Saturday 30th November 2024

Surf Scoter - 1st winter male again in Studland Bay off Middle Beach
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Brand's Bay, 1 East Fleet
Black-necked Grebe - 6 Studland Bay from Middle Beach, 1 off Jerry's Point
Red-throated Diver - 1 North Haven, 1 Brand's Bay
Great Northern Diver - 1 North Haven, 1 Brand's Bay
Spoonbill - 6 Lytchett Bay, 2 Middlebere
Cattle Egret - 2 Hampreston Fields
Great White Egret - 6+ Longham Lakes
Hen Harrier - 1 Arne RSPB (Coombe Heath)
Black Redstart - 1 Weymouth (Charlestown), 1 Lyme Regis near Museum

Oystercatchers, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

 

Friday 29th November 2024

Goldeneye - 1 Holes Bay (South)
Goosander - 16 Silverlake including 1 male
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Studland Bay from Middle Beach
Black-necked Grebe - 5 Studland Bay from Middle Beach
Green Sandpiper - 1 Woodsford
Sanderling - 11 Brownsea Lagoon
Knot - 4 Brownsea Lagoon, 1 Holes Bay
Ruff - 1 Lower Piddle Valley floods
Arctic Skua - 1 again in Poole Harbour around Quay and Baiter
Red-throated Diver -  6 Peveril Point, 1 Studland Bay from Middle Beach
Great Northern Diver - 2 Jerry's Point, 1 Studland Bay from Middle Beach, 1 Holes Bay, 1 Peveril Point, 1 past Abbotsbury Beach
Spoonbill - 15 Holes Bay, 9 Arne RSPB
Cattle Egret - 13 roosted this evening at Hengistbury, 1 Buckland Ripers
Short-eared Owl - 1 Middlebere
Hen Harrier - 1 male at Middlebere
Red Kite - 2 over Minterne Parva

Thursday 28th November 2024

Surf Scoter - 1st winter male in Studland Bay near yellow buoys off Middle Beach this afternoon
Slavonian Grebe - 2 still on the Fleet at Littlesea
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Studland Bay
Purple Sandpiper- 5 Highcliffe (Groyne H10), 2 West Bay
Green Sandpiper - 2 Woodsford
Arctic Skua - 1 Holes Bay
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour from Sandsfoot Castle
Great Northern Diver - 4 on the Fleet at Littlesea, 1 Holes Bay near RLNI, 1 Studland Bay
Spoonbill - 16 over Holes Bay
Cattle Egret - 27 left roost on Hengistbury this morning
White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Silverlake
Red Kite - 1 over Blue Lagoon in Poole Harbour
HUME'S LEAF WARBLER - 1 still in Weymouth on Rodwell Trail just south of Wyke Road near old railway platforms
Firecrest - 2 West Bexington, 1 Tidmoor Point, 1 Durlston CP
Black Redstart - 2 Wyke Regis at Bridging Camp
Brambling - 2 over Christchurch Harbour
Cirl Bunting - 9 West Bexington/Cogden, 2 flew East over Tidmoor Point, 1 over Ballard Down

Purple Sandpiper, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale

Purple Sandpiper, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale

 

Wednesday 27th November 2024

Egyptian Goose - 22 over Holme Lane.
Pochard - c40 Longham Lakes.
Velvet Scoter - 3 Hengistbury Head.
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Stanpit.
Ruff - 3 Charminster (R. Frome) water meadows.
Purple Sandpiper - 32 Highcliffe groynes.
Great Northern Diver - 1 past Hengistbury Head.
Red-throated Diver - 2 past Hengistbury Head, 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Great White Egret - 9 Longham Lakes.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Studland (Isle of Purbeck golf club).
Marsh Harrier - 6 Christchurch Harbour.
Hume's Warbler - 1 Weymouth (Rodwell trail).
Brambling - 1 Hengistbury Head.

Turnstone, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale.

Red Kite, north Dorset yesterday © Tim Balmer.

Grey Heron, Wimborne © Trevor Wilkinson.

