Wednesday 31st December 2025

Whooper Swan - 1 Rodden Hive.
White-fronted Goose - 38 Ridge, 2 West Bexington.
Scaup - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Pt), 1 The Fleet (Chickerell Hive Pt).
Goldeneye - 1+ southern Poole Hbr.
Smew - 2 Brands Bay (view from Redhorn and Jerry's Pt).
Long-tailed Duck - 1 The Fleet (Chickerell Hive Pt).
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Redhorn (Brands Bay).
Black-necked Grebe - 9 Studland Bay (Middle Beach), 5 Redhorn (Brands Bay), 1 Portland Hbr.
Lapwing - 500+ Roddden Hive, c100 N of Netherbury.
Golden Plover - 2 Stanpit.
Grey Plover- 2 Stanpit.
Woodcock - 4 N of Netherbury, 1 Stanpit.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Farrington.
Great Northern Diver - 3 Portland Hbr, 3 Studland Bay (Middle Beach), 2 Brands Bay 
      (Jerry's Pt), 2 The Fleet (Littlesea).
Glossy Ibis - 10 Wareham Common (near Saxon Roundabout).
Spoonbill - 8 Lytchett Bay.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Brands Bay.
Red Kite - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Marsh Harrier - 3 Christchurch Hbr, 2 Rodden Hive, 1 Moonfleet.

Green Sandpiper, Farrington © John Howell













Oystercatcher, Hengistbury sandspit © Clinton Whale

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Tuesday 30th December 2025

Tundra Bean Goose - 7 Winterborne Monkton.
Barnacle Goose - 5 Woodsford Quarries.
Great Scaup - 1 Poole Harbour (nr Brownsea Island).
Goldeneye - 9 southern Poole Harbour.
Slavonian Grebe - 2 southern Poole Harbour.
Purple Sandpiper - 1 Portland Bill.
Great Northern Diver - 2 southern Poole Harbour.
Glossy Ibis - 10 Wareham Common (near Saxon Roundabout).
Spoonbill - 10 Lytchett Bay.
Cattle Egret - 37 Portesham.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Hambledon Hill, 1 Woodsford Quarries.
Red Kite - 5 Hambledon Hill.
Marsh Harrier - 2 Christchurch Harbour.
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Chickerell Down.

Purple Sandpiper, Portland Bill © Steven Carey

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Monday 29th December 2025

Tundra Bean Goose - 7 Winterborne Monkton, 5 Came Road (South of Dorchester), 
       5 E of Ridge (field N of Arne Road).
White-fronted Goose - 38 E of Ridge (field N of Arne Road).
Barnacle Goose - 1 E of Ridge (field N of Arne Road).
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes.
Green Sandpiper - 2 Magiston.
Great Northern Diver - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Black-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Glossy Ibis - 10 Wareham Common (near Saxon Roundabout).
Great White Egret - 1 Longham Lakes.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Hambledon Hill, 2 Lytchett Bay, 1 Lower Bockhampton.
Red Kite - 2 Magiston, 2 Sydling St Nicholas, 1 Gussage Down, 1 Harley Down, 
      1 Toller Porcorum.
Marsh Harrier - 1-2 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Wareham Common.
Hen Harrier - 1 male Wyke Down.
Merlin - 1 Gussage Down.
Marsh Tit - 4 Harley Wood.
Crossbill - c12 Knighton Heath golf club.


Bean Goose, Ridge © Clive Hargrave

















Bean Geese, Ridge © Clive Hargrave

















Hen Harrier, Wyke Down © Thomas Coldwell



Bean and White-fronted Geese, Ridge © Clive Hargrave

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Sunday 28th December 2025

Tundra Bean Goose - 5+ still in field N of Arne Road E of Ridge, 2 still Charminster WMs N of B3147 near roundabout, 1 still Throop c1mile E of Briantspuddle.
White-fronted Goose - 38+ Ridge, 2 Charminster WMs.
Scaup - 1 drake Poole Harbour between Goathorn & Green/Furzey Islands.
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Poole Harbour off Jerry's Pt.
Black-necked Grebe - 10 Poole Harbour off Jerry's Pt, 3 Portland Harbour.
Glossy Ibis - 10 Wareham Common.
White-tailed Eagle - 4 from Rock Lea View, Lytchett Bay.
Siberian Chiffchaff - Stour Valley NR, Muscliffe.
 
