
Avocet - 2 Brands Bay
Grey Plover - 9 Brands Bay
Knot 14 Brands Bay
Spotted Redshank juv - 1 still Lytchett Fields
Sandwich Tern - 1 Brands Bay
Red-throated Diver - 1 Middle Beach, Studland
Great Northern Diver - 1 Ferrybridge
Great White Egret - 5 Longham Lakes
Marsh Harrier - 7 Frome & Piddle River Mouths
Hen Harrier - 1 Frome & Piddle River Mouths
Short-eared Owl - 1 Frome & Piddle River Mouths
Hoopoe - 1 past Golf Driving Range, Wick
Merlin - 1 Frome & Piddle River Mouths
Swallow - 1 Middle Beach, Studland
Dartford Warbler - 1 still Old Tip Bank, Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Old Harry Rocks to Glebeland
Firecrest - 1 Parkstone Heights Woods, 2 Ballard Down
Whinchat - 1 Car Park Pools, Ferrybridge
Wheatear - 1 Old Harry Rocks to Glebeland
Lesser Redpoll -14 Old Harry Rocks to Glebeland
Crossbill - 5 Old Harry Rocks to Glebeland

Brent Goose juv, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale


Cattle Egret, Holmebridge © Clive Hargrave

 

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Sunday 29th October 2023

Great Northern Diver - 1 over Christchurch Hbr.
Great Shearwater - 2 west Portland Bill
Sooty Shearwater - 3 Portland Bill
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes (Car Park for permit holders only)
Cattle Egret - 11 Hengistbury Hd, 6 Holme Bridge, 1 Wareham Channel
Great White Egret - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Wareham Channel, 1 Middlebere
Spoonbill - 27 Brownsea Is.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel
Hen Harrier - 1 Wyke Down
Jack Snipe - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Spotted Redshank - 2 Brownsea Is, 2 Middlebere
Arctic Skua - 1 past Hengistbury Hd.
Little Gull 2 1st/w Portland Bill
Sandwich tern - 2 Brand's Bay
Skylark - 40+ St Aldhelm's Hd.
Ring Ouzel - 4 Ulwell Gap
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Wick by wooden bridge



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Saturday 28th October 2023

Goosander - 1 past Hengistbury Hd.
Sooty Shearwater - 3 Portland Bill
Manx Shearwater - 3 Portland Bill
Red-Throated Diver - 1 through Poole Hbr entrance, 1 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Portland Bill
Great Northern - 2 Hengistbury Hd,  1 through Poole Hbr entrance
Balearic Shearwater - 4 past Portland Bill
Cattle Egret - 4 Holmebridge
Great White Egret - 3 Longham Lakes, 1 Poole Hbr.
Red Kite - 1 Grimstone
Hen Harrier - 1 Swineham Pt.
Merlin - 3 Portland Bill, 1 Reap Lane Portland
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 winter plumage Brownsea Is.
Spotted Redshank - 2 Brownsea Is.
Pomarine Skua - 1 past Portland Bill
Arctic Shua - 1 Portland Bill
Kittiwake - 500 Portland Bill
Sandwich Tern - 5 Poole Park
Common Tern - Brownsea Quay
Arctic Tern - 1 Portland Bill
Woodpigeon 200 Pentridge
Woodlark - 1 Pentridge
Ring Ouzel - 3 Portland Bill, 1 fem/type Portland Obs Quarry, 1 male Pentridge
Blackbird - 23 Pentreidge 
Fieldfare - 15 Pentridge
Song Thrush - 6 Pentridge
Redwing - 10 Pentreidge
Lesser Whitethroat - 1(Siberian/Eastern type) Portland Bill 
RADDE'S WARBLER - 1 Thumb Lane Portland 
Brambling - 1 Pentridge
Siskin - 2 Pentridge  
Lesser Redpoll - 3 Pentridge