Tuesday 26th November 2024

Egyptian Goose - 2 Silverlake.
Shag - 31 Hengistbury Head is a notable total for the area.
Black-necked Grebe - 5 off Shipstal Point, 2 Poole Harbour, 2 Studland Bay.
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Poole Harbour.
Woodcock - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Purple Sandpiper - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields.
Great Northern Diver - 2 Poole Harbour, 2 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach).
Black-throated Diver - 1-2 Poole Harbour, 1+ past Hengistbury Head, 1 Studland Bay.
Red-throated Diver - 2 Poole Harbour, 1+ past Hengistbury Head.
Cattle Egret - 19 Hengistbury Head roost.
Spoonbill - 16 Middlebere, 1 Lytchett Bay.
Marsh Harrier - 3 Hengistbury Head.
Red Kite - 1 nr Badbury Rings.
Firecrest - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Brambling - 8 Hengistbury Head.

Dartford Warbler, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale.

Monday 25th November 2024

Whooper Swan - 2 Silverlake

Common Scoter - 40 off Hegisbury Head, 17 off Middle beach Studland Bay

Goosander - 1 River Frome Woodsford

Black necked Grebe - 4 off Middle beach Studland Bay

Whimbrel - 1 Brands Bay

Purple Sandpiper - 5 Groyne H19 Highcliffe

Woodcock - 1 Weymouth Town Centre

Arctic Skua - 1 inside Christchurch Harbour

Red throated Diver - flew west off Peveril Point

Black throated Diver - 1 off Middle beach Studland Bay

Great Northern Diver - 2 Off Jerry's Point, 1 Shell Bay, 1 Brands Bay, 1 off Hengisbury Head, 1 off Peveril Point Swanage

Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes, 2 Swineham

Goshawk - 1 Middlebere Channel

Marsh Harrier - 12 Wareham Channel, 2 Brands Bay

Hen Harrier - 1 Male Middlebere NT Hide

Red Kite - 6 North of Cerne Abbas

White Tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel, 1 Christchurch Harbour

Purple Sandpiper - Highcliffe © Clinton Whale

Woodcock - Weymouth Town Centre

© Fiona Lawrence

Sunday 24th November 2024

Goldeneye - 2 off Fitzworth, 1 Brands Bay.
Black-necked Grebe - 9 off Fitzworth, 1 Longham Lakes.
Slavonian Grebe - 2 The Fleet (Littlesea).
Grey Plover - 4 Christchurch Harbour.

Knot - 8 Fitzworth.
Purple Sandpiper - 30-35 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Spotted Redshank - 1 Fitzworth.
Little Auk - 2 Mudeford Quay (one entered Christchurch Harbour).
Great Northern Diver - 2 Poole Harbour entrance, 2 past Portland Bill, 1 The Fleet (Littlesea).
Red-throated Diver - 1 past Durlston Head.
Little Gull - 3 Mudeford Quay, 1 Holes Bay, 1 The Fleet (Littlesea).
Great Skua - 1 past Portland Bill.
Arctic Skua - 1 Mudeford Quay and Stanpit.
Storm Petrel - 2-3 Branksome Chine, 1 Durley Chine.
Balearic Shearwater - 2 past Portland Bill
Sooty Shearwater - 3 past Portland Bill, 2 past Durlston Head.
Cory's Shearwater - 1 Mudeford Quay.
Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes.
Firecrest - 2 Durlston CP.

Little Auk, Mudeford Quay© Scott Usher

Arctic Skua, Stanpit © Scott Usher.

Curlew, Stanpit © Clinton Whale.

Saturday 23rd November 2024

Pale bellied Brent Goose - 1 Ferrybridge

Velvet Scoter - 1 initially Brand's Bay but flew towards South Deep Brownsea Island

