Sunday 31st December 2023

 Brent Goose - 21 Christchurch Harbour

Pintail - 5 Christchurch Harbour

Scaup - 3 Abbotsbury Swannery

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes

Avocet - 1 Lodmoor

Grey Plover - 12 Christchurch Harbour

Bar-tailed Godwit - 1 Christchurch Harbour

Ruff - 1 Lodmoor

Dunlin - 230 Christchurch Harbour  

Green Sandpiper - 2 Wareham Common

Great Northern Diver - 6 around Studland peninsular

Great White Egret - 2 Hampreston Fields

Hen Harrier - male at Holton Pools, Lytchett Fields RSPB, male at Middlebere

White-tailed Eagle - 1 flying over Corfe Castle, 1 Wareham Channel

Brambling - 1 Thorncombe Wood

Redpoll - 4 Thorncombe Wood

Peregrine, Christchurch Priory © Clinton Whale

Saturday 30th December 2023

Shoveler - 312 Holes Bay, 4 Christchurch Harbour

Pintail - 366 Brands Bay, 10 Christchurch Harbour

Red-breasted Merganser - 3 Middlebere, 28 Brands Bay

Slavonian Grebe - 1 from Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 2 from Jerry's Point, 2 Portland Harbour

Avocet - 300+ Brownsea Lagoon, 400 Middlebere

Golden Plover - 100 Winterbourne Stickland

Black- tailed Goodwit - 600+ Brownsea Lagoon

Grey Plover - 1Brands Bay

Spotted Redshank - 3 Middlebere

Red-throated Diver - 15 west at sea from Hengistbury

Great Northern Diver - 4 from Jerry's Point

Spoonbill - 12 Middlebere

Hen Harrier - 1 male Winterbourne Stickland, 1 male and 1 ringtail Arne Moors, 1 ringtail Middlebere

Red Kite - 2 Winterbourne Stickland

White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Priory Marsh

Redwing - c.82 over Brownsea

Chaffinch - 150+ Langton Herring

Hen Harrier, Middlebere Lake © Steve Sansom

Friday 29th December 2023

Green-winged Teal - drake still at Silverlake

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour

Black-necked Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour

Avocet - 248 Hoiles Bay

 Black-tailed Godwit - 1269 Holes Bay

Knot 14 - Holes Bay

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Black-throated Diver - 2 Portland Harbour, 1 Shipstal Point Arne RSPB, 3 past Hengistbury Head

Great Northern Diver - 8 Portland Harbour, 1 Shipstal Point Arne RSPB

Cattle Egret - 24 Wareham Common, 15 Abbotsbury, 21 Christchurch Harbour roost

Starling - murmuration of c.10,000 reedbeds near Littlemoor Road (A364 near Jurassic roundabout)

Black Redstart - 1 Nothe Fort Beach, Weymouth

Grey Heron, Iford Christchurch © Clinton Whale

Great Northern Diver, Portland Harbour © John Dadds

Long-tailed Duck, Abbotsbury Swannery © John Dadds

Thursday 28th December 2023

Goosander - 16 Silverlake

Black-necked Grebe - 1 from Nothe Fort, Weymouth

Ruff - 1 Silverlake with Lapwing flock

Green Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake

Jack Snipe - 1 Slepe Heath

Little Gull - 1 West Bexington

Black-throated Diver - 1 possible at Silverlake, 1 from Jerry's Point

Great Northern Diver - 2 from Jerry's Point

Cattle Egret - 24 Wareham Common

Goshawk - 1 Middlebere

Marsh Harrier - 1 Lewell Mill

Hen Harrier - ringtail Arne RSPB, male Middlebere

Pied Wagtail - 300+ roosting in reedbeds at Moors Valley Country Park

Black Redstart - 1 Nothe Fort, Weymouth

Wednesday 27th December 2023

Green Winged Teal - 1 Silverlake still on West lake
Little Gull - 1 Christchurch Bay

Red throated Diver - 11 off Hengisbury Head

Black throated Diver - 3 Off Hengisbury Head

Great Northern Diver - 2 Poole Harbour

Cattle Egret - 24 Wareham Common

Pintail - Poole Harbour

 