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Friday 27th October 2023

Black Brant - 1 Ferrybridge
Sooty Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill
Balearic Shearwater - 4 past Portland Bill
Great White Egret - 3 Longham Lakes, 2 Middlebere.
Spoonbill - 27 Brownsea Is.
Red Kite - 1 Tarrant Rushton
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Kimmeridge, 1 Over Steeple/Tyneham towards Lulworth, 1 Tarrant Rushton
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Mouth River Piddle.
Arctic Tern - 1 Wareham Channel mouth of the Frome.
Stock Dove - 24 West Bay
Woodpigeon - 7230 West Bay, 3290 Portland Bill
Skylark - 180 West Bay, 20+ Tarrant Rushton
Water Pipit - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Ring Ouzel - 9 Godlingston Heath, 1 Portland Bill
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Easton (Park estate Rd.), 1 in Southborne Garden.
Starling - 129 West Bay
Chaffinch - 230 West Bay
Brambling - 1 West Bay
Siskin - 26 West Bay
Linnet 55 - West Bay
Lesser Redpoll - 3 West bay
Cirl Bunting - 1  female Peveril Point (above the boat club)
Reed Bunting - 10 West Bay

Short-eared Owl - Wyke Down © Nick Hull


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Thursday 26th October 2023

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 2 Ferrybridge
Black Brant - 1 Ferrybridge
Black-necked Grebe - 1 off Jerry's Point
Red-throated Diver - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Poole Hbr off Brownsea Is.
Sooty Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill
Balearic Shearwater - 25 past Portland Bill
Cattle Egret - 2 Cowards Marsh
Great White Egret - 2 Cowards Marsh
Spoonbill - 17 Brownsea Island
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel, 1 over South Beach Studland.
Hen Harrier - over Hartland Moor, 1 Middlebere. 1 Wyke Down
Goshawk - 1 over South Beach Studland
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill
Common Sandpiper - 1 Brownsea Is.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Arctic Skua - 3 past Portland Bill
Kittiwake - 1180 past Portland Bill
Arctic Tern - 1 Wareham Channel
Woodpigeon - 13970 Portland Bill
Short-eared Owl - 3 Hengistbury Hd, 2 Wyke Down, 2 portland Bill, 1 Durlston CP,
Sand Martin - 2 Old HarryBallard
Swallow - 112 Old Harry Ballard, 3 Hengistbury Hd.
Woodlark - 5 Portland Bill, 2 Woodyates
Skylark - 76 Portland Bill, 15 Hengistbury hd.
Tree Pipit - 1 Old Harry Ballard.
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Black Redstart - 4 Portland Bill
Ring Ouzel - 5 Portland Bill
Brambling - 8 Portland Bill, 3 over Hengistbury Hd. 3 Old Harry Ballard.
Lesser Redpoll - 14 Hengistbury Hd.
Snow Bunting - 1 Hengistbury Hd. (by Coastguards)

Peregrine - Christchurch Priory © Clinton Whale


Turnstone - Cristchurch Hbr. © Dave Hill



Rock Pipit - Christchurch Hbr. © Dave Hill

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Wednesday 25th October 2023

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint, 1 Sunnyside Farm (Ridge)
Greenshank - 1 Sunnyside Farm (Ridge)
Green Sandpiper - 1 Sunnyside Farm (Ridge)
Balearic Shearwater - 8 Portland Bill
Red Kite - 1 Compton Abbas airfield
Merlin - 1 Eggardon Hill
Short-eared Owl - 6 Portland, 1 Hengistbury Head this morning then flew towards Mudeford
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 trapped & ringed at PBO, 1 Hengistbury Head
Black Redstart - 5 Portland, 1 Woodville
Ring Ouzel -  4 Portland, 3+ Ulwell Gap, 1 Wick

Identity confirmation:
The bunting at that flew over West Bay yesterday has now been identified as a Snow Bunting, not a Lapland Bunting.

Black Redstart, Woodville © John Bishop

Black Redstart, Woodville © John Bishop

 

Stonechat, yesterday at Woodville © John Bishop

 



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Tuesday 24th October 2023

Curlew Sandpiper - 2 Brownsea Island lagoon, 1 Middlebere
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay from Turlin Moor Viewpoint
Cattle Egret - 1 Holes Bay, 20 Abbotsbury
Great White Egret - 1 Longham Lakes
Spoonbill - 24 Brownsea Island lagoon
Merlin - 1 Hartland Moor, 1 Durlston CP
Short-eared Owl - 1 Melcombe Bingham, 1 West Bay
Firecrest - 4 trapped & ringed at Durlston CP,  2 trapped & ringed at Longham Lakes
Black Redstart - 3 Portland Bill, 2 North Swanage, 1 West Bay
Ring Ouzel -  7 Ulwell Gap, 4+ White Nothe, 1 Durlston CP, 1 Broadstone (Fairview Road)
Redwing - 6 Woodsford, 6 Durlston CP
Fieldfare - 1 Durlston CP
Cirl Bunting - 1 east over West Bay
Lapland (or Snow) Bunting - 1 over West Bay
 