Common Scoter - 18 off Middle Beach Studland, 4 Ferrybridge

Goosander - 4 Ferrybridge

Knot - 2 Ferrybridge

Purple Sandpiper - c 25 Hengisbury head, 1 Brands Bay

Little Gull - 1 Kimmeridge Bay

Black throated Diver - 1 off Portland Castle 

Great Northern Diver - 3 North Haven flew into Poole Harbour 

Leach's Storm Petrel - 1 Off Billy Winters Portland Harbour

Red Kite - 2 over Cerne Abbas

Yellowhammer - 35 Simene Valley Symondsbury

Friday 22nd November 2024

Barnacle Goose - 6 The Fleet (Rodden Hive).
Egyptian Goose - 85 Woodsford, 2 The Fleet (Rodden Hive).
Wigeon - c1100 Holes Bay.
Goosander - 1 Woodsford.
Goldeneye - 4 Poole Harbour.
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Wareham Channel (off Gold Point), 2 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach), 1 Longham Lakes.
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Avocet - c500 Brownsea Island, c200 Swineham.
Grey Plover - c50 Brownsea Island, 5 Brands Bay.
Knot - 4 Brownsea Island.
Purple Sandpiper - 1 North Haven (Poole Harbour mouth).
Green Sandpiper - 1 Woodsford.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Greenshank - 5 Brownsea Island, 1 Brands Bay.
Black-tailed Godwit - 1200+ Holes Bay.
Great Northern Diver - 2 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach).
Red-throated Diver - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point), 1 off Brownsea Island.
Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes, 1 Swineham, 1 Woodsford.
Spoonbill - 18 Poole Harbour (Fitzworth), 1 Lytchett Bay.
Marsh Harrier - 4-5 Swineham.
Red Kite - 1 Bridport, 1 Middlebere.
Bearded Tit - 2 Longham Lakes.

Fieldfare, Woodville © John Bishop

Thursday 21st November 2024

Barnacle Goose - 8 Silverlake East Lake

Goldeneye - 2 off Jerry's Point Studland

Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Knoll Beach Studland

Black-necked Grebe - 1 off Knoll Beach Studland

Spoonbill - 1 Holes Bay

Red Kite - 1 Swyre Head

Merlin - 1 Middlebere

Magpie - 181 into roost at Hatch Pond

Swallow - 1 Litton Cheney

Ring Ouzel - 1 Challow Hill Corfe Castle

Great Spotted woodpecker - Woodville
© John Bishop
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Wednesday 20th November 2024

Barnacle Goose - 1 Swineham

Common Scoter - 2 off Middle Beach Studland

Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Middle Beach Studland, 2  Littlesea The Fleet

Black-necked Grebe - 4 North end of Portland Harbour, 1 Longham Lakes

Golden Plover c800 Lodmoor RSPB

Ringed Plover - c150 Christchurch Harbour, 30 Long Groyne Hengisbury Head

Purple Sandpiper - 13 The Cobb Lyme Regis, 2 Long Groyne Hengisbury Head

Spotted Redshank - 1  Lytchett Bay

Red-throated Diver - 1 off Jerry's Point Studland

Black-throated Diver - 1 off Hengisbury Head

Great Northern Diver - 2 off Hengisbury Head, 1 Ferrybridge

Spoonbill - 4 Brownsea Lagoon DWT

Hen Harrier - 2 (1m & 1f)  Wyke Down 

Red Kite - 2 Wyke Down, 1 Middlebere Channel, 1 St Aldhelms Head, 1 Knowleton

White tailed Eagle - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 over Muscliff Bournemouth, 1 Wareham Channel

Firecrest - 3 Durlston CP

Black Redstart - 2f Bridging Camp Wyke Regis, 1 Hengisbury Head Centre

Brambling - 1 Hengisbury Head Centre

Black-necked Grebe - Longham Lakes
© Mike Kirby

Peregrine Flacon - Durlston CP
© Fiona Keeling

Purple Sandpiper - The Cobb Lyme Regis
© Roger Boswell

Tuesday 19th November 2024

Eider - 1 off the House Boats Studland

Red-throated Diver - 1 off Goathorn Point

Great Northern Diver - 1 Middle Beach Studland, 1 South Deep off Brownsea Is.

Black-necked Grebe - 2 Middle Beach Studland

Spoonbill - 9 Brownsea Lagoon

Red Kite - 2 Sherborne

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Christchurch Hbr.

Ruff - 1 Swineham Pt.

Green Sandpiper - 1 Swineham Pt.

Greenshank - 15 Brownsea Lagoon

Reed Bunting - Wareham © Clive Hargrave

Monday 18th November 2024

Eider - 1 Brand's Bay

Common Scoter - 28 off Hengistbury Hd.

Red-throated Diver - 1 in the South Deep off Brownsea Is.

Spoonbill - 25 Brownsea Lagoon

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel

Purple Sandpiper - 4 Hengistbury Hd.

Ruff - 2 Swineham Pt.

Green Sandpiper - 1 Swineham Pt.

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Greenshank - 3 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Water Pipit - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Red Kite - Pentridge © Colin Chainey

Sunday 17th November 2024

Black-necked Grebe - 5 Poole Hbr, 5 Portland Hbr, 1 Longham Lakes

Spoonbill - 25 Brownsea Is.