Yesterday (27th Dec):
White-fronted Goose - 28 Moreton.
Goosander - 11 Silverlake. 
Common Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake.

Glossy Ibis, Wareham Common © Trevor Warrick


Fieldfare, Stour Valley NR © Robert Fielding

 
Long-tailed Tits, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale


 






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Saturday 27th December 2025

Barnacle Goose - 5 Woodsford
Tundra Bean Goose - 2 Charminster Water Meadows, 5 in field next to Arne moor works
White-Fronted Goose - 34 in field next to Arne moor works, 17 Marnhull
Egyptian Goose - 67 Woodsford
Goldeneye - 6 Brands Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 4 Brands Bay
Purple Sandpiper - Portland, below the obelisk
Great Northern Diver - 1 Brands Bay
Spoonbill - 4 Lytchett Bay
Red Kite - 1 Holdenhurst Village
Black Redstart - 2 Church Ope Cove, Portland
Siberian Chiffchaff - 2 West Bexington

Spoonbill Lytchett Bay © Ian Ballam











Siberian Chiffchaff West Bexington © Mike Morse 
















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Friday 26th December 2025

Barnacle Goose - 5 Woodsford
Tundra Bean Goose - 9 over Woodsford to Charminster, 6 in field next to Arne moor works, 6 Swineham, 1 Throop meadows Briantspuddle
White-fronted Goose - 31 Swineham mid afternoon, 31 in field next to Arne Moor works, 6 Avon causeway Hurn
Pochard - 3 Brand's Bay (rare for this location)
Velvet Scoter - 1 Flew past Portland Bill
Goldeneye - 6 Brand's Bay
Goosander - 1 River Stour Blandford
Slavonian Grebe - 3 off Tidmoor Point The Fleet, 2 off Jerry's Point Studland
Black-necked Grebe - 7 off Jerry's Point Studland, 5 off Redhorn Quay Studland, 3 Portland Harbour from Sandsfoot Castle
Grey Plover - 48 Brand's Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 2 Bournemouth Beach groynes
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Red-throated Diver - 7 past Durlston CP
Great Northern Diver - 4 Portland Harbour from Sandsfoot Castle, 3 Redhorn Quay Studland, 2 past Durlston CP, 1 off Hamworthy Park Beach
Spoonbill - 4 Lytchett Bay
Cattle Egret - 66 Elworth, 25 Portesham old railway line
Red Kite - 1 Corfe Mullen
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Lytchett Bay, Middlebere and Brand's Bay Poole Harbour
Merlin - Durlston CP
Water Pipit - 1 Swineham Point 


Tundra Bean Goose & White fronted Goose
Arne road © James Leaver





Tundra Bean Goose -
Arne road © James Leaver




Tundra Bean Goose & White fronted Goose
Arne road © Phil Bentley







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Thursday 25th December 2025

Tundra Bean Goose - 5 briefly on Arne Moors before flying west
White fronted Goose - 14 in field west of Arne Moor works entrance
Goosander - 1 female in back pool Ferrybridge
Black throated Diver - 1 Poole Harbour mouth
Chiffchaff (Siberian) - 1 amongst flock of Chiff chaff by River Wey Radipole Village

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Wednesday 24th December 2025