Ring Ouzel, Broadstone © Pam Lemond

 




Firecrest, Longham Lakes © Roger Peart

 
Marsh Harrier, Stanpit © Clinton Whale

 


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Monday 23rd October 2023

 

Scaup - 2 juveniles at Abbotsburry Swannery
Knot - 3 Middlebere
Greenshank - 5 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Middlebere
Green Sandpiper - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Silverlake (East Lake)
Spotted Redshank - 4 Middlebere, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Little Gull - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Great White Egret - 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Middlebere
Spoonbill - 36 Brownsea Island lagoon
Goshawk - 1 Wyke Down
Red Kite - 6 Wyke Down, 1 over Wick
White tailed Eagle - 2 Poole Harbour
Merlin - 2 Wyke Down
Woodlark - 3 Silverlake
Short-eared Owl - 1 or 2 Wyke Down at dusk
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Reforne (Portland)
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP
Ring Ouzel -  2 Godlingston Hill, 1 Ulwell Gap
Fieldfare - 100+ Wyke Down

Vizmig at West Bay this morning:
Mute Swan 1
Common/Pallid Swift - 1 flew west at 8:30am
Woodpigeon 1,100
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Jackdaw 160
Skylark 317
Woodlark 1
Starling 171
Song Thrush 5
White Wagtail 42
Rock Pipit 3
Chaffinch 138
Linnet 79
Lesser Redpoll 32
Siskin 51
Corn Bunting 1
Yellowhammer 8
Reed Bunting 16
 
Yesterday :
Hatch Pond - 272 Pied Wagtails at evening roost
 
Wigeon, Stanpit © Clinton Whale

 
 
Meadow Pipit, Stanpit © Clinton Whale


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Sunday 22nd October 2023

Black Brant - 1 Rodden Hive
Great White Egret - 1 Longham Lakes
Hen Harrier - 1 Wyke Down
Goshawk - 1 Wyke Down
Red Kite - 3 Wyke Down
White tailed Eagle - 1 Wyke Down
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Durlston CP
Firecrest - 1 trapped & ringed at Lytchett Bay
Ring Ouzel - 5 Ulwell Gap
Fieldfare - 12 Ulwell Gap
Lesser Redpoll - 20 trapped & ringed at Lytchett Bay
Snow Bunting - 1 Wyke Regis allotments
Little Bunting - 1 trapped & ringed at PBO
 
Late reports from yesterday :
Winspit - 1 Snow Bunting
Wyke Down - 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Red Kites, 1 Merlin, 3 Short-eared Owls and 1 or 2 Barn Owls.
Black-tailed Godwit, Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale


White-tailed Eagle, Wyke Down © Mike Trew

White-tailed Eagle, Wyke Down © Mike Trew

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Saturday 21st October 2023

Grey Plover - 4 Brands Bay, 3 Middlebere
Curlew Sandpiper - 2 Brownsea Lagoon DWT, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Spotted Redshank - 5 Middlebere and Slepe Moor, 2 Brownsea Lagoon DWT, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Little Gull - 1 off Mudeford Quay
Glossy Ibis - Arne Moor RSPB no access to moor view from Slepe Heath
Spoonbill - 35 Brownsea Lagoon DWT, 5 Lytchett Bay, 4 Brands Bay
Cattle Egret - 3 Christchurch Harbour Central Marsh
Great White Egret - 4 Tidmoor The Fleet, 2 Christchurch Harbour, 2 Slepe Moor Middlebere, 1 Brands Bay, 2 Poole Harbour BoPH Safari Cruise
Hen Harrier - 1 Middlebere
White tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel
Short eared Owl - 1 East Wares Quarry Portland
Hoopoe - 1 Hengisbury Head St Nicholas Church
Beared Tit - 6 Swineham seen on BoPH  Safari Cruise
Yellow -Browed Warbler - 1 Durlston CP east of Castle
Ring Ouzel - 11 Ulwell Gap, 5 Pentridge Down, 4 over Durlston CP, 1 West Bay
Pied Wagtail - 285 into roost at Hatch Pond Poole
Brambling - 5 Pentridge Down
Lesser Redpoll - 4 Pentridge Down