Hen Harrier - 1 St Aldhelm's Hd.

White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Chapman's Pool

Merlin - 1 male St. Aldhelm's Hd.

Purple Sandpiper - 2 Stanpit Marsh

Ring Ouzel - 2 reported Cerne Abbas

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Chapman's Pool

Lapland Bunting - 1 over Portland Bill (appeared to land Qinetic Compound)

Dark-bellied Brent Geese - Stanpit Marsh ©  Clinton Whale

Saturday 16th November 2024

Common Scoter 6 past Portland Bill

Great Northern Diver - 1 east St. Aldhelm's Hd.

Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes

Cattle Egret - 30 Holmbridge

Spoonbill - 15 Arne RSPB

Red Kite - 11 Pentridge Down

White-tailed Eagle - 2 in The Wareham Channel area Poole Hbr.

Avocet - 295 Brand's Bay (site high count)

Ruff - 2 Swineham on the Stilt Pools.

Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Holes Bay

Yellow-legged Gull - 1, 1cy Pentridge Down

Caspian Gull - 1 1st/w Lyme Regis on beach.

Swallow - 1 Portland Bill

Water Pipit - 1 Swineham Point

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 trapped Carey's Secret Garden, Wareham.

Brambling - 2 Portland Bill

Cirl Bunting - 1 St Aldhelm's Head (North of Pier Bottom view from main track)

Red Kite - Pentridge © Colin Chainey

Red Kite - Pentridge © Colin Chainey

Friday 15th November 2024

Greylag Goose - 402 at Silverlake
Pintail - 259 Brand's Bay
Mandarin Duck - 2 drakes at Poole Park
Eider - 8 in Weymouth Bay off Beachdown Way, 1 Bramble Bush Bay
Goldeneye - 1 Longham Lakes (South Lake)
Goosander - 2 Silverlake (East Lake)
Slavonian Grebe - 2 still on the Fleet at Littlesea, 2 in Studland Bay off Middle Beach
Black-necked Grebe - 2 in Wareham Channel, 2 in Studland Bay off Middle Beach, 1 Longham Lakes
Purple Sandpiper- 6 Hengistbury Head, 5 on Lyme Regis Cobb
Sanderling - 2 Brownsea Island
Knot - 2 Brownsea Island
Grey Plover - 40 Brownsea Island
Greenshank - 14 Brownsea Island, 1 Brand's Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Spoonbill - 5 Brownsea Island
Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes, 1 Silverlake (West Lake), 1 Puddletown WMs
Hen Harrier - a male flew south over Bardolf Farm at Puddletown
Black Redstart - 1 Fontmell Magna
Brambling - 2 Christchurch Harbour
Cirl Bunting - 2 at West Bexington DWT nature reserve
Snow Bunting - 1 over Durlston CP Visitor Centre

Late News : a Dark-eyed Junco was photographed in an Upton garden last weekend but has not been seen since.

Stonechat, Christchurch Harbour © Dave Hill

Grey Heron, Christchurch Harbour © Dave Hill

Mandarin Duck, Poole Park © David Wareham

 

Thursday 14th November 2024

Barnacle Goose - 3 in large goose flock between Woodsford Bridge and Lewell Mill
Long-tailed Duck - 1 briefly in Holloway's Dock (Hengistbury) this morning
Pintail - 126 Brand's Bay
Goosander - 8 between Woodsford bridge and Lewell Mill
Slavonian Grebe - 2 on the Fleet at Littlesea
Purple Sandpiper- 1 West Bay
Grey Plover - 11 Brand's Bay
Greenshank - 1 Brand's Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Common Gull - 261 Brand's Bay
Great Northern Diver - 3 West Bay, 2 west past Peveril Point
Red-throated Diver - 2 West Bay
Great White Egret - 1 Longham Lakes
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury
Black Redstart - 3 Bridging Camp (Wyke Regis), 1 West Bay
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Brambling - 1 Tidmoor, 1 over West Bay