Tuesday 26th December 2023

Black Brant - 1 Poole Harbour Shore Rd

Pintail - 236 Brands Bay Studland

Green-winged Teal - 1 Silverlake still on West Lake

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Jerry's Point, Studland

Slavonian Grebe - 2 Jerry's Point, Studland

Black-necked Grebe - 3 Jerry's Point, Studland

Purple Sandpiper - 1 Hengistbury Head sandspit groynes

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Red-throated Diver - 26 west Hengistbury Head 

Black-throated Diver - 3 west Hengistbury Head

Great Northern Diver - 7 Jerrys Point Studland, 3 Brands Bay Studland,  3 Hamworthy Beach Poole Harbour, 1 Brownsea Island north shore, 1 Hengistbury Head

Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes, 1 Middlebere

Hen Harrier - 1 grey male Middlebere Channel Arne RSPB

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Middlebere Channel Arne RSPB

Redwing - 12 Longham Lakes

Black Redstart - 1 West Bay by Long Pier

Goldfinches - Christchurch © Clinton Whale

Monday 25th December 2023

Shoveler - 108 Holes Bay Poole Habour
Pintail - 46 - Holes Bay Poole Harbour 

Black-necked Grebe - 3 Studland Bay off Middle Beach

Golden Plover 6 Ferrybridge

Mediterranean Gull - 500 Ferrybridge

Great Northern Diver - 5 Weymouth Bay from Stone Pier, 1 Studland bay off Middle Beach

Cattle Egret - 6 on Flood plain west of Wareham Common

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 in a private garden at Walditch nr Bridport

Black Redstart - 1 Weymouth Stone Pier

Nuthatch - Stoborough Heath © Garry Hayman

Sunday 24th December 2023

Green-winged Teal - 1 Silverlake still with the Teal flock on West Lake

Black - necked Grebe - 4 Studland Bay  off Middle Beach

Ruff - 1 Dorchester Water Meadows

Black-throated Diver - 1 Weymouth Bay

Great Northern Diver - 1 Studland Bay off Middle Beach

Spoonbill - 23 Arne RSPB Middlebere lookout, 3 Lytchett Bay

Cattle Egret - 25 Abbotsbury on the hill behind the sewage works, 12+ West end of Wareham Common

Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes

Marsh Harrier - 2 Lytchett Bay

Hen Harrier - 1 Grey Male at Middlebere for NT hide

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Over the tree tops Lytchett Bay

Black redstart - 1 female Weymouth Nothe Fort

Hen Harrier & Avocet - Middlebere Channel © Nigel Gidney

Teal - Middlebere

Saturday 23rd Dec 2023.

Wigeon - 2000+ Holes Bay.
Green-winged Teal - an adult male at Silverlake.
Long-tailed Duck - 1 The Fleet (Tidmoor).
Grey Plover - 1 Holes Bay.
Knot - 3-5 Holes Bay.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay.
Black-tailed Godwit - 1500+ Holes Bay.
Jack Snipe - 1 Farrington.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 WarehamChannel.
Marsh Harrier - 4+ Stanpit.
Hen Harrier - 1 Shipstal (Arne).
Waxwing - 1+ heard over Sherborne (Newland road).
Great Northern Diver - 1 The Fleet (Tidmoor).
Black-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Red-throated Diver - 2 Hengistbury Head.
Slavonian Grebe - 2 The Fleet (Tidmoor).
Spoonbill - 12 Middlebere.
Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes.
Cattle Egret - 26 Hengistbury Head.
Cirl Bunting - 2 Wyke Regis (Bridging Camp).

Jack Snipe, Farrington © John Howell.

Friday 22nd Dec 2023.

Eider - 2 Poole Harbour mouth.
Common Scoter - 20 Hengistbury Head, c20 off Portland Bill.
Grey Plover - 1+ Middlebere.
Golden Plover - c450 Wynford Eagle.
Purple Sandpiper - 1 Hengistbury Head.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Middlebere.
Marsh Harrier - 3+ Christchurch Hbr.
Hen Harrier - 1 Blandford (near Sunrise business park), 1 Middlebere.
Red Kite - 2 Pimperne.
Great Northern Diver - 1 Poole Harbour mouth.
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Hengistbury Head.
Red-throated Diver - 8 Hengistbury Head, 5 past Portland Bill.
Spoonbill - 21 Middlebere.
Cattle Egret - 9 Hengistbury Head.
Brambling - 1 Shillingstone (Bere Marsh Farm).
Cirl Bunting - 10-12 West Bexington.