Late report: Woodcock - 1 on 13th Oct at Moreton

Ring Ouzel - Ulwell Gap © Garry Hayman




Green woodpecker - Hartland Moor © Garry Hayman






Ring Ouzel - Ulwell Gap © Garry Hayman





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Friday 20th October 2023

Black necked Grebe - 2 Studland Bay, 1 off Jerry's Point towards Redhorn Pt
Golden Plover - 60 Lodmoor RSPB
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Little Gull- 1 Kimmeridge Bay near the waterfall
Glossy Ibis - 1 over Shag Looe in the Wareham Channel flying towards Swineham
Spoonbill - 5 Lytchett Bay
Cattle Egret - 3 Stanpit Marsh 
Great White Egret - 4 Lodmoor RSPB, 2 Little Sea Studland, 1 Brands Bay
Osprey - 1 Wareham Channel and Lytchett Bay
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Swineham
Red Kite - 4 Wyke Down, 2 over Holten Lee, over Lodmoor RSPB
White tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel
Short eared Owl -1 Portland Bill
Merlin - 2 Wyke Down, 1 Durlston CP
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Arne RSPB in the car park
Garden Warbler -1 Durlston CP
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP
Common Redstart - 1 Bridport (Palmers Allotments)
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Lesser Redpoll - 103 Ballard Down, 100 Durlston CP

Yesterday:
Little Gull - 1 Silverlake
Cory's Shearwater - 2 past Portland Bill
Great White Egret - 9 East over West Bexington and then briefly at Lodmoor RSPB


Little Gull - Kimmeridge © Garry Hayman




Grey Heron - Hengistbury Head © Dave Hill





Dunlin - Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale




Oystercatcher - Hengistbury Head © Dave Hill


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Thursday 19th October 2023

 Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Ferrybridge still
Mandarin Duck - 31 Sadbarow
Pochard - 1 flying over Lytchett Bay RSPB
Common Scoter - 20 off Hengisbury Head
Red Breasted Merganser - 1 Ferrybridge
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Kittiwake - 31 off Durlston CP, 25 of Hengisbury Head
Sabine's Gull - 1 Chesil Cove flew South
Little Gull - 1 Kimmeridge Bay, 1 off Hengisbury Head
FORSTER'S TERN - 1 off Shipstal Point still Arne RSPB
Red throated Diver - 1 off Hengisbury Head
Spoonbill - 31 Poole Harbour
Great White Egret - 1 Holton Lee, 1 Sherford Pools Lytchett Fields RSPB
Hen Harrier - 1 Grey Male Wild Woodbury, 1 Ringtail Poole Harbour
PALLID HARRIER - 1 Wyke Down
Yellow - browed Warbler - 1 Parkstone Cemetery Poole

Turnstone - Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale


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Wednesday 18th October 2023

Pale - bellied Brent Goose - 1 Ferrybridge
Common Scoter -  6 off Mudeford Quay, 1 Portland Harbour
Spotted Redshank - 2 Rock Lea VP Lytchett Bay RSPB
Red- throated Diver - 1 Poole Bay from Branksome Chine sea watch
Spoonbill - 5  Rock Lea VP Lytchett Bay RSPB
PALLID HARRIER - 1 Juvenile Wyke Down viewed from pumping station rd
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Yetminster flying over primary school


Yesterday: Short eared Owl - 2 Tarrant Keyneston at Hill Farm


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Tuesday 17th October 2023

Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Muckleford (NW of Dorchester).
Great White Egret - 1 Longham Lakes.
Cattle Egret - 2 Stoborough.
Spoonbill - 3 Lytchett Bay.
Osprey - 1 Brands Bay, 1 Holes Bay.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Middlebere.
Red Kite - 1 Stanpit.
Hen Harrier - 1 Middlebere.
Merlin - 1 Ballard Down, 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Middlebere.
Richard's Pipit - a possible at West Bay.
Ring Ouzel - 17 Ballard Down.
Firecrest - 2 Ballard Down.
Brambling - 1 Ballard Down, 1 Poole Harbour mouth.