Tundra Bean Goose - 7 Lodmoor RSPB, 6 over Middlebere, 4 Wareham Channel, 3 Lytchett Bay, 1 Slepe Moor Middlebere, 1 Stanpit Marsh
White fronted Goose - 28 over Lodmoor RSPB flew East, 6 Arne Moor seen from Slepe Heath, 5 Bestwall Meadows Swineham, 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Scaup - 1 off Hegisbury Head
Goldeneye - 2 Brand's Bay
Goosander - 2 Charminster / Dorchester flood fields
Grey Plover - 29 Brand's Bay, 4 Ferrybridge
Purple Sandpiper - 2 Sandbanks Beach goynes, 2 West Bay west pier
Red throated Diver - 9 past Hengisbury Head
Black throated Diver - 1 through Poole Harbour mouth 
Great Northern Diver - 2 Brand's Bay
Glossy Ibis - 10 Bestwall Meadows Swineham
Spoonbill - 29 Shipstal Point Arne RSPB, 2 Lytchett Bay
Cattle Egret - 50 flew East over Bestwall Meadows Swineham
Marsh harrier - 4 over Lorton /  Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Christchurch Harbour
White tailed Eagle - 1 over Brand's Bay, 1 over Arne RSPB
Merlin - 1 Wareham Common
Crossbill - 25+ Oakerswood

Yesterday: Cattle egret - 80 Wareham Common

Tundra Bean Goose - Slepe Moor Middlebere
 ©  Mark Wright



Tundra Bean Goose - Slepe Moor Middlebere
 ©  Mark Wright


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Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Mandarin Duck - 2 Stanpit Marsh
Garganey - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery embayment (closed for winter, view from walking south east from Beach car park to view from Tank traps)
Scaup -  1 The Fleet Chickerell 
Slavonian Grebe - The Fleet Chickerell 
Long-tailed Duck - The Fleet Chickerell 
Whimbrel - 1 The Fleet Chickerell 
Purple Sandpiper - 1 Highcliffe on groyne at Chewton Bunny
Great Northern Diver - 2 The Fleet Chickerell 
White Stork - 1 seen in the Dewlish / Crawthorne area
Black redstart - The Fleet Chickerell 
Marsh tit - 9 Chase Wood Six penny Hadley
Redpoll - 220 Cgase wood Six Penny Hadley, 2 Pollards Wood Rushmoor Park

Redpoll - Chase wood © Tom Caldwell




Redpoll - Chase wood © Tom Caldwell


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Monday 22nd December 2025

 Garganey - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery embayment (closed for winter, view from walking south east from Beach car park to view from Tank traps)
Velvet Scoter - 3 off Hengistbury Head
Common Scoter - 14 Christchurch Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 4 off Redhorn Quay, Brand's Bay, 4 from Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 1 still on south lake, Longham Lakes, 2 Jerry's Point
Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields
Red-throated Diver - 9 westbound Christchurch Harbour
Black-throated Diver - 1 still off Portland Castle
White-tailed Eagle - 3 Wareham Channel



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               Firecrest, Bridport  © Richard Cook







 









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Sunday 21st December 2025

 Black-necked Grebe - 3 off Jerry's Point
Spotted Redshank - 1 still Middlebere
Great northern Diver - 4 off Jerry's Point
Glossy Ibis - 11 Swineham GPs
Spoonbill - 1 Arne RSPB
Cattle Egret - 19 Wareham Common, 10 Holmebridge
Marsh Harrier - 3 Middlebere
Merlin - 1 Middlebere
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 in rear garden at West Mills, Wareham
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Saturday 20th December 2025

Scaup - 1 female on the Fleet off Tidmoor Point
Long-tailed Duck - 1 female on the Fleet off Tidmoor Point
Sanderling - 4 Sandbanks
Black-tailed Godwit - 1825 Holes Bay (highest count this winter)
Purple Sandpiper - 2 Sandbanks on the groyne opposite Shack by the Shore
Little Gull 1 adult Portland Bill
Sandwich Tern - 1 NW Holes Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 2 on the Fleet off Tidmoor Point, 1 Portland Harbour off Castle Cove
Great Northern Diver - 4 Bramble Bush Bay, 2 on the Fleet off Tidmoor Point
Bittern - 1 flew along the River Frome towards Swineham Point this morning
Glossy Ibis - 10 Swineham (Curlews Field)
Cattle Egret - 80+ at West Elworth
Marsh Harrier - 3+ Swineham Point
Red Kite - 1 Hambledon Hill
Bearded Tit - 3 Swineham Pint
Black Redstart - 1 male at Church Ope Cove (Portland)
Firecrest - 1 Abbotsbury STW, 1 Wick