Teal, Stanpit © Clinton Whale.

Thursday 21st Dec 2023.

Eider - 2 Brands Bay (from Jerry's Point).
Goldeneye - 4 Brands Bay (from Jerry's Point).
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Brands Bay (from Jerry's Point).
Snipe - 30+ Stanpit.
Knot - 57 Holes Bay.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay, 2 Middlebere.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Middlebere.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Christchurch Hbr, 1 Middlebere.
Red Kite - 8+ Monkton Up Wimborne.
Great Northern Diver - 4 Brands Bay (from Jerry's Point).
Black-throated Diver - 1 Brands Bay (from Jerry's Point).
Red-throated Diver - 2 off Hengistbury Head.
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Brands Bay (from Jerry's Point), 5 Studland Bay.
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Brands Bay (from Jerry's Point).
Great White Egret - 1 Middlebere, 1 R. Stour at Child Okeford.
Cirl Bunting - 4-8 West Bexington.

Cormorants, Iford © Clinton Whale.

Wednesday 20th Dec 2023.

Goosander - 20 Silverlake.
Eider - 2 Brands Bay (from Jerry's Point).
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Brands Bay (from Jerry's Point).
Grey Plover - 25 Brands Bay.
Knot - 7 Brands Bay.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 high over Poole Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 5 northwest Poole Harbour.
Hen Harrier - 1 northwest Poole Harbour.
Little Gull - 1 Silverlake.
Great Northern Diver - 13+ Poole Harbour.
Black-throated Diver - 1 near Brownsea Island.
Red-throated Diver - 1 Poole Harbour (off Furzey Is.).
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Brands Bay (from Jerry's Point), 5 Studland Bay.
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Brands Bay (from Jerry's Point).
Spoonbill - 2 Ower Bay (Poole Harbour).

Tuesday 19th December 2023

Pale-bellied Brent Geese - 5 Lytchett Bay
Red-throated Diver - 14 west West Bay
Fulmar - 65 past West Bay
Cattle Egret - 71 behind Abbotsbury Sewage Works, 4 still Holwell Farm, Buckland Ripers

Black Redstart, Stone Pier / Nothe Fort © Phil Cheeseman

Brent Geese, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Avocet, Rock Lea Viewpoint © Bruce Townend

Monday 18th December 2023

Common Scoter - 22 off Hengistbury, 6 off Middle Beach
Goosander - 2 Holmebridge flooded fields
Slavonian Grebe - 2 still Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 4 off Middle Beach
Purple Sandpiper - 19 at The Cobb, Lyme Regis, 1 nr. Stone Pier & Nothe Fort
Spotted Redshank - 1 still Lytchett Fields
Meditteranean Gull - 200+ in fields nr. Maiden Castle
Red-throated Diver - 3 from Mudeford beach huts
Great Northern Diver - 4 still from Sandsfoot CAstle, 1 still Jerry's Point
Spoonbill - 12 again Arne RSPB
Cattle Egret - 12 into roost Christchurch Harbour
Great White Egret - 2 South Lake, Longham Lakes
Hen Harrier - 1m Middlebere
White-tailed Eagles - 2 seen from Tyneham, 2 seen Brands Bay
Black Redstart - 1m still Nothe Fort
Dipper - 1 above Town Mill, Lyme Regis