Migration: Birds moving in numbers included Woodpigeon, Redwing, Starling, Linnet, Goldfinch and Siskin.

Late news: Richard's Pipit at Portland Bill and Hawfinch at West Bay yesterday.

Pied Wagtail, Stanpit © Clinton Whale.

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Monday 16th October 2023

Eider - 1 Durlston NNR.
Grey Plover - 3 Poole Harbour mouth.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Sanderling - 3+ Hengistbury sandspit, 3 Poole Harbour mouth.
Great White Egret - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Cattle Egret - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Red Kite - 1 Maiden Newton, 3 Mapperton.
Hen Harrier - 1 Swineham.
Merlin - 1 Ballard Down.
Short-eared Owl - 1 Swineham.
Ring Ouzel - 2 Ballard Down, 6 Durlston NNR, 1 Poole Harbour mouth.
Firecrest - 2 Ballard Down, 2 Durlston NNR, 2 Hengistbury Head.
Brambling - 1 Ballard Down, 2 Durlston NNR.
Tree Sparrow - 1 Durlston NNR.

Migration: Birds moving in numbers included Linnet, Goldfinch and Siskin

Sanderling, Hengistbury sandspit © Clinton Whale.

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Sunday 15th October 2023

Barnacle Goose - 2 Rodden Hive.
Egyptian Goose - 11 Christchurch Harbour.
Avocet - 2-3 Christchurch Harbour, 4 Lytchett Bay.
Grey Plover - 4 Brands Bay, 1 Goathorn.
Golden Plover - 8 Allington Hill (Bridport).
Ruff - 2 Stanpit.
Knot - 34 Green Island (Poole Harbour).
Greenshank - 1 Brands Bay, 2 Goathorn, 16 Lytchett Fields, 1 Stanpit.
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Bay, 8 Middlebere.
Green Sandpiper - 7 Lytchett Bay, 1 Wareham Channel.
Whimbrel - 1 Stanpit.
Great Northern Diver - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Red-throated Diver - 1 Poole Harbour mouth.
Great White Egret - 2 Allington Hill (Bridport), 1 Longham Lakes, 2 Poole Harbour mouth, 1 Middlebere.
Cattle Egret - 2 Wick Hams, 1 Woodsford.
Spoonbill - c50 Brownsea Island, 7 Goathorn.
Osprey - 1 Kimmeridge Bay, 1 Middlebere.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel.
Marsh Harrier - 13 west Poole Harbour.
Red Kite - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Hen Harrier - 1 St Aldhelm's Head.
Merlin - Up to 4 Poole Harbour, 1 St Aldhelm's Head, 1 Stour Valley LNR, 1 Ulwell, 1 West Bay.
FORSTER'S TERN - 1 Shipstal Point/Middlebere.
Short-eared Owl - 1 Ballard Down.
Black Redstart - 1 Rodden Hive, 1 St Aldhelm's Head.
Wheatear - 1 Arne RSPB, 2 St Aldhelm's Head, 1 West Bay.
Ring Ouzel - 2 Ballard Down, 2 Hengistbury Head.
Lesser Whitethroat - 1 Rempstone may have been a Siberian Lesser Whitethroat.
Firecrest - 2 Allington Hill (Bridport), 1 Lytchett Bay.
Brambling - 2 Ballard Down, 18 Hengistbury Head, 2 Poole Harbour mouth, 3 West Bay.
Tree Sparrow - 2 Hengistbury Head.

Migration: Birds moving in numbers included Linnet, Goldfinch, Skylark, Siskin and Meadow Pipit.

News from yesterday: Little Bunting, Radde's Warbler and Short-eared Owl at Portland Bill; White-tailed Eagle at Tyneham Cap, Merlin at Kimmeridge.

Greylag Geese, Stanpit © Clinton Whale.















Teal, Stanpit © Clinton Whale.