Red Kite, Hambledon Hill © John Bishop

Raven, Hambledon Hill © John Bishop

 

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Friday 19th December 2025

Mandarin Duck - 1 Poole Park
Goosander - 3 (2 drakes) Woodsford
Spotted Redshank - 1 over Hengistbury calling at dawn
Green Sandpiper - 3 Woodsford
Purple Sandpiper - 1 Sandbanks on Groyne opposite beach CP
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Studland Bay, 1 Longham Lakes (South Lake)
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour from Castle Cove, 1 past Hengistbury Head
Spoonbill - 20 Arne RSPB at Shipstal Point, 1 Brownsea Lagoon
Glossy Ibis - 10 Swineham (Curlews Field)
Cattle Egret - 66 left Wareham Common at dusk, 7 Christchurch Harbour
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Wyke Down along Ackling Dyke
Marsh Harrier - 3 Christchurch Harbour
Red Kite - 1 Woodsford, 1 over Rock Lea Viewpoint (Lytchett Bay)
Fieldfare - 8 Middlebere
Black Redstart - 1 Church Ope Cove (Portland)
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury Wood, 1 Brownsea Woods
Brambling - 1 Arne RSPB
Crossbill - 10 over Arne RSPB CP

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Thursday 18th December 2025

Heavy rain and strong wind conditions meant few reports today. Just...

Spoonbill - 25 Arne RSPB at Shipstal Point
Marsh Harrier - 1 at Wick

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Wednesday 17th December 2025

Goldeneye - 2 off Jerry's Point
Velvet Scoter - 2 west past Hengistbury Head
Purple Sandpiper - 10 Portland Bill
Black-necked Grebe - 4 off Jerry's Point
Black-throated Diver - 2 west past Hengistbury Head
Red-throated Diver - 7 west past Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 4 off Jerry's Point
Spoonbill - 9+ Arne RSPB at Shipstal Point
Glossy Ibis - 3 Swineham
Cattle Egret - 44 Wareham Channel
Great White Egret - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Red Kite - 1 over Grimstone (near Frampton)
Fieldfare - 12 Middlebere
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP

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Tuesday 16th December 2025

Common Scoter - 12f  Bowleaze Cove
Goldeneye - 4 off Jerry's Point
Red-breasted Merganser - 14 off Jerry's Point, 2 off Sandsfoot Castle
BN Grebe - 6 off Jerry's Point, 1 still South Lake, Longham Lakes
Spotted Redshank - 1 again from Sherford Island, Lytchett Fields
Black-throated Diver - 1 still off Castle Cove Sailing Club
Great Northern Diver - 10 between Poole Harbour entrance & Jerry's Point, 3 Bowleaze Cove
Spoonbill - 13 Wareham Channel
Cattle Egret - 15 to roost Christchurch Harbour
Great White Egret - 1 Holloway's Dock
White-tailed Eagle - 1 from Rodden Hive
Short-eared Owl - 1 nr Badbury Rings Car Park
KIngfisher - 2 Frome River mouth
Black Redstart - 2f type still Chesil Cove
Water Pipit - 1 over Swineham Point

Fieldfare, Middlebere © Garry Hayman


Glossy Ibis, Curlew Pools, Swineham © Garry Hayman


Brent Geese, Hamworthy © Tina Dawkins

 

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Monday 15th December 2025

Velvet Scoter - 1 still off Jerry's Point
Slavonian Grebe - 2 off Tidmoor Point
Black-necked Grebe - 5 of Jerry's Point, 1 still South Lake, Longham Lakes
Avocet - c200 HOles Bay, 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Black-tailed Godwit - 1000+ Holes Bay
Knot - 1 Holes Bay
Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields
Purple Sandpiper - 3+ Portland Bill
Kittiwake - 22 off Hengistbury Head
Common Gull - 50 NW Holes Bay
Red-throated Diver- 2 off Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 5 off Jerry's Point, 3 off Tidmoor Point, 1 off Hengistbury Head
Gannet - 3 off Hengistbury Head
Glossy ibis - 1 Wareham Common
Cattle Egret - 2 nr. Wooden Bridge, Stanpit Marsh
Red Kite - 1 over Puddletown Bypass


Crossbills, Culpepper's Dish © Phil Cheeseman


Kingfisher, Stour Meadows © Tony Parfoot


Purple Sandpipers, Portland Bill © Mick Church

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Sunday 14th December 2025

Barnacle Goose - 5 Woodsford
Scaup - 1 off Jerry's Point
Velvet Scoter - 1 off Jerry's Point
Long-tailed Duck - 1f still off Tidmoor Point
Goldeneye - 6 off Jerry's Point
Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 6 still off Jerry's Point
Grey Plover - 36 Brands Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 3 nr. Shore Road, Sandbanks
Black-throated Diver - 1 off Jerry's Point
Great Northern Diver - 5 off Jerry's Point, 5 more around Poole Harbour
Glossy Ibis - 8 nr. Curlew Pool, Swineham
Spoonbill - 18 Shipstal Point, Arne RSPB, 2 Gold Point, Arne RSPB
White-tailed Eagle - 1 adult from Tidmoor Point
Merlin - 1 over Gull Islands, Wareham Channel
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Kinson Sewage Works, Stour Valley LNR


 
Lapwing, Lodmoor RSPB © Rebecca Cooke


Greenshank, Studland © Danni Dyson


Shag, Osprey Quay, Portland © Phil Cheeseman

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Saturday 13th December 2025

Velvet Scoter - 1 off Jerry's Point
Purple Sandpiper - 2 on Cobb Rock Armour, Lyme REgis
Woodcock - 3 at Up Cerne
Black -throated Diver - 1 at North Haven, Sandbanks, 1 off Jerry's Point
Great Northern Diver - 6 off Jerry's Point, 1 Osprey Quay, Portland
White-tailed Eagle - 1 possible, high over Lodmoor RSPB
Firecrest - 2 Cogden
Black Redstart - 1f or imm. Osprey Quay, Portland Castle

Rook, Purbeck © Danni Dyson


Red Kite, Piddle Valley © Frank Gardiner


Red-breasted Merganser © Phil Cheeseman

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Friday 12th December 2025

Velvet Scoter - 1 Jerry's Point
Black Necked Grebe - 8 Jerry's Point
Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere
Purple Sandpiper - 2 Sandbanks
Yellow Legged Gull - 2 Silverlake
Puffin - 1 Flew East Hengistbury Head
Black Throated Diver - 1 Jerry's Point
Black Redstart - 1 Middlebere

















Purple Sandpiper, Sandbanks © Ian Ballam

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Thursday 11th December 2025

Pink Footed Goose - 2 Woodsford Farm
Scaup - 1st c/y drake Abbotsbury Swannery. Swannery closed for winter, use Beach car park (DT3 4LA) and walk south-east along beach to view embayment from Tank Traps if searching (no access beyond Tank Traps)
Goosander - 1 Redhead Osprey Quays Portland
Common Sandpiper - 1 Peveril Point Swanage
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Groynes Hengistbury Head
Cattle Egret - 4 Puddletown Watermeadows
Red Kite - 1 Toller Porocorum, 1 Woodyates
Black Redstart - 1 Chesil Cove. Portland



                       
                                                                                     









Goosander, Portland © Phil Cheesman.


 

Black Redstart, Chesil Cove Portland © Phil Cheesman.





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Wednesday 10th December 2025

Pale bellied Brent Goose - 1 Moonfleet
Barnacle Goose - 5 south of Woodsford Farm
Pink footed Goose - 2 Woodsford stubble field
Mandarin Duck - 1 Poole Park
Goosander - 1 Portland Castle, 1 Woodsford
Common Scoter - 16 off Hengisbury Head
Purple Sandpiper - 8 Portland Bill below The Lobster Pot, 4 Hengisbury Head groynes, 2 Sandbanks back groynes
Black necked Grebe - 6 Brand's Bay
Great Northern Diver - 3 off Jerry's pt
Cattle Egret - c181 to roost at Abbotsbury Swannery (Swannery closed for winter)
Marsh Harrier -  5 Christchurch Harbour
Red Kite - 3 Woodyates, 1 Wool
Crossbill - 5 Bovington Tank viewing pt, 5 Morden Bog 

Pale bellied Brent Goose - Moonfleet 
© Paul Harris





Tree Creeper - Dorchester © Alan Membury








Blue tit - Dorchester © Alan Membury





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Tuesday 9th December 2025

Goosander - 1 Portland Castle
Purple Sandpiper - 1 North Haven Poole Harbour entrance
Black throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 13 Poole Harbour BoPH bird boat, 1 Portland Harbour
Cattle Egret - 32 Holmebridge
Hen Harrier - 2 Morden Bog
Red Kite - 2 Sturminster Marshall, 1 Tarrent Rushton
 
Great Northern Diver - Jerry's Pt
© Phil Bentley 


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Monday 8th December 2025

Mandarin - 1 Poole Park (near The Kitchen)
Common Scoter - 15 settled on sea off Hengistbury Hd.
Velvet Scoter - 1 still off Jerry's Point
Goldeneye - 2 in Brand's Bay, 1 off Jerry's Point
Goosander - 1 Osprey Quay, 1 on Stour at Blandford
Red-throated Diver - 1 off Hengistbury Hd.
Black-throated Diver - 1 off Portland Castle
Great Northern Diver - 4 off Jerry's Point, 3 off Fort Henry
Black-necked Grebe - 6 in Brand's Bay, 2 off Knoll Beach
White-tailed Eagle - 2 near Holme Bridge, 1 imm over Abbotsbury
Sandwich Tern - 3 Brand's Bay
Redpoll - 16 Thorncombe Wood (near Rushy Pond)

Oystercatcher - Highcliffe © Clinton 


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Sunday 7th December 2025

Mandarin - 2 (pr) Shillingstone
Velvet Scoter - 1 again off Jerry's Point.
Black-throated Diver - 2 through Poole Harbour Mouth a.m, 1 off Green Island
Great Northern Diver - 6 through Poole Harbour Mouth a.m, 4 off Jerry's Point
Cattle Egret - 31 Holme Bridge, 6 Shillingstone
Great White Egret - 12 Longham Lakes, 1 at Wick
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes
Hen Harrier - 1 male Middlebere p.m
Purple Sandpiper - 12 Hengistbury Hd. (on the sand spit)
Greenshank - 12 Brownsea Lagoon

Song Thrush - Highcliffe © Clinton Whale






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Saturday 6th December 2025

Common Scoter - 15 Hengistbury Head (settled on sea)
Velvet Scoter - 1 1st/w drake from Jerry's Point
Red-throated Diver - 3 Hengistbury Head (1 settled on sea)
Great  Northern Diver - 1 past Hengistbury Head
Slavonian Grebe - 1 from Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes
Spoonbill - 25 Arne RSPB (Shipstal Pt.)
Red Kite - 1 over Corfe Mullen
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Christchurch Hbr.
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Silverlake

Egyptain Geese - Sturminster Marshal © Allan Frake




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Friday 5th December 2025

Baikal Teal - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Velvet Scoter -  off Jerry's Point
Red-throated Diver - 6 past Branksome Chine
Black-throated Diver - 2 off Jerry's Point, 1 off Sandbanks
Great Northern Diver - 4+ off Jerry's Point, 1 past Branksome Chine
Purple Sandpiper - 33  Hengistbury Hd. (on the Groynes) 
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Woodcock - 2 Moreton
Black Redstart - 1 Portland (Little Ship garden)



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Thursday 4th December 2025

 Baikal Teal - 1st winter drake still Abbotsbury Swannery (western embayment)which is closed for winter, View only from public footpaths 
Velvet Scoter - 1 Poole Harbour
Purple Sandpiper - 26+ on groyne near Beach House Cafe Hengistbury Head,  3 Avon Beach Mudeford
Black-throated Diver - 1 Poole Harbour
Cattle Egret - 3 Puddletown Water Meadows
Marsh Harrier - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Firecrest - 1 Sturminster Marshall Lake
Desert Wheatear - 1st winter female still at Bridging Camp. Viewed through fence. Park along Camp Road (DT4 9HE)and walk west for c.200m.

Purple Sandpiper, groyne H10 Highcliffe © Clinton Whale



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Wednesday 3rd December 2025

 Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 2 Moonfleet
Egyptian Goose - 2 Puddletown, 3 Holmebridge
Baikal Teal - 1st winter drake still Abbotsbury Swannery (closed for winter. View only from public footpaths}
Velvet Scoter - still from Jerry's Point
Slavonian Grebe - 1 still off Castle Cove sailing club, Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 6 from Jerry's Point Poole Harbour, 5 from Sandsfoot Beach Portland Harbour, 
1 Longham Lakes
Woodcock - 2 near Netherbury
Green Sandpiper - 2 Holmebridge
Spotted Redshank - 1 still from Rock Lea viewpoint Lytchett Fields RSPB
Great Northern Diver - 6 Jerry's Point
Spoonbill - 12 Shipstal Point Arne
Cattle Egret - 13 Holmebridge
Hen Harrier - sub adult male t Aldhelms Head
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel
Merlin - 1 Maiden Castle
Desert Wheatear - 1st winter female still at west side of Bridging Camp viewed through fence. Park along Camp Road (DT4 9HE) and walk west for 200m.

Pale-bellied Brent Geese Moonfleet  © Paul Harris


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Tuesday 2nd December 2025

 Pink-footed Goose - 2 Arne Moors
Velvet Scoter - 1 from Jerry's Point Poole Harbour
Long-tailed Duck - 1 fem - ale type Hive Point Chickerell
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point Poole Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 12 Poole Harbour with 4 off Middle beach Studland Bay
Avocet - 125 Middlebere, 255 Holes Bay
Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Silverlake, 631 Holes Bay
Knot - 23 Holes Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 12 from Mudeford Quay
Green Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields  RSPB
Yellow-legged Gull - 2 Silverlake
Red-throated Diver - 1 off Jerry's Point
Great Northern Diver - 12 Poole Harbour
Glossy Ibis - 9 on flooded field south of main pit  Swineham GPs
Cattle Egret - 20 Holmebridge
Great White Egret - 1 Middlebere
Marsh Harrier - 2 Middlebere, 4 Swineham
Red Kite - 1 seen west of Puddletown
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham channel
Black Redstart - 2 Camp Road Wyke
Desert Wheatear - still in horse field by Camp Road Wyke (DT4 9HE)

Drake Teal, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Glossy Ibis, Swineham © Clive and Rosemary Hargrave



















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Monday 1st December 2025

 Spoonbill - 8 Lytchett Bay
Marsh Harrier - 2 Wick Reeds, Christchurch Harbour
Chiffchaff - 4 Roebury Lane Christchurch
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Sunday 30th November 2025

Barnacle Goose - 5 Rodden Hive The Fleet
Pink Footed Goose - 2 Arne Moor view from Slepe Heath
Baikal Teal - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery. Swannery closed for winter, view only from public footpaths. Do not walk south-east of Tank Traps on beach.
Scaup - Abbotsbury Swannery. Swannery closed for winter, view only from public footpaths. Do not walk south-east of Tank Traps on beach.
Long tailed Duck - 1 Tidmoor Point The Fleet
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Littlesea East Fleet 
Black necked Grebe - 1 off Jerry's Point, 1 South Lake Longham Lakes
Purple Sandpiper - 3 Highcliffe
Mediterranean Gull - 115 off Hengisbury Head 
Black throated Diver - 1 Sandbanks
Great White Egret - 7 Longham Lakes, 1 Stanpit Marsh
Hen Harrier - 1 Ringtail Wyke Down
Red Kite - 3 over Houn's Tout, 2 over Shapwick, 1 over Abbotsbury Hill Fort, 1 Corfe Mullen
White tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel
Desert Wheatear - 1 Bridging Camp Wyke Regis
Water Pipit - 1 Wytch Lake causeway
Cirl Bunting  - 2 Cogden Beach

Curlew - Brands Bay © Garry Hayman




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