Turnstones, The Cobb, Lyme Regis © Geoff Barlow

Red-breasted Mergansers, Jerry's Point, Studland © Robert Fielding

Fieldfare & Redwing, One Acre Pond, Studland © Robert Fielding

Sunday 17th December 2023

Pintail - 176 Brands Bay
Eider - 2 from Jerry's Point
Common Scoter - 18 off Hengistbury Head, 6 off Middle Beach
Long-tailed Duck - 1juv from Brands Bay, 1 off Tidmoor Point
Goldeneye - 4 from Jerry's Point
Goosander - 26 Silverlake
Slavonian Grebe - 2 still Tidmoor Point, The Fleet, 2 from Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 10 still Middle Beach, 2 from Jerry's Point
Grey Plover - 30 Brownsea Lagoon, 21 Brands Bay, 21 Stanpit Marsh, 4 Tidmoor Point
Purple Sandpiper - 1 Hengistbury Groynes
Greenshank - 2 Brownsea Lagoon, 1 Poole Park
Red-throated Diver - 1 from Jerry's Point, 1 off Hengistbury Head
Black-throated Diver - 1 still Poole Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 6 off Jerry's Point, 3 Poole Harbour, 2 Tidmoor Point,1 Brands Bay
Spoonbill - 25 nr. Ower Bay
Cattle Egret - 37 with sheep nr. Sewage Works, Abbotsbury, 15 on floods, west end Wareham Common, 4 Holwell Farm, Buckland Ripers
Hen Harrier - 1m Keysworth, Wareham Channel
White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Lodmoor RSPB
Merlin - 2 Moonfleet, The Fleet
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Castle
Brambling - 1 Ruth's Rest, Thorncombe Woods
Hawfinch - 1 Charity Wood, nr. Winterbourne Stickland

Greylag Geese, Stanpit Marsh  © Clinton Whale

Black-tailed Godwits, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

White-tailed Eagle, over Lodmoor RSPB © Helen Wood

 

Saturday 16th December 2023

Eider - 6 from Hengistbury Head, 2 from Jerry's Point
Common Scoter - 30 from Hengistbury Head
Long-tailed Duck - 1 from Jerry's Point
Goldeneye - 3 from Jerry's Point
Goosander - 14 Silverlake
Slavonian Grebe - 2 still Tidmoor Point, The Fleet, 2 from Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 6 off Sandsfoot Castle, 2 from Jerry's Point
Grey Plover- 3 Stanpit Marsh
Purple Sandpiper - 1 off east end of Hengistbury Head
Spotted Redshank - 1 still Lytchett Fields RSPB
Red-throated Diver - 27 past Hengistbury Head
Black-throated Diver - 1 still between Poole Harbour Mouth & Brownsea Island
Great Northern Diver - 5 off Jerry's Point, 3 off Hengistbury Head, 2 Tidmoor Point,1 Portland Harbour
Cattle Egret - 7 Rodden Hive
Marsh Tit - 1 Oakers Wood
Firecrest - 3 at The Wood, Hengistbury, 1 Oakers Wood
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Castle
Lesser Redpoll - 30 Oakers Wood
Cirl Bunting - 1 West of Bridging Camp, The Fleet

Short-eared Owl, North Dorset © Sharon Towning

Red-breasted Merganser, Poole Harbour © Ian Andrews

Mute Swans, Holes Bay © Tina Dawkins

Friday 15th December 2023

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Littlesea (Fleet)

Eider - 4 past Durlston CP, 2 Poole Hbr, 2 Portland Bill

Long-tailed Duck - 1fem off Jerry's Pt, 1 Tidmoor Pt.

Common Scoter - 26 past Portland Bill

Goosander - 12 Silverlake, 1 from Bridging Camp

Red-throated Diver - 68 past Portland Bill30 past Durlston CP, 1 Poole Hbr, 1 Weymouth Bay.

Black-throated Diver - 1 Poole Hbr entrance

Great Northern Diver - 25 Poole Hbr, 3 Portland Hbr, 2 Portland Bill, 2 Durlston CP, 2 Pirates Cove Fleet, 2 Tidmoor Pt, 

Slavonian Grebe - 5 Littlesea (Fleet), 4 Tidmoor Pt, 2 Jerry's Pt, 1 Weymouth Bay

Black-necked Grebe - 10 Middle Beach Studland, 1 Portland Hbr, 2 Jerry's Pt.

Spoonbill - 21 Poole Hbr

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Poole Hbr.

Woodcock - 4 Moreton

Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Christchurch Hbr.

Barn Owl - Prates Cove Fleet

Brambling - 6 Pentridge (with 50 Chaffinch)

Cirl Bunting - 2 west of the Bridging Camp

Slavonian Grebe - Poole Harbour © Clive Hargrave

Thursday 14th December 2023

Pale-bellied Brent - 1 flew towards the Solent Hengistbury Hd.