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Saturday 14th October 2023

Brent Goose (pale-bellied) - 1 Ferrybridge.
Egyptian Goose - 2 Longham Lakes.
Velvet Scoter - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Grey Plover - 5 Brownsea Island, 9 Christchurch Harbour.
Golden Plover - 5 Christchurch Harbour, 1 East Bexington, 54 Lodmoor.
Ruff - 2 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Lodmoor.
Greenshank - 7 Brownsea Island, 16 Lytchett Fields.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Green Sandpiper - 4 Lytchett Fields, 1 Wareham Channel.
Great White Egret - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Middlebere, 1 The Fleet.
Cattle Egret - 6 Hengistbury Head.
Spoonbill - 50 Brownsea Island.
Osprey - 2 Christchurch Harbour, 3+ Poole Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Lytchett Fields, 2 Wareham Channel.
Red Kite - 1 Hampreston Fields, 1 Middlebere Channel.
Goshawk - 1 Middlebere Channel.
FORSTER'S TERN - 1 Shipstal Point.
Wheatear - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Stanpit.
Ring Ouzel - 1 Durlston NNR.
Firecrest - 3 Durlston NNR, 3 Hengistbury Head.
Brambling - 2 Durlston NNR, 1 Hengistbury Head, 7 West Bexington.


Ringed Plover, Hengistbury sandspit © Clinton Whale.

Cetti's Warbler, Longham Lakes © Robert Fielding.



























Egyptian Goose, Longham Lakes © Robert Fielding.













Osprey, Stanpit © Scott Usher.












Coots, near Stour Row © John Bishop.

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Friday 13th October 2023


Common Scoter - 44 off Durlston CP, 23 off Hengistbury Head
Ruff - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Kittiwake - c200 off Durlston Cp
FORSTER'S TERN - 1 still Shipstal Point
Great Skua - 1 off Durlston CP
Arctic Skua - 5 off Durlston CP, 1 over Poole Bay
Long-tailed Skua - 1 off Durlston CP
Cory's Shearwater - 100+ past Portland Bill, 65 off Durlston CP, 1 off Abbotsbury Beach
Sooty Shearwater - 7 off Durlston CP
Great Shearwater - 644 past Portland Bill, 400+ off Durlston CP, 1 over Poole Bay
Manx Shearwater - 2 off Durlston CP
Balearic Shearwater - 9 off Durlston CP, 1 over Poole bay
Spoonbill - 2 Lytchett Fields
Osprey - 1 Middlebere Channel
Merlin - 1 Middlebere

Forster's Tern, Middlebere © Mark Wright


Sanderlings, Brands Bay © Clive Hargrave


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Thursday 12th October 2023

Red-breasted Merganser - 1 Brands Bay
Avocet - c150 Brownsea Lagoon
Grey Plover - 10 Brownsea Lagoon, 6 Brands Bay
Knot - 2 Brands Bay
Curlew Sandpiper - 2 still Lytchett Fields
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Portland Bill
FORSTER'S TERN - 1 again Shipstal Point, Arne RSPB
Red-throated Diver - 1 Wareham Channel
Gannet - 160 west past Hengistbury Head
Spoonbill - 74 Brownsea Lagoon
Cattle Egret - 1 Holes Bay
Osprey - 1 Arne Shoreline, 1 juv Brands Bay, 1 Christchurch Harbour
Ring Ouzel - 1 Portland Bill, 1 The Grove, Portland
Siskin - 100 over Portland Bill

Yesterday: -

Sooty Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill
Balearic Shearwater - 8 past Portland Bill

Little Egret, Blandford Forum © Roy Wilson


Kestrel, Portland Bill © Pam Parsons

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Wednesday 11th October 2023

Avocet - 150 Wareham Channel
Curlew Sandpiper - 2 Lytchett Fields
Green Sandpiper - 1 South Lake, Silverlake
Spotted Redshank - 3 Lytchett Fields
Spoonbill - 68 Brownsea Lagoon, 1 Holes Bay
Cattle Egret - 1 over Holes Bay
Great White Egret - 2 Lytchett Fields,, 1 Swineham
Osprey - 1 over Poole Quay
Hobby - 1 juv. over Poole Harbour Entrance
Woodlark - 3 Silverlake
Radde's Warbler - 1 Culverwell, Portland
Ring Ouzel - 1 Verne Moat, 1 Helen's Fields, Portland
Black Redstart - 1 Peveril Point, Swanage

Ceti's Warbler, Lodmoor RSPB © Phil Cheeseman


Rock Pipit, Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale

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Tuesday 10th October 2023

Brent Goose - 16 from North Haven, Studland, 4 off Arne RSPB
Avocet - 40+ Brownsea Lagoon, 20+ Wareham Channel, 9 Lytchett Bay
Golden Plover - 8 Cerne Abbas
Knot - 4 Stanpit Bight
Curlew Sandpiper - 2 still Lytchett Fields
Spotted Redshank - 8 still Middlebere
Greenshank - 20+ Lytchett Fields
Spoonbill - 60+ Brownsea Lagoon
Cattle Egret - 64 from roost Abbotsbury Swannery, 7 from South Haven
                       3 nth of R. Frome, Higher Woodsford
Great White Egret - 2 Holloway's Dock, 2 Wareham Channel, 1 Holes Bay
Osprey - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Hen Harrier - 1m outside Pimperne
Red Kite - 2 outside Pimperne
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel
Jackdaw - 1000+ from roost Pergins island
Ring Ouzel - 2 Stonehill Down, 1 Studland, 1 Wild Woodbury DWT, 1 Chesil Cove
Redwing - 40 sth of Longham Lakes, small numbers from South Haven
Red-breasted Flycatcher - 1 Portland Bird Obs Garden & Hut Fields

Golden Plover, Lodmoor RSPB © Phil Cheeseman


Snipe, Lodmoor © Clive Hargrave

 

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Monday 9th October 2023

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Ferrybridge
Goosander - 2 Littlesea (on the Fleet)
Knot - 3 Middlebere, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Sanderling - 1 Ferrybridge
Golden Plover - 32 Lodmoor RSPB
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Green Sandpiper - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Spotted Redshank - 3 Middlebere
Greenshank - 19 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 10 Brand's Bay
Grey Phalarope - 1 on sea off Chesil Beach but flew west this afternoon
Spoonbill - 1 Holes Bay
Great White Egret - 7 Holes Bay, 4 Lodmoor RSPB, 4 over Christchurch Harbour
Red Kite - 2 Holywell, 1 Rodden Hive
Merlin - 1 Rodden Hive
Hobby - 1 Holes Bay
Woodlark - 1 Hartland Moor
Redwing - 5 Littlesea (The Fleet), 2 over Christchurch Harbour. Also heard and seen over Poole Harbour.
Ring Ouzel - 9+ Thumb Lane/Coombefield (Portland), 2 Christchurch harbour, 1 PBO early morning
Whinchat - 1 St Aldhelm's Head
Firecrest - 1 Holes Bay on cycleway
Lesser Redpoll -  14 over Christchurch Harbour, 1 Littlesea (The Fleet), 1 over Hartland Moor

Black-tailed Godwits, Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale

 

Stonechat, Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale

 

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Sunday 8th October 2023

Ruff - 5 Stanpit Marsh
Knot - 4 Stanpit Marsh, 4 Brand's Bay
Golden Plover - 27 Lodmoor RSPB
Curlew Sandpiper - 2 Ferrybridge
Spotted Redshank - 1 Brownsea Island lagoon
Greenshank - 19 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 6 Brand's Bay, 4 Stanpit Marsh
Grey Phalarope - 1 still at Ferrybridge
FORSTER'S TERN  - 1 still regularly seen at Shipstal Point, Arne RSPB
Balearic Shearwater - 2 past West Bay
Spoonbill - 70 Brownsea Island lagoon
Bittern - 1 Lodmoor, seen from postbox
Cattle Egret - 1 Longham Lakes
Great White Egret - 4 Lodmoor RSPB
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Poole Harbour
Osprey - 2 Poole Harbour, 1 flew south over Portland Bill
Merlin - 1 Keysworth
Firecrest - 5 trapped & ringed at  Durlston CP
Tree Sparrow - 6 viz mig at West Bay

Yesterday at Christchurch Harbour:
Ruff - 1 at Stanpit
Great White Egret - 7 over
Honey-buzzard - 1 over Wick
Yellowhammer - 1 on Crouch Hill

Yellowhammer, yesterday at Crouch Hill © Scott Usher

Grey Phalarope, Ferrybridge © Will Bown

Golden Plover, Lodmoor © Will Bown

Bearded Tit, Lodmoor © Will Bown

Black-tailed Godwit, Holloway's Dock © Clinton Whale

 

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