Wednesday 13th November 2024

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 11 East Fleet
Barnacle Goose - 7 in field behind Rodden Hive
Whooper Swan - 1 Langton Hive, 1 off Rodden Hive
Egyptian Goose - 2 over St. Catherine's Hill, Abbotsbury
Pintail - 60+ off Rodden Hive
Scaup - 1 1cy The Fleet, Abbotsbury
Common Scoter - 1 still Ferrybridge
Slavonian Grebe - 1 East Fleet
Avocet - c800 Poole Harbour, 100+ Holes Bay
Black-tailed Godwit - 1113 Holes Bay
Knot - 4 Holes Bay
Spoonbill - 30 Poole Harbour
Hen Harrier - 1 male out to sea from West Bay
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel
Short-eared Owl - 1 Crown Estate Fields, Portland Bill
Hooded Crow - 1 probable over Southwell
Dartford Warbler - 1 East Fleet
Black Redstart - 1 Chesil Cove, 1 Upwey
Brambling - 16 over Ballard Down
Lesser Redpoll - 9 over Ballard Down
Crossbill - 19 over Ballard Down
Snow Bunting - 1 north over Ballard Down

Yesterday: -

Red Kite - 4 over Hambledon Hill
White-tailed eagle - 2 over Hambledon Hill

Common Scoter, Ferrybridge © Phil Cheeseman

Snipe, Lodmoor RSPB © Andy Tew

Redwing, Pentridge Down © John Bishop

 

Tuesday 12th November 2024

Mandarin - 8 Holme Lane GP, 2 Poole Park
Red-crested Pochard - 2 The Fleet, Abbotsbury
Scaup - 1 1cy male - The Fleet, Abbotsbury
Velvet Scoter - 1 The Fleet, Abbotsbury
Common Scoter - 1 Ferrybridge
Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Middle Beach, Studland
Black-necked Grebe - 1 still South Lake, Longham Lakes
Avocet - 100+ Holes Bay
Knot - 4 Holes Bay
Spotted Redshamk - 1 Holes Bay
Cattle Egret - 1 nr. Car Park, Uptom CP
Marsh Harrier - c6 Stanpit Marsh & Sea, 5 off Swineham Point
White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Ballard Down, 1 over Cogden Beach
Kingfisher - 2 Hatch Pond
Firecrest - 3 Hengistbury Head
Brambling - 2 Hengistbury Head, 1 South Haven
Hawfinch - 1 north from Horselynch, Lodmoor RSPB
Lesser Redpoll - 6 South Haven, 3 Hengistbury Head

Black-necked Grebe, Longham Lakes © Jeremy McClements

Golden Plover, Portland Bill © Simon Craft

Kestrel, Poole Harbour © Peter John Corbin

 

Monday 11th November 2024

Black-necked Grebe - 1 Grimmery Bank, Christchurch Harbour
Golden Plover - 500+ nr. The Hump, Lodmoor RSPB
Ruff - 1 Western Scrapes, Lodmoor RSPB
Green Sandpiper, 1 Wych Moor
Caspian Gull - 1 1st winter, off South Marsh, Stanpit
Red-throated Diver - 2 off West bay
Spoonbill - 28 on Saltmarsh, from Ower Quay
Great White Egret - 3 over Wareham Channel, 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Osprey - 1 Middlebere
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail, Middlebere
Red Kite - 6 east of Cerne Abbas
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel
Kingfisher - 2 Stanpit Creek
Magpie - 110 Hatch Pond Roost
Swallow - 1 Littlesea, Studland
Woodlark - 4 West Bay on migration
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 St. Aldhem's Head
Black Redstart - 2 West Bay Esplanade, 1 St. Aldhem's Head
Water Pipit - 1 in Whimbrel Field, Lytchett Fields
Brambling - 6 West Bay on migration
Hawfinch - 1 Butterstreet, The Fleet, 1 over Recreation Ground, Lytchett Matravers
Lesser Redpoll - 36 over Hengistbury Head, 21 in Birches, Ferry Car park, Studland, 10 West Bay
Crossbill - 3 Culpepper's Dish
Serin - 1 possible, Butterstreet, The Fleet
Corn Bunting - 8 St. Aldhem's Head
Cirl Bunting - 2 St. Aldhem's Head

Crossbill, Culpeppers Dish © Phil Cheeseman

Little Egret, Stanpit Marsh © Mike Kirby

Shoveler, Holes Bay © Danni Dyson

 

Sunday 10th November 2024

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 2 on The Fleet
Pochard - 4 drakes Swineham GP
Velvet Scoter - 1 Juv still on South Lake, Longham Lakes
Goosander - 1 Holmebridge
Black-necked Grebe - 1 still on South Lake, Longham Lakes
Avocet - 4 Brands Bay
Golden Plover - 2 Brands Bay, 1 Portland Bill
Grey Plover - 4 Brands Bay
Ruff - 3 Stilt Pools, Swineham
Caspian Gull - 1 1st winter at South Marsh, Stanpit
Cattle Egret - 55 between Holmebridge & Wool
Red Kite - 21 over Gates Hill, on Dorchester to Sherborne Road, 2 Parkstone Area
White-tailed Eagle - 3 Poole Harbour
Kingfisher - 1 Brands Bay
Wryneck - 1 Kimmeridge
Bearded Tit - 2 Hatch Pond
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Littlesea Wood, The Fleet
Black Redstart - 3 South Side of Nothe Fort, 2 Swanage, 2 West Bay, 1 West Bexington
Hawfinch - 3 over Pentridge Down

Starling, Portland Bill © Graham Nash

Pallas's Warbler, The Hump, Portland © Phil Cheeseman

Goldfinch, Portland Bill @ Graham Nash

Saturday 9th November 2024

Brent Goose - 108 Whitley Lake

Velvet Scoter - juvenile still on South lake, Longham Lakes

Black-necked Grebe - 1 on South Lake, Longham Lakes

Woodcock - 1 through Chesil Cove

Spoonbill - 12 Holes Bay

Great White Egret - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Silverlake, 2 Frome Valley

Red Kite - 1 Silverlake

Wryneck - 1 Kimmeridge

Merlin - 1 St Aldhelm's Head, 1 Middlebere

Swallow - 1 over the Hump Portland

Pallas's Warbler - 1 still in garden by the Hump Avalanche Road Portland, 1 St Aldhelm's Head

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 St Aldhelm's Head

Ring Ouzel - 2 Durlston CP

Black Redstart - 2 West Bay, 1 Ladymead Portland, 2 Durlston CP, 1 Swanage, 2 St Aldhelm's Head

Hawfinch - 2 over Lodmoor

Cirl Bunting - 3 east of Camp Road Wyke Regis

Purple Sandpiper, Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell

Water Rail, Stanpit Marsh  © Clinton Whale

Golden Plover, Crouch Hill, Stanpit  © Scott Usher

Friday 8th November 2024

Holboell's Red-necked Grebe - apparent still Portland Harbour

Woodcock - 3 Moreton

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Silverlake

Merlin - 1 Bardolf Farm Puddletown

Red Kite - 1 Burlston, and probably same over Bardolf Farm Puddletown

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Stanpit Bight

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Southwell school Portland

Pallas's Warbler - 1 In  garden near Hump Avalanche Road Portland

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 trapped and ringed Portland BO

Black Redstart - 1 West Bay, 1 Durlston CP, 1 Swanage

Hawfinch - 2 over Lytchett Bay, 1 over Portland Bird Observatory

Thursday 7th November 2024

Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Fitzworth Point, Ower Bay

Holoeill's Red-necked Grebe - apparent still Portland harbour

Black-necked Grebe - 5 Wareham channel

Avocet - c.50 Brownsea Island lagoon

Ruff - 2 Swineham

Greenshank - 12 Brownsea Island lagoon

Spoonbill - 39 Brownsea Island lagoon

Cattle Egret - 59 in field  Holme bridge between Wareham and Wool

White-tailed Eagle - 4 Brands Bay

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 trapped and ringed Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Abbotsbury sub-tropical gardens

 1 Southwell Portland

 Pallas's Warbler - 1 in garden at Southwell Portland

Black Redstart - 2 Tilly Whim, Durlston, 1 St Aldhelm's Head, 2 Portland, 1 Swanage

Black Redstart, Ocean Bay Swanage  © Alan Bevis

Wednesday 6th November 2024

 Velvet Scoter - juvenile still South Lake, Longham Lakes

Holboell's Red-necked Grebe - apparent still Portland Harbour

Spotted Redshank - 3 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Swineham GPs

Spoonbill - 41 Brownsea Island lagoon

Short-eared Owl - 1 Tidmoor Point, Wyke Regis

Merlin - female Maiden Castle

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 The Hump Portland, 2 Southwell school Portland, 1 Hengistbury Head

Pallas's Warbler - 1 The Hump Portland, 1 Southwell school

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 trapped and ringed Careys Garden Wareham, 1 Southwell school Portland