Eider - 4 off Mudeford Quay

Long-tailed Duck - 1 fem Jerry's Pt, 1 Tidmoor Pt.

Velvet Scoter - 2 west Hengistbury Hd.

Red-throated Diver - 27 Hengistbury Hd

Black-throated  Diver - 1 Hengistbury Hd.

Great Northern Diver - 6+ from Sandfoot Castle, 5 Hengistbury Hd, 1 off Knoll Beach, 1 Tidmoor Pt.

Slavonian Grebe - 2 Jerry's Pt, 2 Tidmoor Pt, 1 off Sandsfoot Castle

Black-necked Grebe - 6 off Knoll Beach, 6 from Sandsfoot Castle, 2 Jerry's Pt.

Cattle Egret - 9 Hengistbury Hd.

Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail  Lytchett Bay

Purple Sandpiper - 4 Hengistbury Hd, 3 Highcliffe

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay

Little Gull -  1 ad Hengistbury Hd, 1 1st/w Lower Frome Meadows

Purple Sandpiper - 1 of 3 Highcliffe © Clinton Whale

Wednesday 13th December 2023

Eider - 2 Jerry's Point

Common Scoter - 59 Hengistbury Hd.

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Tidmoor Pt, 1 Jerry's Point

Red-throated Diver - 5 Hengistbury Hd.

Great Northern Diver - 3 Littlesea (Fleet). 2 Ferrybridge, 2 Portland Hbr, 2 Hengistbury Hd.

Slavonian Grebe - 2 on The Fleet at Tidmoor Point, 1 from Sandfoot Castle

Black-necked Grebe - 3 Studland Bay, 2 Portland Hbr.

Great White Egret - 3 Longham Lakes

Spoonbill - c25 Poole Hbr.

White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Ballard Down

Hen Harrier - 1 Swineham Point

Goshawk - 1 Middlebere

Merlin - 1 Hartland Moor

Purple Sandpiper - 2 Hengistbury Hd.

Woodcock - 3 Stoke Abbot

Short-eared Owl - 1 Portland Bill

Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill

Brambling - 2 over Hengistbury Hd.

Tuesday 12th December 2023

Eider - 2 Poole Hbr

Long-tailed Duck - 1 female off Jerry's Point

Common Scoter - 22 off Hengistbury Hd.

Goosander - 1 over north Christchurch Hbr.

Red-throated Diver - 6 off Hengistbury Hd.

Black-throated Diver - 1 off Hengistbury Hd.

Great Northern Diver - 2 off Jerry's Point, 2 off Hengistbury hd.

Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Jerry's Point

Cattle Egret - 6 Little Mead Broadway, 2 Holme Bridge

Great White Egret - 1 Lytchett Bay

Hen Harrier - 1 male Middlebere

Purple Sandpiper - 5 Mudeford Quay

Green Sandpiper - 1 Holme Bridge

Caspian Gull - 1 Mudeford Quay

Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Grey Heron - Throop Mill © Robert Fielding

Monday 11th December 2023

Eider - 2 females off Jerry's Point

Long tailed Duck - 1 Brands Bay

Goldeneye - 5 Brands Bay, 1 Radipole RSPB

Goosander - 17 Sliverlake into roost

Slavonian Grebe - 2 Off Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 3 off Jerry's Point, 2 off Middle Beach Studland Bay

Grey Plover - 25 Brands Bay

Ringed Plover - 15 Hengisbury Head, 1 Lyme Regis Cobb 

Whimbrel - 1 Arne RSPB

Purple Sandpiper -  8 Lyme Regis Cobb, 1 Peveril Point

Red throated Diver - 2 Brands Bay off Redhorn Quay

Black throated Diver - 1 off Jerry's Point

Great Northern Diver - 5 off Jerry's Point, 1 Brands Bay, 1 Portland Harbour, 1 Christchurch Harbour

