Friday 31st January 2025

Whooper Swan - 1 still Abbotsbury Swannery
Greater Scaup - 1 st/w drake Abbotsbury Swannery
Lesser Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes
Long-tailed Duck - 2 1st/winter Abbotsbury Swannery
Glossy Ibis - 1 Lodmoor
Spoonbill - 11 Arne Bay, 1 Jerry's Point
Slavonian Grebe - 5 at Tidmoor Point on The Fleet
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Portland Hbr, 3 east of Long Island 
Purple Sandpiper - 10 Cobb Rock armour.
Hen Harrier - 1 Morden Bog, 1 Wyke Down
Merlin - 1 south Arne RSPB
Short-eared Owl - 1 over Sleep Heath
Black Redstart - 1 Chesil Cove

Marsh Harrier - Lodmoor RSPB © David Nunn























Stonechat - Hengistbury Head © David Wareham
















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Thursday 30th January 2025

Whooper Swan - 1 in field Laymore
Lesser Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes
Long-tailed Duck - 2 1st/w Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 from Jerry's Pt.
Velvet Scoter - 2 Hengistbury Hd.
Black-throated Diver - 1 Pirates Cove (The Fleet)
Great Northern Diver - 1 Middle Beach, 1 south Brownsea shore
Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Redhorn Quay
Black-necked Grebe - 3 off Shipstall Pt, 2 off Middle beach, 1 from Jerry's Pt.
Cattle Egret - 3 Wareham Common, 1 with Highland Cattle at Norden
Glossy Ibis - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Spoonbill - 14 Shipstall Pt Arne RSPB, 1 Middlebere
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Arne RSPB
Merlin - 1 Arne RSPB
Purple Sandpiper - 20 Highcliffe (Groyne H10)
Short-eared Owl - 1 flew towards Arne Moors (No access)
Black Redstart - 2 male/1 Fem type Newton's Cove, 1 Bovington Camp
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy Park
Corn Bunting - 11 Rodden Hive 

Glossy Ibis - Lodmoor RSPB © David Nunn
























Pintail - Middlebere © Colin Chainey


























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Wednesday 29th January 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes
Velvet Scoter - 2 Hengistbury Hd.
Common Scoter - 3 Hengistbury Hd.
Eider - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Red-throated Diver - 64 Hengistbury Hd (include flock of 20)
Black-necked Grebe - 5 off Long Island
Cattle Egret - 5+ Wareham Common
Glossy Ibis - 1 Lodmoor before flying north-west.
Spoonbill - 14 Shipstall Pt, Arne RSPB
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel, 1 Currendon Hill
Ruff - 3 Middlebere
Greenshank - 1 Wytch Causeway
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Tuesday 28th January 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes
Long-tailed Duck - 1 from Jerry's Pt.
Common Scoter - 10 from Middle Beach Studland
Red-throated Diver - 24 Hengistbury Hd.
Black-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbbury Hd.
Great Northern Diver - 3 off Middle Beach Studland
Slavonian Grebe - 2 from Jerry's Pt.
Black-necked Grebe - 5 Middle Beach Studland
Cattle Egret - c10 Wareham Common
Glossy Ibis - 1 Lodmoor (later on the Fleet)
Spoonbill - 15 Shipstall Pt. Arne RSPB
Hen Harrier - 1 Lytchett Bay from RLVP, 1 over the Wareham Channel
Purple Sandpiper - 18 Hengistbury Hd, 4 Chewton Bunny
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay from RLVP
Little Gull - 1 off shore Hengistbury Hd. 1 off Mudeford Quay
Black Redstart - 1 West Bay

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Monday 27th January 2025


Barnacle Goose - 1 Arne Moors
LESSER SCAUP - 1 still south end of South Lake, Longham Lakes
Velvet Scoter - 2 still off Hengistbury Head, 2 south of Railway Bridge, Holes bay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 still Brands bay
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Brands bay
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Fleet Lane
Cattle Egret - 5 Holmebridge
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel
Black Redstart - 3 Newton's Cove,Weymouth

Black-tailed Godwits, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale


Oystercatchers, Holes Bay © Tony Furnell


Long-tailed Tit, Bournemouth © Graham Hustings

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Sunday 26th January 2025

LESSER SCAUP - 1 still south end of South Lake, Longham Lakes
Black-tailed Godwit - numerous at Stanpit Marsh
Purple Sandpiper - 1 at Portland Bill
Little Gull - 1 from Mudeford Quay
Red-throated Diver - 1 off Hengistbury Head
Spoonbill - 7 Middlebere
Cattle Egret - 4 Swineham GP, 1 Bestwall, Wareham
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel
Treecreeper - 1 Bestwall, Wareham

 

Stonechat, River Stour, Iford © Sarah Abbott


Red Kite, East Dorset © Gillian Langrish


Great Northern Diver, Ferrybridge © Janet Panter

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Saturday 25th January 2025

LESSER SCAUP - 1 still south end of South Lake, Longham Lakes
Velvet Scoter - 2 still on sea at Hengistbury Head
Slavonian Grebe - 5 still Littlesea, The Fleet, 1 Studland Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 3 still on sea Studland Bay
Avocet - 300 off Swineham Point
Grey Plover - 15 Stanpit Marsh
Black-tailed Godwit - c1500 Stanpit Marsh
Great Northern Diver - 7 within Portland Harbour
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Fleet Lane
Spoonbill - 3 still Middlebere
Cattle Egret - 22 over Stanpit Marsh, 2 from Shillingstone Trailway
Red Kite - 4 above Hambledon & Hod Hill
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel
Kingfisher - 1 by Wooden Bridge, Wick
Water Pipit - 1 Swineham Point
Lesser Redpoll - 3 west side of South Lake, Longham Lakes
Snow Bunting - 1 still Hamworthy Beach

Goldfinch, River Stour, Iford © Sarah Abbott


Little Egret, Baiter, Poole Harbour © Mandy Steele


Mandarin, Poole Park © Mike Kirby

 

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Friday 24th January 2025

Whooper Swan - 2 still Abbotsbury Swannery
Scaup - 1 at Abbotsbury Swannery
LESSER SCAUP- 1 still south end of South Lake, Longham Lakes
Long-tailed Duck - 2 at Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 off Jerry's Point
Velvet Scoter - 2 still off Hengistbury Head
Goosander - 2 Pallington Lakes
Purple Sandpiper - 17 again Mudeford Spit
Jack Snipe - 2 Sunnyside Farm
Spotted Redshank - 1 still Lytchett Fields
Red-throated Diver - 2 off Hengistbury Head
Black-throated Diver - 1 west off Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 2 Poole Harbouor Entrance, 1 off Shipstal Point
Spoonbill - 5 off Shipstal Point, 5 from Rock Lea Viewpoint, 1 from Sunnyside Farm, 1 Lytchett Bay
Cattle Egret - 11 Holmebridge, 7 Abbotsbury Entrance
Great White Egret - 1 Holmebridge
Marsh Tit - 1 Thorncombe Wood
Firecrest - 1 Pallington Lakes, 1 Thorncombe Wood
Redwing - 30+ Thorncombe Wood
Lesser Redpoll - 2 Norden Sewage Works
Snow Bunting - 1 still Hamworthy Beach

Avocet, Lodmoor RSPB © Phil Cheeseman


Black Redstart, Poole © Mike Kirby


Oystercatcher, Baiter Park, Poole © Mike Millard

 

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Thursday 23rd January 2025

Velvet Scoter - 2 from Hengistbury
Gosander - 11 Siverlake
Red-throated Diver - 12 from Hengistbury
Black-throated Diver - 1 still from Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 1 from Hengistbury
Jack Snipe - 1 Bardolf Farm
Glossy Ibis - 1 still West Scrape Lodmoor
Hen Harrier - 1 male Middlebere
Merlin - 1 Bardolf Farm Puddletown
 Snow Bunting - 1 still present at Hamworthy

Rock Pipit, Mudeford Quay  © Clinton Whale

Bullfinch; 1 of up to 7 visiting cherry trees in a Wimborne garden
 © Peter and Angela Corbet



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Wednesday 22nd January 2025

Barnacle Goose - 1 Swineham, 1 Arne Moors
Velvet Scoter - 1 from Hengistbury Head
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Jerry's Point
 Black-necked Grebe - 4 off Middle Beach Studland, 6 Portland Harbour
Avocet - 1 Stanpit, 1 Lodmoor
Grey Plover - 8 Stanpit
Purple Sandpiper - 9 Portland Bill
Green Sandpiper - 1 Swineham
Red-throated Diver - 91 past Hengistbury
Black-throated Diver - 1 off Hamm Beach Portland Harbour 2 from Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 6 Poole Harbour, 1 from Hengistbury
Glossy Ibis - still on west scrape Lodmoor and Fleet Lane Chickerell
Spoonbill - 4 Swineham
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Poole Harbour
Merlin - 1 Hartland Moor
Brambling - still 20-30 with flock of c.500 Chaffinch at Bonsley Common south of Shillingstone
Water Pipit - 1 Swineham Point
Snow Bunting - male still beach huts Hamworthy
Cirl Bunting - 5 Bridging Camp Weymouth

Stock Dove 1 of 11 at Hengistbury  © Clinton Whale


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Tuesday 21st January 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1st winter drake still South Lake of Longham Lakes
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Jerry's Point
Purple Sandpiper - 10 Mudeford Quay
Great Northern Diver - 1 Jerry's Point, Poole Harbour
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Fleet Lane Chickerell
Spoonbill - 8 Lytchett Bay, 13 Wareham Channel
 Cattle Egret - 98 between West Elsworth and Abbotsbury, 2 just south of Little Bredy, 12 Wareham Common
Great White Egret - 2 Silverlake, East Lake, 1 Swineham
Hen Harrier - Ringtail Wyke Down
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel
Short-eared Owl - 2 Wyke Down
Snow Bunting - 1 still Hamworthy beach huts

Purple Sanpiper, Mudeford Quay © Janet Panter


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Monday 20th January 2025

Greater Scaup - 1st winter female Abbotsbury Swannery
Lesser Scaup - 1st winter drake still Longham Lakes (South Lake)
Velvet Scoter - 1 from Hengistbury
Long-tailed Duck - 2 still Abbotsbury Swannery
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Mudeford , 1 Poole Harbour, 5 Middle Beach Studland
Golden Plover - 12 over Trev's quarry, St Aldhelm's Head
Purple Sandpiper - 20+ Highcliffe
Red-throated Diver - 13 from Hengistbury
Black-throated Diver - 1 from Hengistbury
Great Northern Diver - 6 Poole Harbour, 2 Middle Beach Studland
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Lodmoor and Fleet Lane Chickerell
Cattle Egret - 27 left Christchurch Harbour roost
Marsh Harrier - 8 - 12 in Christchurch Harbour area
Black Redstart - 1 Shore Road Swanage
 Lesser Redpoll - 3 Thorncombe Woods
Snow Bunting - 1 still Hamworthy beach huts

Black Redstart, Shore Road Swanage © Bob Hammonds

Turnstone, Sandbanks © Clinton Whale  



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Sunday 19th January 2025

Barnacle Goose - 1  Swineham from BoPH winter safari
LESSER SCAUP - 1 Longham Lakes south end of south lake
Velvet Scoter - 1 off Hengisbury Head
Common Scoter - 10 Middle Beach Studland Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Tidmoor Point The Fleet
Black necked Grebe - 6 off Long Island Poole Harbour, 5 Middle Beach Studland Bay
Golden Plover - 1 Brands Bay
Bar tailed Godwit - 80 Brownsea Lagoon DWT
Green sandpiper - 1 Wimborne St Giles water treatment works
Red throated Diver - 2 Hengisbury Head
Black throated Diver - 1 Parkstone Bay
Great Northern Diver - 7 Poole Harbour, 1 Portland Harbour 2 Tidmoor Point The Fleet
Glossy Ibis - 1 Chickerell behind cattle barn south of Fleet Lane, 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Spoonbill - 15 Shipstall Point Arne RSPB
Great white Egret - 1 Poole Harbour BoPH winter safari
White tailed Eagle - 1 Poole Harbour from BoPH Winter safari
Black Redstart - 1  The Swan Inn Poole Quay, 1 Portland Castle
Brambling - 1 private garden in Keysworth
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy Beach
Cirl Bunting - 1 Broadoak


Black Redstart Poole Quay © Mike kirby




White taile Eagle - Poole Harbour © Mike Kirby




Cormorant - River Stour Iford © Clinton Whale


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Saturday 18th January 2025

Barnacle Goose - 1 Arne Moor seen from Swineham
LESSER SCAUP - 1 Longham Lakes south end of south lake
Velvet Scoter - 1 off Hengisbury Head
Common Scoter - 7 Portland Harbour Hamm Beach
Black necked Grebe - 10 Portland Harbour
Ringed Plover - 30 Ferrybridge
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay
Black throated Diver - 1 Parkstone Bay, 1 Hegisbury Head, 1 Portland Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 5 Poole Harbour, 1 Portland Harbour Hamm Beach
Glossy Ibis - 1 Chickerell behind cattle barn south of Fleet Lane, 1 Lodmoor RSPB
White tailed Eagle - 2 Brands Bay, 1 West Morden
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Dorchester Louds Mill Sewage Works
Black Redstart - 1 oppsite Swan Inn Poole Quay, 1 Always on The Sea Fortuneswell
Brambling - 1 private garden in Keysworth
Redpoll (lesser) - 1 Lytchett Bay
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy Beach
Cirl Bunting - 1 male St Aldhelms Point

Snow Bunting - Hamworthy Beach
© David Wareham




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Friday 17th January 2025

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Moonfleet The Fleet
Wigeon - 1524 Holes Bay
Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery Closed for winter view from New Barn Road
LESSER SCAUP - 1 Longham Lakes south end of south lake
Velvet Scoter - 1 off Hengisbury Head
Long tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery Closed for winter view from New Barn Road
Goosander - 1 Holes Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Jerry's Point and Redhorn Quay
Black necked Grebe - 12 Middle Beach Studland, 7 Arne RSPB off Long Island
Lapwing - 70 Moreton
Purple Sandpiper - 27 Hengisbury Head, 15 The Cobb Lyme Regis
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay, 1 Lytchett Bay rock Lea VP
Red throated Diver - 3 off Hengisbury Head
Black throated Diver - 1 off Middle Beach Studland,  1 off Hegisbury Head
Glossy Ibis - 1 Chickerell behind cattle barn south of Fleet Lane, 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Spoonbill - 12 Shipstal Point Arne RSPB, 2 Brands Bay
Cattle Egret - 24 into the Christchurch Harbour Roost
Great White Egret - 1 Canford Park SANG
Goshawk - 1 Arne RSPB
Woodlark - 9 Bonsley Common
Brambling - 27 Bonsley Common
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy Beach

Sparrowhawk - Tickton © Dave Hill




Great Black-backed Gull - Tucktom © Dave Hill




Great White Egret - Canford Park SANG © Janet Panter


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Thursday 16th January 2025

Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery Closed for winter view from New Barn Road
LESSER SCAUP - 1 Longham Lakes south end of south lake
Long tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery Closed for winter view from New Barn Road
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Middle Beach Studland
Black necked Grebe - 10 from Sandsfoot Castle, 7  Middle Beach Studland
Purple Sandpiper - 40 Avon Beach carpark Mudeford, 3 Portland Bill, 1 Bramble Bush Bay, 1 Jerry's Point
Black throated Diver - 2 Parkstone Bay seen from Baiter Park 
Glossy Ibis - 1 Chickerell behind cattle barn south of Fleet Lane
Spoonbill - 13 Shipstal Point Arne RSPB
Hen Harrier - 2  1 male and 1 Ringtail on Slepe Heath Stoborough
Short eared Owl - 1 Maiden Castle
Siberian Chiff Chaff - 1 Norden Sewage works
Black redstart - 1 Portland Castle, 1 Private garden Wardcliffe Rd Weymouth
Water Pipit - 1 Coombe Heath Arne RSPB
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy Beach
Cirl Bunting - 5 Camp Rd Wyke Regis

Lesser Scaup - Longham Lakes © Roly Pitts




Cetti's Warbler - Lodmoor RSPB © David Nunn 




Avocet - Lodmoor RSPB © David Nunn 




Golden Plover - Lodmoor RSPB © David Nunn 




Long tailed Tit - Lodmoor RSPB © David Nunn 




Black Redstart - Portland Castle © David Nunn 




Song Thrush - Riverside NNR Dorchester © Clinton Whale 
 



Long tailed Tit - Tuckton © Dave Hill 


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Wednesday 15th January 2025

Barnacle Goose - 1 Swineham
Whooper Swan - 1 wild bird still at Abbotsbury (NB Swannery closed for winter so best viewed from New Barn Rd)
Goldeneye - 2 Arne RSPB
Long-tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery
Scaup - a 1st winter at Abbotsbury Swannery
Goosander - 20 (inc 4 males) Silverlake this evening
Black-necked Grebe - 5 Poole Harbour (seen from Arne RSPB off Long Island)
Avocet - 2 Lodmoor RSPB
Golden Plover - 160 Tarrant Rushton Airfield
Purple Sandpiper - 27 Avon Beach, Mudeford
Ruff - 2 Lower Piddle Valley
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Black-throated Diver - 1 Parkstone Bay
Great Northern Diver -  3 Poole Harbour
Glossy Ibis - 1 again at Lodmoor RSPB this morning, later near Fleet Road, Chickerell
Spoonbill - 15 Shipstal Point (Arne RSPB)
Great White Egret - 1 Swineham
White-tailed Eagle - 4 around Poole Harbour
Red Kite - 2 Badbury Rings
Goshawk - 1 Middlebere
Firecrest - 2 Arne RSPB (incl 1 near shop), 1 Rodden Hive
Black Redstart - 1 Weymouth (Stone Pier)
Snow Bunting - 1 male still at Hamworthy Beach
Cirl Bunting - at least 5 near Bridging Camp, Wyke Regis

Redwing, Riverside LNR in Dorchester © Clinton Whale


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Tuesday 14th January 2025

Goosander - 1 Silverlake.
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach), 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point), 1 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach).
Avocet - c200 Wareham Channel, c100 Brownsea Island.
Grey Plover - c50 Brownsea Island.
Knot - 19 Brands Bay.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake.
Purple Sandpiper - 6 Hengistbury Head.
Great Northern Diver - 3 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point), 1 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach), 
  1 Wareham Channel.
Red-throated Diver - 2 past Hengistbury Head.
Spoonbill - 2 Brands Bay.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Middlebere and Wareham Channel.
Marsh Harrier - 8 Christchurch Harbour, 2 Wareham Channel.
Water Pipit - 1 Arne RSPB.
Firecrest - 1 Thorncombe Wood.
Cirl Bunting - 5-7 Wyke Regis (Bridging Camp).
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy.

Dartford Warbler, Jerry's Point © Matt Cooper













Redshank, Jerry's Point © Matt Cooper















Snow Bunting, Hamworthy © Mike Hetherington













Snow Bunting, Hamworthy © Mike Hetherington

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Monday 13th January 2025

Green-winged Teal - 1 Lodmoor.
Goosander - 1 Arne Bay.
Goldeneye - 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Black-necked Grebe - 11 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach), 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point)
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Knot - 34 Brands Bay.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay, 1 Lytchett Bay.
Great Northern Diver - 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point), 1 Studland (Shell Bay)
Glossy Ibis - 1 The Fleet (from Fleet Lane, Chickerell).
Spoonbill - 3 Lytchett Bay, 1 Brands Bay.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 from Middlebere.
Marsh Harrier - 5 Lodmoor.
Hen Harrier - 2 (m+f) Middlebere, 1 St Aldhelm's Head.
Red Kite - 2 Piddletrenthide, 1 Sixpenny Handley.
Brambling - 1+ Piddletrenthide (Kingrove).
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy.

Glossy Ibis, the Fleet © Freddy Alway.














Kingfisher, Blandford © Matt Cooper















Brent Goose, Stanpit © Clinton Whale.




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Sunday 12th January 2025

Egyptian Goose - 2 Stoborough (Bog Lane), 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Swineham.
Wigeon - 1462 Christchurch Harbour.
Goldeneye - 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Sturminster Marshall GPs.
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Black-necked Grebe - 8 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach), 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Golden Plover - 107+ W of Cheselbourne, 3 over Poole Harbour (Keysworth).
Grey Plover - 15 Christchurch Harbour, 6 Brands Bay.
Ruff - 2 Swineham.
Knot - 37 Brands Bay.
Purple Sandpiper - 16 Hengistbury sandspit, 1+ Portland Bill.
Greenshank - 1 Poole Harbour (Shipstal).
Black-tailed Godwit - 2500 Christchurch Harbour.
Jack Snipe - 1 near Lytchett Minster (Bakers' Arms).
Great Northern Diver - c12 Poole Harbour.
Black-throated Diver - 3 Poole Harbour (south of Baiter).
White Stork - 2 East Holme this morning flew towards Corfe Castle.
Glossy Ibis - 1 Lodmoor.
Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes.
Cattle Egret - 4 Holmebridge.
Spoonbill - 9 Middlebere, 4 Brands Bay.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 St Aldhelm's Head, 1 Poole Harbour, 1 Stanpit, 1 Swineham.
Marsh Harrier - 7 Christchurch Harbour, 4 Swineham.
Hen Harrier - 1 Arne Moors, 1 Sixpenny Handley roundabout.
Merlin - 1 Poole Harbour (Shipstal).
Short-eared Owl - 1 Arne Moors.
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy.

Glossy Ibis, Lodmoor © Steven Carey.
















Black-tailed Godwits (& Wigeon), Stanpit © Clinton Whale.















Oystercatcher, Portland Bill © Matt Cooper















Purple Sandpiper, Portland Bill © Matt Cooper



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Saturday 11th January 2025

Green-winged Teal - 1 Lodmoor.
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Studland.
Black-necked Grebe - 9 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach), 5 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Grey Plover - 9 Brands Bay.
Knot - 39 Brands Bay.
Purple Sandpiper - 6 Hengistbury sandspit.
Black-tailed Godwit - 1000+ Christchurch Harbour.
Great Northern Diver - 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point), 2 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach).
Glossy Ibis - 1 Lodmoor and The Fleet.
Great White Egret - 1 Silverlake.
Spoonbill - 1+ Brands Bay.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Lodmoor.
Black Redstart - 2+ Weymouth (Newton's Cove), 1 Lyme Regis.
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Sherborne (West Mill)
Firecrest - 1 Stanpit, 1 Studland.
Cirl Bunting - 5 Wyke Regis (Bridging Camp).
Snow Bunting - 1 Hamworthy.

Gyrfalcon, Durlston CP, yesterday © Steve Guy.













Green-winged Teal, Lodmoor © Steven Carey.
















Green-winged Teal, Lodmoor © Steven Carey.

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