Ring Ouzel - 2 Portland Bill

Black Redstart - 1 Parkstone garden, 3/4 Pulpit rock Portland, 3 Blacknor Portland

Lapland Bunting - 1 over Portland Bird Observatory

Tuesday 5th November 2024

Goosander - 8 Woodsford.
Knot - 1 Holes Bay.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Woodsford.
Black-tailed Godwit - 1000+ Holes Bay, c470 Brownsea Island.
Great White Egret - 1 Silverlake.
Spoonbill - c42 Brownsea Island.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Arne.
Ring-necked Parakeet - 2 Weymouth.
Black Redstart - 2 New Swanage, 1 Durlston CP, 1 Peveril Point.
Pallas's Warbler - 1 Portland Bill.
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP.

Monday 4th November 2024

Common Scoter - 2 Studland Bay (South Haven).
Velvet Scoter - 1 still Longham Lakes.
Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Greenshank - 1 Stanpit.
Great Northern Diver - 1 E past Hengistbury Head.
Red-throated Diver - 2 E past Hengistbury Head.
Black-throated Diver - 1 E past Hengistbury Head.
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Wareham Channel, 1 Brands Bay, 1 Longham Lakes.
Great White Egret - 2 Middlebere, 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Swineham.
Cattle Egret - 31 Christchurch Harbour.
Osprey - 1 Middlebere.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 SE Poole Harbour.
Swallow - 4 Middlebere, 1 Poole Harbour mouth.
Firecrest - 5+ Hengistbury Head.
Goldfinch - 680 Hengistbury Head, 442 Studland (South Haven).
Tree Sparrow - 1 over Hengistbury Head

Sunday 3rd November 2024

Barnacle Goose - 1 with Canada Geese, Bestwall.
Velvet Scoter - 1 still Longham Lakes.
Goldeneye - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Ruff - 3-4 Swineham.
Spotted Redshank - 5 Swineham.
Red-necked Grebe - the probable Holboell's Red-necked Grebe is still in Portland Harbour.
Great White Egret - 1 Bestwall.
White-tailed Eagle - 1-2 Christchurch Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 4 Swineham. 
Hen Harrier - 1 Maiden Castle.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Portland Bill.
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Hawfinch - 1 Lytchett Matravers, 1 Portland Bill.

Velvet Scoter, Longham Lakes © Scott Usher

Barnacle Goose, Bestwall © Clive Hargrave

Velvet Scoter, Longham Lakes © Scott Usher

Saturday 2nd November 2024

Velvet Scoter - 1 still Longham Lakes.
Goosander - 8 Woodsford.
Golden Plover - 506 Lodmoor, 1 over Swineham (with Lapwing).
Ruff - 2 Swineham.
Common Sandpiper - 2 Lodmoor.
Green Sandpiper - 4 Woodsford.
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Poole Harbour mouth, 1 Longham Lakes.
Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Stanpit, 1 Swineham.
Cattle Egret - 32 Christchurch Harbour, 35 Swineham, 16 Holmebridge.
Osprey - 1 nr Corfe Castle is very late in the year.
Marsh Harrier - 14 Poole Harbour roost, 1 Lodmoor.
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP.

Friday 1st November 2024

Barnacle Goose - 1 Stilt Pool Swineham

Egyptian Goose - 181 Silverlake

Velvet Scoter - 1 Longham Lakes

Black necked Grebe - 5 Wareham Channel, 1 Longham Lakes

Ruff - 2 Stilt Pools Swineham

Common Sandpiper - 2 Woodsford River Frome, 1 Lytchett Bay Turlin shore

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Spoonbill - 38 Brownsea Lagoon DWT

Cattle Egret - 40+ Keysworth Wareham Channel, 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Great White Egret - 3 Wareham Channel, 3 Longham Lake

Osprey - 1 Middlebere Scottish ringed 511

Wryneck - 1 Portland Bill

Merlin - 2 Hartland Moor

Peregrine - 2 Durlston CP, 1 Sturminster Marshall

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Portland Obs trapped & ringed

Black Redstart - 1 Private garden Sturminster Marshall

Cirl Bunting - 1 West Bay

Hawfinch - Portland Bill yesterday © David Nunn

Mandarin Duck - Poole Park 
© Karen Anne Hillebrandt via Facebook