Cattle Egret - 60+ Portesham along old railway line

Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes

Hen Harrier - 1 Grey Male Arne RSPB Coombe Heath, 1 Ringtail Lytchett Bay

Short eared Owl - 4 Wyke Down

Marsh Tit - 2 Thorncombe Woods

Firecrest - 3 Rushcombe LNR

Richard's Pipit - 1 Portland Bill East Cliffs

Brambling - 2 Thorncombe Woods

Lesser Redpoll - 1 Thorncombe Woods

Ringed Plover - Hengisbury Head ©Clinton Whale

Sunday 10th December 2023

Shoveler - 155 Holes Bay

Pintail - 198 Brands Bay

Greater Scaup - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery - Swannery closed view from public footpaths

Lesser Scaup Hybrid - Still Present at Abbotsbury Swannery - Swannery Closed

Eider - 2 Brands Bay off Redhorn Quay

Common Scoter - 25 off Mudeford Quay, 1 Studland Bay

Long Tailed Duck - 1 Brands Bay, 1 East Fleet

Goldeneye - 5 Brands Bay off Redhorn quay

Slavonian Grebe - 4 East Fleet, 2 Tidmoor Point The Fleet, 1 Brands Bay off Redhorn Quay

Black-necked Grebe - 3 Studland Bay, 1 Tidmoor Point The Fleet

Grey Plover - 28 Brands Bay

Knot - 38 Holes Bay, 5 Brands Bay

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay

Yellow-legged Gull - 1 1st winter East Fleet

Red-throated Diver - 1 Brands Bay, off Mudeford Quay

Great Northern Diver - 4 East Fleet, 2 Tidmoor Point The Fleet, 1 Studland Bay, 1 Brands Bay, 1 off Mudeford Quay

Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes, 1 Middlebere

Hen Harrier - 1 Grey Male Lytchett Fileds RSPB

Brambling - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB feeding station

Brambling - Lytchett Fields RSPB ©Ian Ballam

Dunlin - Stanpit Marsh ©Clinton Whale

Saturday 9th December 2023

Pochard - 71 Longham Lakes

Greater Scaup - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery - Swannery closed 

Lesser Scaup - Possible 1st CY female or hybrid Abbotsbury Swannery - Swannery closed

Eider - 2 off Jerrys Point from BoPH Winter safari cruise

Long tailed Duck - off Jerrys Point

Golden Plover - 700 Winterborne Stickland

Ringed Plover - 50 Ferrybridge

Purple Sandpiper - Peveril Point

Jack Snipe - 1 Wyke Farm Biodiversity Project (no access)

Spotted Redshank - 3 Middlebere Channel, 1 Lytchett Bay

Little Gull - 1 adult off Mudeford Quay

Red Throated Diver - 1 Poole Harbour from BoPH Winter safari cruise

Great Northern Diver - 20 Poole Harbour from BoPH Winter safari cruise, 3 Portland Harbour

Spoonbill - 6 Lytchett Bay, 5 Holes Bay, 4 Middlebere Channel

Great White Egret - 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Middlebere, 1 Almer South of A31

Goshawk - 1 Poole Harbour from BoPH Winter safari cruise, 1 NW of Verwood

Hen Harrier - 1 Grey Male Winterborne Stickland, 1 Grey Male Arne RSPB

Red Kite - 2 Tarrant Rushton

White Tailed Eagle - 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Abbottsbury Swannery - Swannery closed, 1 from BoPH Winter safari cruise

Woodlark - 10 Silverlake

Black Redstart - 1 Hengisbury Head Visitor Centre

Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Brambling - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB feeding station

Yellowhammer - 220 at a West Dorset Farm

Hen Harrier - Arne RSPB  ©Mark Wright

Jay - Upton CP ©Alan Membury

Robin - Stanpit Marsh ©Clinton Whale

Nuthatch - Upton CP ©Alan Membury

Friday 8th December 2023

Eider - 2  off Jerrys Point

Common Scoter - 1 Studland Bay

Long tailed Duck - 1 Brands Bay off Redhorn Quay

Goldeneye - 6 Brands Bay

Goosander - 15 Silverlake (11f + 4m), 2 Pallington Lakes, 1 Ferrybridge

Slavonian Grebe - 2 Off Jerrys Point, 1 Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle

Black-necked Grebe -3 Studland Bay, 2 off Jerry's Point, 1 Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle

Golden Plover - 450 Lodmoor RSPB

Grey Plover - 88 Brownsea Lagoon DWT

Black tailed Godwit - 1840 Holes Bay

Knot - 17 Brands Bay, 9 Holes Bay

Purple Sandpiper - 1 Peveril Point

Woodcock - 15 out of Wareham Common roost

Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Bay

Red Throated Diver - 2 Brands Bay

Spoonbill - 3 Arne RSPB, 3 Lytchett Bay

Cattle Egret - 10 Holmebridge

Hen Harrier - 1 Grey Male Arne Moor view from Slepe Heath, 1 Ringtail Bowerswaine Flooding

Red Kite - 7 Monkton up Wimborne, 1 Bowerswaine Flooding

Short Eared Owl - 3 Wyke Down

Golden Plover - Lodmoor RSPB ©Derek Fowler

Teal - Stanpit Marsh ©Clinton Whale

Goosander - Pallington Lakes ©Rebecca Porter

Thursday 7th December 2023

Long-tailed Duck -  1 juvenile Brand's Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 still from Redhorn Quay
Knot - 4 Brand's Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Jack Snipe - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB (Approach Field)
Little Gull - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB (Whimbrel Field)
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour from Sandsfoot Castle
White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Studland

Firecrest - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB (near waterworks)

Buzzard, recently at Upton CP © Robert Fielding

Wednesday 6th December 2023

BLUE-WINGED TEAL - 1 possible elipse drake in Brand's Bay though very elusive (also seen yesterday at Silverlake)
Long-tailed Duck -  1 Jerry's Point
Eider - 2 Poole Harbour
Goosander - 2 on Fleet near Bridging Camp
Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Redhorn Quay
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Jerry's Point
Knot - 2 Peveril Point
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Lyme Regis, 1 still at Peveril Point
Green Sandpiper - 1 Wick
Black-throated Diver - 1 Jerry's Point, 1 Hengistbury
Red-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury, 1 Jerry's Point
Great Northern Diver - 11 still in Poole Harbour, 6 Portland Harbour from Castle
Spoonbill - 6 Lytchett Bay

Great White Egret - 3 Longham Lakes, 1 Swineham, 1 Bishop's Caudle
Cattle Egret - 1 over south of Iwerne Courtney
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Brownsea Island Lagoon, 1 Brand's Bay
Waxwing - 2 Christchurch (at Two Riversmeet LC this morning then flew towards town centre)

Black Redstart - 1 Weymouth (Nothe Fort), 1 Hengistbury Head VC
Firecrest - 2 retrapped at Durlston CP
Water Pipit - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Yesterday at Wyke Farm, near Winyard's Gap - 2 Jack Snipe, 3 Marsh Tit, 2-3 Hawfinch, 6 Lesser Redpoll

Purple Sandpiper, Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell Turnstone, Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell

Pintail, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Tuesday 5th December 2023

Scaup - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery (note Swannery is closed, view only from public rights of way).
Long-tailed Duck -  3 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Jerry's Point
Eider - 2 Redhorn Quay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Studland Bay, 4 Portland Harbour, 2 Jerry's Point
Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere
Purple Sandpiper - 13 Highcliffe on groyne H10, 2 Lyme Regis Cobb, 1 Peveril Point
Black-throated Diver - 1 Poole Harbour (off Bramble Bush Bay), 1 Portland Harbour from Portland Castle
Red-throated Diver - 5 Hengistbury, 1 Poole Harbour (off Furzey Island)
Great Northern Diver - 11 in Poole Harbour, 1 Littlesea (The Fleet)
Glossy Ibis - 1 north over Christchurch Harbour this morning
Spoonbill - 7 Arne RSPB, 5 Lytchett Bay, 1 north over Christchurch Harbour this afternoon

Great White Egret - 2 Hampreston WMs, 1 Swineham GP, 1 Middlebere, 1 over Christchurch Harbour
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Brownsea Island Lagoon, 1 probable over Abbotsbury
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail at Middlebere, 1 male over Jerry's Point
Goshawk - 1 Green Island (Poole Harbour)

Short-eared Owl - 2 north of Abbotsbury

Black Redstart - 1 Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP, 1 Manswood/Chetterwood (nr Moor Crichel)

Crossbill - 3/5 over Manswood/Chetterwood

Cirl Bunting - 1 male near Bridging Camp (Wyke Regis)

 

Purple Sandpipers, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale

 

Monday 4th December 2023

Pintail - 108 Holes Bay (NW sector)

Scaup - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery (Swannery is closed for the winter so view only from public rights of way)
Long-tailed Duck - 1 off Redhorn Quay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour from Billy Winters
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Greenshank - 3 Brownsea Lagoon
Little Gull - 1 Bramble Bush Bay, 1 Lytchett Bay
Great Northern Diver - 3 Poole Harbour ( 2 in Wareham Channel, 1 off Baiter), 2 Portland Harbour
Red-throated Diver - 3 Hengistbury

 

Wigeon, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

 

Sunday 3rd December 2023

Pochard - 5 Swineham GPs

Long-tailed Duck - 1 off Jerry's Point

Slavonian Grebe - 2 on the Fleet

Black-necked Grebe - 4 Studland Bay

Avocet - 180 Middlebere

Grey Plover - 26 Middlebere, 3 Stanpit

Bar-tailed Godwit - 5 on the Fleet, 1 Stanpit

Dunlin - 850 Middlebere

Spotted Redshank - 3 Middlebere

Red-throated Diver - 8 Hengistbury

Great Northern Diver - 6 on the Fleet, 2 Studland Bay, 1 from Hengistbury

Spoonbill - 4 Middlebere

Cattle Egret - 2 Christchurch Harbour

Great White Egret - 1 Middlebere

Goshawk - female flew over Slepe Moor

Hen Harrier - ringtail Middlebere

White-tailed Eagle - pair in Wareham Channel

 Eastern Lesser Whitethroat - probable still in yucca behind beach huts 72-73 Canford Cliffs

Firecrest - 1 in garden at Conygar, Broadmayne

Cirl Bunting - male and possible female Bridging Camp

March Tit, Christchurch garden  © Clinton Whale

Cirl Bunting, Bridging camp © Steve Mansfield

Great Northern Diver, Bridging camp © Steve Mansfield

Saturday 2nd December 2023

Barnacle Goose - 40 flew east Hengistbury

Long-tailed Duck - 1 female at Littlesea, East Fleet, 1 Jerry's Point

 Goosander - Male at Woodsford on the River Frome

Slavonian Grebe - 1 from Castle Cove sailing club, 5 Langton Herring, 

Black-necked Grebe - 3 from Castle Cove sailing club, 1 Langton Herring

Golden Plover - 30+ over Maiden Castle, 20 Tidmoor

Grey Plover - 1 Holes Bay

Purple Sandpipers - 12 Lyme

Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay

Great Northern Diver - 3 from Portland Castle, 4 Langton Herring

Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes

Chiffchaff - at least 10 at Louds Mill Sewage Works

Eastern Lesser Whitethroat - probable in yucca behind beach huts 73 to 94 Canford Cliffs

Black Redstart - 2 still at Portland Bill, 1 Newton's Cove Weymouth

Isabelline Wheatear - 1 Swyre Head

Siskin - 20 Longham Lakes

Skylark, Hod Hill  (May 23rd 2023)  © Will Brown

Friday 1st December 2023

Pochard - 5 Christchurch Harbour

 Common Scoter - 27 Hengistbury Head

Long-tailed Duck - 1 from Jerry's Point

Goosander - 2 Redhead on River Frome at Woodsford, 1 Redheaqd on River Brit, Bridport

Red-breasted Merganser - 21 Jerry's Point

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 2 harbour mouth Sandbanks

Oystercatcher - 114 Holes Bay

Turnstone - 20 Holes Bay

Black-tailed Godwit - 2222 Holes Bay

Dunlin - 435 Holes Bay

Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay, 1 Lytchett Bay

Red-throated Diver - 1 Jerry's Point

Black-throated Diver - 1 Jerry's Point

Great Northern Diver - 2 Jerry's Point, 1 off Mudeford Quay

Spoonbill - 5 Lytchett Bay

Great White Egret - 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Holloway's Dock

White-tailed Eagle - pair in Wareham Channel

Black Redstart - 4 fem type Church Ope Portland

Female Mandarin, Stanpit Marsh  © Robert Fielding

Curlew, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale