Tuesday 24th February 2026

Dark bellied Brent goose - 1 Long Island Poole Harbour

White fronted Goose - 37 Over west Ashtree Meadow Christchurch Harbour

Slavonian Grebe - 8 Tidmoor Pt The Fleet, 1 central Poole Harbour

Black-necked Grebe - 6 off Jerry's Point

Bar -tailed Godwit - 99 Brownsea Lagoon DWT

Black-tailed Godwit - 4389 Holes Bay

Little Gull - 1 Holes Bay PC World Drain, 1 Charminster Water Mwadows

Glossy Ibis - 10 Wareham Common 

Cattle Egret - 46 Wareham Common, 10 Hengisbury Head

Red Kite - 1 Canford Bottom

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Over Sandford, 1 Brownsea Lagoon DWT

Swallow - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Fieldfare - 110+  sweetbrier Drove west of Kingston Lacy

Redpoll - 4 Thorncombe Woods, 3 Stoborough Heath

Crossbill - 5 Shipstal Point, 3 Slepe Heath

Monday 23rd February 2026

Slavonian Grebe - 3 Jerry's Point, 1 Middle Beach Studland

Black-necked Grebe - 8 Jerry's Point, 6 Middle Beach Studland, 1 Longham Lakes

Purple Sandpiper - 9 Sandspit Groyne S9 Hengisbury Head

Little Gull - 1 Rock Lea VP Lytchett Fields RSPB

Marsh Tit - 2 Thorncombe Woods

Swallow - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Redpoll - 5 Thorncombe Wood, few in a mixed flock at at Holloway's Dock Hegisbury Head

Sunday 22nd February 2026

Mandarin - 9 Shillingstone

Pochard - 36 Longham Lakes

Common Scoter - 9 off Hengisbury Head, 1 off Middle Beach Studland

Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Green Island Poole Harbour, 1 Off Sandsfoot Castle Portland Harbour

Black- necked Grebe - 8 off Jerry's Point, 4 off Sandsfoot Castle Portland Harbour, 1 Lognham Lakes, 1 off Middle Beach Studland

Jack Snipe - 1 Brewers Creek Hengisbury Head

Purple Sandpiper - 21 Sand Spit Hengisbury Head

Little Gull - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Glossy Ibis - 10 Swineham horse paddocks

Spoonbill - 16 Shipstal Point Arne RSPB, 5 Frome Flood Fields

Bittern - 2 Swinehan GP

Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lake, 1 Wareham Channel

Red Kite - 2 Lytchett Matravers, 1 Swyre Head, 1 Wareham, 1 Hamm Common

Firecrest - 2 Louds Mill, 1 Higher Charminster

Red Kite - Langton Matravers © Phil Bentley

Saturday 21st February 2026

Pintail - 1 drake at Silverlake
Goosander - 2 Silverlake
Green Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake
Purple Sandpiper - 19 Hengistbury Head
Goshawk - 1 over Wareham Causeway
Marsh Tit - 1 Leeson Wood near Langton Matravers
Yellowhammer - 1 over Lytchett Fields RSPB

Yesterday : c95 Cattle Egret at Portesham

Friday 20th February 2026

Long-tailed Duck - 1 on the Fleet at Littlesea
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Portland Harbour from Sandsfoot Castle, 1 Arne Lake, 1 Longham Lakes (South Lake)
Green Sandpiper - 1 Arne Moors RSPB
Whimbrel - 1 long stayer on the Fleet at Littlesea
Little Gull - 1st winter at Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Holes Bay NE
Sandwich Tern - 2 Poole Harbour off Baiter Park
Red-throated Diver - 3 Hengistbury
Great Northern Diver - 9 in Poole Harbour, 2 on the Fleet at Littlesea, 1 Portland Harbour off Portland Castle
Spoonbill - 16 at Shipstal Point, Arne RSPB
Cattle Egret - 58 Abbotsbury Swannery
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Poole Harbour, 1 over Blacknor (Portland), 1 Littlesea (The Fleet)
Red Kite - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Brambling - 1 Christchurch Harbour over 'No Dogs Field' 

Little Gull, Holes Bay © Clive Hargrave

 

Thursday 19th February 2026

Goosander - 1 Holes Bay NE
Slavonian Grebe - 3 on the Fleet at Chickerell, 1 Portland Harbour from Sandsfoot Castle
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Portland Harbour from Sandsfoot Castle, 1 Longham Lakes
Sanderling - 1 Sandbanks beach
Purple Sandpiper -1 Sandbanks beach
Little Gull - 1 Holes Bay
Great Northern Diver - 8 Portland Harbour (6 from Sandsfoot Castle and 2 off Hamm Beach),
     2 in Poole Harbour off Baiter Park
Glossy Ibis - 10 Bestwell Meadows behind rugby club
Cattle Egret - 62 Wareham Common

Wednesday 18th February 2026

Grim weather conditions today. Only reports were  :
 
Kittiwake - 3 Branksome Chine
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour off Portland Castle

Late news from yesterday :  10 Black-necked Grebes and 4 Great Northern Divers off Jerry’s Point, 1 Black-necked Grebe and 1 Great Northern Diver in Studland Bay.

Yesterday a Bullfinch, Thorncombe Wood  © Alan Membury

 

 

Tuesday 17th February 2026

Goldeneye - 1 Wareham Channel.
Goosander - 3 Holmebridge.
Black-necked Grebe - 8 Brands Bay.
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Brands Bay.
Grey Plover - 1 Stanpit.
Sanderling - 38 Brands Bay.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Purple Sandpiper - 10 Hengistbury sandspit, 4 Lyme Regis (The Cobb).
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Greenshank - 6 Lytchett Fields.
Great Northern Diver - 3 Brands Bay.
Cattle Egret - 65 west of Abbotsbury behind the beach.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Brands Bay, 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 St Aldhelm's Head.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Arne, 1 Christchurch Hbr.
Red Kite - 1 Arne, 1 St Aldhelm's Head.
Goshawk - 1 Poole Harbour.
Merlin - 1 Arne.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Abbotsbury.
Hawfinch - 2 Sixpenny Handley (Chase Woods).
Redpoll - 35 Sixpenny Handley (Chase Woods), 1 Stanpit.

Late news:  Black Redstart, The Nothe, yesterday 16th Feb.

Treecreeper, Thorncombe Wood © Alan Membury

Nuthatch, Thorncombe Wood © Alan Membury

Monday 16th February 2026

Black-necked Grebe - 4 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point), 3 Studland Bay.
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Studland Bay.
Grey Plover - 2 Stanpit.
Golden Plover - 1 Lodmoor.
Purple Sandpiper - 14 Highcliffe beach (groyne #10).
Greenshank - 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Great Northern Diver - 2 Studland (Shell Bay), 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Cattle Egret - 18 Stanpit.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Brands Bay, 1 Arne.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Lodmoor.
Red Kite - 2 Arne.
Goshawk - 1 Middlebere.
Merlin - 1 Middlebere.
Redpoll - 7 Thorncombe Wood.

Purple Sandpiper, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale.

Sunday 15th February 2026

Egyptian Goose - 3 Fitzworth.

Goosander - 1 still in NE Holes Bay.
Common Scoter - 1 Studland Bay (Middle Beach).
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point), 3 Studland Bay (Middle Beach).
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Grey Plover - 16 Brands Bay.
Knot - c10 Wareham Channel, 5 Brands Bay.
Greenshank - 3 Ower Bay, 2 Wareham Channel, 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Black-tailed Godwit - at least 5236 in Holes Bay following a careful count.
Little Gull - 1 still in NE Holes Bay.
Glossy Ibis - 10 Swineham.
Great Northern Diver - 3 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point), 1 Studland Bay (Middle Beach), 

     1 NNE from Fitzworth.
Spoonbill - 4 Ower Bay, 3 off Goathorn, 1 Middlebere, 1 Wareham Channel.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Brands Bay.
Marsh Harrier - 5 Wareham Channel, 1 Ower Bay.

Firecrest - 2 Fitzworth.

Late news from Saturday 14th:
Red-necked Grebe - 1 still Abbotsbury Swannery.
Slavonian Grebe - 7 The Fleet (Littlesea), 1 Abbotsbury Swannery.
Long-tailed Duck - 1 The Fleet (Littlesea).
Pale-bellied Brent - 3 The Fleet (Littlesea).

Firecrest, yesterday © Derek Fowler.

Saturday 14th February 2026

Cattle Egret - c20 from Christchurch Hbr roost.
Marsh Harrier - 3+ Christchurch Hbr.
Brambling - 3 Thorncombe.
Redpoll - 3 Thorncombe Wood.

Late news for Friday:
Black-necked Grebe - 1 still Longham Lakes.
Cattle Egret - 7 flew S at Broadwey, 1 Hampreston Fields.
Golden Plover - 200+ Maiden Castle.

Redpoll, Thorncombe Wood © Alan Membury.

Brambling, Thorncombe © Neil Croton
(licensed ringer).

Friday 13th February 2026

Goosander - 1 Redhead still Holes Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Jerrys Point Poole Harbour
Black-Necked Grebe - 8 Jerrys Point Poole Harbour
Little Gull - 1 Ad, NE Holes Bay around PCW drain outlet
Glossy Ibis - 10 Bestwall Meadows, Swineham.

Glossy Ibis Bestwall Meadows Swineham © Clive Hargrave

Thursday 12th February 2026

Mandarin Duck - 1 Drake small lake Poole Park
Pochard - 1 Drake Poole Park
Common Scoter - 3, 2 drake 1 female, Middle Beach Studland
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Castle Cove Portland Harbour
Black Necked Grebe - 3 Middle Beach Studland, 11 Castle Cove Portland Harbour
Purple Sandpiper - 6 The Cobb Lyme Regis, 12 Highcliffe Groyne H10
Little Gull - 1 NE Holes Bay
Great Northern Diver - 4 Portland Harbour

Wednesday 11th February 2025

Goosander - 1 NE Holes Bay
Ruff - 1 NW Holes Bay viewed from the Stone Bench
Little Gull - 1 Ad Holes Bay around PCW drain outlet, 1 Wareham Bypass Flooded fields
Glossy Ibis - 9 Bestwall Meadows Swineham
Cattle Egret - 8 Bestwall Meadows Swineham
Red Kite - 1 Soldiers Road Arne
Merlin - 1 West Compton

Tuesday 10th February 2026

Goosander - 1 Redhead NE Holes Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 8 The Cobb Lyme Regis
Little Gull - 1 Adult NE Holes Bay, 1 Wareham Bypass floods
Spoonbill - 2 Holes Bay

Ad Little Gull Holes Bay © Phil Bentley 

Monday 9th February 2026

Pale-bellied Brent Geese - 2 Baiter Park

Goosander - 1 redhead Holes Bay NE

Great Northern Diver - 1 west Hengistbury Hd.

Great White Egret - 2 Woodsford

Spoonbill - 12 Arne RSPB (Shipstal point)

Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes

Red Kite - 2 Woodsford

White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Christchurch Hbr am.

Little Gull - 2 on floods west of Stoborough, 1 Holes Bay SE.

Redpoll - 15 Hengistbury Hd.

Peregrine - Woodsford © Paul Harris

Oystercatcher - Highcliffe © Clinton Whale

Sunday 8th February 2026

Common Scoter - 2 South Beach Studland

Goosander - 1 redhead Holes Bay

Red-throated Diver - 13 east Hengistbury Head

Great Northern Diver - 12 spread over Poole Harbour

Cattle Egret - 15 Hengistbury Head.

Glossy Ibis - 1 behind the Rugby ground at Bestwall

Spoonbill - 12 Shipstal Arne RSPB, 6 Wareham Channel

Red-necked Grebe - 1 from Jerry's Point

Slavonian Grebe - 3 from Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 5 from Jerry's Point, 3 off South Beach

Ruff - 1 with lapwing Piddle Valley

Sanderling - 40 Shell Bay

Purple Sandpiper - 14 Hengistbury Hd (from Beach huts)

Little Gull - 1 ad Holes Bay

Saturday 7th February 2026

Long-tailed Duck - 1 fem The Fleet at Chickerell

Common Scoter - 34 0n sea off Mudeford

Red-throated Diver - 12 past Mudeford

Great Northern Diver - 6 Portland Hbr, 3 The Fleet at Chickerell, 1 east Mudeford

Glossy Ibis - 10 Swineham Point (in paddocks)

Slavonian Grebe - 6 on The Fleet at Chickerell

White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Brownsea Is. 1 over Portland Bill, 1 Christchurch Hbr

Purple Sandpiper - 11 Portland Bill,  3 Sandbanks on groynes (end of FP 86)

Little Gull - 1 1st/w Lodmoor RSPB

Redpoll - 20 south of Holloway's Dock

Friday 6th February 2026

Goosander - 1 Holes Bay pm.

Glossy Ibis - 10 Swineham Point (in paddock)

Spoonbill - 22 Shipstal Point Arne RSPB

Red-necked Grebe - 1 Castle Cove Sandsfoot, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Golden Plover - 500+ Maiden Castle

Purple Sandpiper - 3 on grottoes Sandbanks

Little Gull - 1 1st/w Lodmoor RSPB

Thursday 5th February 2026

Dark-bellied Brent Goose - 4 Newton's Cove

Black-necked Grebe - 1 still off South beach Studland Bay, 2 off Sandsfoot Castle Portland Harbour

Golden Plover - c.600 still in field adjacent to Maiden Castle car park

Purple Sandpiper - 3 on groyne Sandbanks, 11 Portland Bill

Little Gull - 1 Lodmoor

Spoonbill - 20 still Shipstal Point

Firecrest - Thorncombe Wood 

Black Redstart - 1 Bridging Camp Wyke Regis

Wednesday 4th February 2026

Garganey - female Abbotsbury Swannery

Scaup - 1st winter drake Abbotsbury Swannery

Long-tailed Duck - 1st winter female Abbotsbury Swannery

Red.necked Grebe - 1 still in Castle Cove Portland Harbour

Slavonian Grebe - 3 Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 6 Jerry's Point, 1 off Middle Beach Studland Bay, 1 South Lake Longham Lakes

Avocet - 200 Middlebere

Golden Plover - c.600 again in field adjacent to car park at Maiden Castle

Common Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake

Green Sandpiper - 1 Corfe river floods

Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere

Purple Sandpiper - 6 west of obelisk Portland Bill

Little Gull - 1 juvenile Lodmoor

Red-throated Diver - 4 Christchurch
Black-throated Diver - 1 still off Portland Castle

Great Northern Diver - 1 in Castle Cove

Spoonbill - 20 Shipstal Point Arne RSPB

Marsh Harrier - 1 Silverlake

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 in garden at West Mills Wareham

 Brambling - 2 Thrashers Lane near Corfe

Blackcap, Bridport © Richard Cole

Great Northern Diver, Portland Harbour  © Alan Membbury

Rock Pipit, Chesil Cove  © Alan Membury

 

Red-breasted Merganser, Portland Harbour ©  Alan Membury

Tuesday 3rd February 2026

 Garganey - 1 western embayment Abbotsbury Swannery

Greater Scaup - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Red-necked Grebe - 2 from Jerry's Point, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery (closed for winter)

Black-necked Grebe - 11 from Jerry's Point

Hen Harrier - Ringtail Abbotsbury Swannery

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Piddlehinton sewage works

Great White Egret, Woodsford yesterday  ©  Paul Harris

Monday 2nd February 2026

Garganey - female Abbotsbury Swannery

Scaup - 1st winter drake Abbotsbury Swannery

Red-necked Grebe - 1 still Abbotsbury Swannery (closed for winter)

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Shell Bay

Golden Plover - c.600 Maiden Castle, 35 circling above Higher Burnbake

Black-tailed Godwit - 4600+ Holes Bay

Common Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake

Green Sandpiper - 1 Woodsford

Little Gull - 2 off Avon Beach Mudeford, 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 sub adult Lodmoor

Red-throated Diver - 43 from sea at Christchurch

Black-throated Diver - 1 past Kimmeridge

Great Northern Diver - 1 from sea at Christchurch, 4 off Jerry's Point

Glossy Ibis - 10 again on River Piddle floods towards Ferncroft Farm Wareham

Great White Egret - 1 Woodsford

Cattle Egret - 8 Bardolf Farm Athelhampton , 4 Kingston Maurward

Red Kite - 2 over Lytchett Matravers, 2 Red Kite, 1 Wick

Short-eared Owl - up to 4 Arne

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 still at PC World drain Poole

Firecrest - 2 Thorncombe Wood

Cirl Bunting - at least 9 in cover crop at Old Harry

Sub adult Little Gull, Lodmoor  © John Pritchard

Dartford Warbler, Silverlake   ©  Alan Membury

Common Sandpiper, Silverlake ©   Alan Membury

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Sunday 1st February 2026

Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery (NB Swannery closed)
Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Brownsea Island
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour from Bincleaves, 1 Jerry's Point, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Black-necked Grebe - 8 Portland Harbour from Sandsfoot Castle, 7 Jerry's Point, 1 Longham Lakes (South Lake)
Golden Plover - 446 Maiden Castle in field east of car park
Purple Sandpier -11 at Highcliffe on groyne H10
Black-tailed Godwit - 3,453 in Holes Bay NW and c200 in NE sector
Little Gull - 1 Hengistbury
Sandwich Tern - 2 Poole Harbour off Whitley Lake
Black-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury
Red-throated Diver - 19 Hengistbury, 14 Poole Bay
Great Northern Diver - 12 in Poole Harbour
Glossy Ibis - 3 Swineham GPs
Cattle Egret - 7 Puddletown on flooded field near A35
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Poole Harbour
Merlin - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Black Redstart - 1 male at Ridge
Yellowhammer - c30 at Giant Hill ,Cerne Abbas
Corn Bunting - 1 Maiden Castle
Cirl Bunting - 10 in stubble field near Old Harry

Purple Sandpipers, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale

Cirl Buntings, Studland © Phil Bentley

 

Saturday 31st January 2026

Tundra Bean Goose - 1 still at Affpuddle WMs
Long-tailed Duck - 1 west past Hengistbury Head
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Studland bay from Middle Beach
Golden Plover - 280+ Maiden Castle in field east of car park
Little Gull - 3 Hengistbury Head, 3 Preston Beach
Black-throated Diver - 1 flew south off Old Harry
Red-throated Diver - 42 Hengistbury, 31 Old Harry
Great Northern Diver - 4 Studland Bay
Cattle Egret - 41 Wareham Common
White-tailed Eagle - 6 over Kimmeridge, 3 at Encombe this morning
Red Kite - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 PC World Drain
Black Redstart - 1 Burton Bradstock at Freshwater Beach
Redpoll - 5 Hengistbury
Cirl Bunting - Flock of at least 9 at Old Harry

Some of 140 Lapwing, Sturminster Marshall © Allan Frake

 

Friday 30th January 2026

Tundra Bean Goose - 7 Woodsford Bridge, 1 still at water meadows, Affpuddle
Black-necked Grebe -1 still South Lake, Longham Lakes
Avocet - 276 Brownsea Lagoon
Bar-tailed Godwit - 78 brownsea lagoon
Spoonbill - 15 Shipstal Point
Cattle Egret - 1 Puddletown
Great White Egret - 1 Woodsford
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Goathorn Peninsula
Red Kite - 1 over Silverlake, 1 over Kingston Maurward
Black Redstart - 1 Portwey Close, Rodwell
Crossbill - 22 Greenlands Farm
Cirl Bunting - 6+ nr. Old Harry, in crop field, 2 Bridging Camp, The Fleet

Red-breasted Mergansers, Poole Harbour © Don Willliams

Lapwings, Lodmoor RSPB © Mick Church

Cirl Bunting, Bridging Camp, The Fleet © Phil Cheeseman

Thursday 29th January 2026

Red-necked Grebe - 1 North Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 3 North Portland Harbour , 1 Shell Bay
Avocet - c200 Wareham Channel
Grey Plover - c200 Wareham CHannel
Turnstone - 30 at Lyme Regis Harbour
Dunlin - c1000 Wareham Channel
Purple Sandpiper - 10 again Portland Bill
Common Sandpiper - 2 Jerry's Point
Little Gull - 2 1st winter Weymouth Bay, 1 1st winter off North Haven , 1 1st winter Lodmoor RSPB
FRANKLIN'S GULL - 1 probable past Portland Bill
Red-throated Diver - 13 off Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 6 North Portland Harbour, 4 off Jerry's Point, 3 off Brownsea Island
Spoonbill - 9 Middlebere Channel, 6 Wareham Channel
Cattle Egret - 4 Wey Valley over Nottington, 2 between A35 & Puddletown
White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Solent Meads Golf Course
Siberian Chifchaff - 1 still PC World Drain

Black-throated Diver, Hamm Beach © Phil Cheeseman

Mistle Thrush, Upton CP © Peter John Corbin

 

Wednesday 28th January 2026

Goosander - 1 still in Holes Bay.
Goldeneye - 3 Poole Hbr.
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Studland (Bramble Bush Bay).
Black-necked Grebe - 15 Poole Hbr (11 Jerry's Point, 4 central hbr), 3 Portland Hbr, 

     1 Longham Lakes.
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Poole Hbr (Jerry's Point).
Grey Plover - 15 Stanpit, 1 Studland (Bramble Bush Bay).
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay, 1 Lytchett Bay.
Sandwich Tern - 2 Hengistbury beach huts.
Little Gull - 2 Holes Bay, 2 Poole Quay, 1 Poole Park, 1 Wareham Channel.
Great Northern Diver - 13 Poole Hbr, 5+ Portland Hbr.
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Hbr.
Red-throated Diver - 4 Hengistbury beach huts.
Spoonbill - 14 Poole Hbr (9 Arne, 3 Ower Bay).
Great White Egret - 1 Swineham.
Cattle Egret - 33 past Wareham common, 2 Wick.
Glossy Ibis - 10 Wareham common.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Wareham Channel.
Marsh Harrier - 2 Swineham.
Black Redstart - 1 Hamworthy.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Holes Bay (PCW Drain).

Turnstone, Lyme Regis © Maurice Budden

Tuesday 27th January 2026

White-fronted Goose - 40+ on Arne Moors RSPB
Goosander - 1 redhead still in Holes Bay NE
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Studland Bay off South Beach
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes (South Lake), 1 Portland Harbour from Hamm Beach 
Ruff - 2 Lower Piddle Valley
Little Gull - 5 off Stone Pier in Weymouth, 4 past Branksome Chine, 2 Poole Harbour (Evening Hill),                 2 Poole Harbour entrance, 2 Holes Bay NE
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour from Portland Castle
Red-throated Diver - 4 Hengistbury, 4 off Mudeford Quay
Great Northern Diver - 14 Poole Harbour from BoPH Winter Cruise, 2 Hengistbury, 1 Parkstone Bay,               1 Portland Harbour from Hamm Beach
Glossy Ibis - 10 at Swineham GPs
Spoonbill - 3 Arne RSPB
Cattle Egret - 16 near Worget Farm (Wareham), 5 Nottington
White-tailed Eagle - 4 Poole Harbour
Red Kite - 2 Piddlehinton 
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 in PC World Drain
Brambling - 2 in finch flock along Thrashers Lane (Studland)

Yesterday : A Little Stint was at Swineham GPs in the evening

Monday 26th January 2026

White-fronted Goose - 40+ roosted at Arne Moors RSPB
Goosander - male & female on Dorchester WMs, 1 redhead still in Holes Bay NE
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Jerry's Point
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Hengistbury Head
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Brand's Bay, 1 Longham Lakes (South Lake)
Greenshank - 1 in Holloway's Dock (Christchurch Harbour)
Green Sandpiper - 2 Wytch Farm causeway
Purple Sandpiper - 2 below North Haven Hotel
Little Gull - 5 off Nothe Point (Weymouth)
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour from Portland Castle
Red-throated Diver - 42 Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 4 Portland Harbour, 2 South Deep (Poole Harbour)
Glossy Ibis - 10 again flew over Wareham
Cattle Egret - 2 near Kingston Maurward (north of Hollow Hill)
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Christchurch Harbour area, 1 Middlebere, 1 Moonfleet
Red Kite - 1 Toller Porcorum, 1 between Abbotsbury & Portesham,, 1 Corfe Mullen 
Siberian Chiffchaff - 2 in PC World Drain
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP
Marsh Tit - 1 Thorncombe Wood
Redpoll - 6 Thorncombe Wood

Little Gull, Nothe Fort © Janet Panter

Great Northern Divers, from Nothe Fort © Janet Panter

Raven, Portland Bill © Malcolm Dowty

Sunday 25th January 2026

White-fronted Goose - 40+ still in field north of Arne Road near Ridge
Egyptian Goose - 22 in stubble fields near Woodsford
Mandarin Duck - 1 still at Poole Park
Goldeneye - 1 from Redhorn Quay
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Poole Harbour from Redhorn Quay
Black-necked Grebe - 8 from Redhorn Quay, 2 Ferrybridge, 1 Longham Lakes (South Lake)
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB on Pools Field
Purple Sandpiper - 9 Highcliffe on Groyne H10
Little Gull - 3+ off Chesil Cove
Black-throated Diver - 2 in Portland Harbour off Portland Castle
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Redhorn Quay
Glossy Ibis - 10 over Wareham flying towards Swineham this afternoon
Cattle Egret - 2 Nottington
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 again in PC World Drain
Firecrest - 1 Nottington along the R. Wey

Purple Sandpiper, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale

 

Saturday 24th January 2026

White fronted Goose  - 45 favoured field Off Arne rd 

Common Scoter - 7 Sea watch from Camp Rd Wyke Regis

Black-necked Grebe - 4 off Hamm Beach Rd Portland Harbour

Grey Plover - 18 Stanpit Marsh

Common Ringed Plover - 12 Stanpit Marsh

Spotted Redshank - 2 Turlin Point Lytchett Bay

Little Gull - 3 Sea watch from Camp Rd Wyke Regis, 2 off Hegisbury Head, 1 Lychett Fields

Red throated Diver - 3 Sea watch from Camp Rd Wyke Regis, 2 East off Durlston CP

Great Northern Diver - 1 Sea watch from Camp Rd Wyke Regis

Red Kite - 1 Tarrant Hinton

Black Redstart - 1 Durlston Castle

Crossbill - 15 Slepe Heath

Grey Heron © Garry Hayman

Friday 23rd January 2026

Tundra Bean Goose - 1 Affpuddle Heath WMs with Grelag Geese
White-fronted Goose - 30+ still in field north of Arne Road
Goosander - 1 redhead in Holes Bay NE
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery (Swannery closed; best viewed from tank traps)
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB on Pools Field
Purple Sandpiper - 1 Hengistbury Head
Little Gull - 3 off Chesil Beach from Camp Road (Wyke Regis), 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB on Pools Field,
         1 Hengistbury Head off the Beach Huts, 1 off Branksome Chine, 1 near Brownsea Island
Red-throated Diver - 8 off Branksome Chine, 3 off Chesil Beach from Camp Road (Wyke Regis)
Great Northern Diver - 3 off Branksome Chine, 1 off Chesil Beach from Camp Road (Wyke Regis)
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 PC World Drain

Thursday 22nd January 2026

White fronted Goose - 11 over Wimborne Town FC, 2 Cowgrove North of A31

Long tailed Duck - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery. Swannery Closed for winter period, no access past dragons teeth

Red necked Grebe - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery. Swannery Closed for winter period, no access past dragons teeth

Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Jerry's Point

Black necked Grebe - 9 off Jerry's Point, 3 Studland Bay

Little Gull - 2 Off Preston Beach Weymouth, 2 off Evening Hill Poole Harbour, 1 North Channel Poole Harbour, 1 Poole Harbour entrance, 1 off Beachdown Weymouth, 1 Chesil Cove, 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Red throated Diver - 5 off Durlston Head

Great Northern Diver - 10 Poole Harbour, 2 Studland Bay

Cattle Egret - 20 Wareham Common, 14 Binnegar East stoke

Red Kite - 2 Wareham Common

Short eared Owl - 1 Smedmore Hill / Swyre Head

Merlin - 1 Wareham Common

Chiffchaff (Siberian) 2 PC World Drain Poole

Black Redstart - 1 Blandford Forum

Stonechat - Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Wednesday 21st January 2026

Bean Goose - 1 Affpuddle Heath flood meadows

White-fronted Goose - 30+ Wareham River Frome flood fields A351

Mandarin duck - 1 drake Poole Park

Pochard - 1 Poole Park

Glossy Ibis - 2 Piddle Valley Swineham

Cattle Egret - 55 Wareham Common

Pochard - Poole Park  © Janet Panter   

Tuesday 20th January 2026

Bean Goose - 1 Affpuddle Heath flood meadows

White-fronted Goose - 37 Wareham River Frome flood fields A351

Goosander - 1 female PC World drain Poole, 1 Poole Park

Slavonian Grebe - 5 Cuttcleaves Cove The Fleet

Green Sandpiper - 4 Magiston Cresssbeds

Glossy Ibis - 10 Wareham River Frome flood fields A351, 10 Wareham Common

Cattle Egret - 6 off Bere Road Wareham

Hen Harrier - 1 Ringtail Sugar Hill Wareham Forest

Red Kite - 15 Up Cerne

Chiffchaff Siberian - 2 PC World Drain Poole

Fieldfare - 100 Monkey's Jump Dorchester

Woodlark - Stoborough  Heath  ©  Garry Hayman

Monday 19th January 2026

Whooper Swan - 1 (believed to be an escape) Abbotsbury.
White-fronted Goose - 27 from Wareham bypass.
Tundra Bean Goose - 4 from Wareham bypass.
Goldeneye - 5 Poole Hbr (Jerry's Point).
Mandarin Duck - 2 Stanpit.
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Abbotsbury, 1 Poole Hbr (Jerry's Point).
Black-necked Grebe - 12 Poole Hbr (Jerry's Point), 1 Longham Lakes.
Slavonian Grebe - 5 The Fleet (Cuttcleaves), 2 Poole Hbr (Jerry's Point).
Great Northern Diver - 7 Poole Hbr (Jerry's Point), 2 Shell Bay.
Red-throated Diver - 4 Mudeford Quay, 1 off Chesil Beach.

Glossy Ibis - 10 upstream of Wareham bypass (R. Frome).
Spoonbill - 13 Shipstal Point.
Marsh Harrier - 1 The Fleet.
Goshawk - 1 Middlebere.
Chiffchaff - 22+ Holes Bay (PCW Drain).
Siberian Chiffchaff - 2 Holes Bay (PCW Drain).
Dartford Warbler - 1 Stanpit.
Firecrest - 2 Holes Bay (PCW Drain).
Cirl Bunting - 1 Wyke Regis.

Turnstone, Highcliffe beach © Clinton Whale

Sunday 18th January 2026

White-fronted Goose - 26 Frome flood field (Wareham bypass).
Goldeneye - 5 Poole Hbr.
Goosander - 1 Holes Bay.
Mandarin Duck - 15 Shillingstone, 1 Poole Park.
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Poole Hbr (SE of Brownsea).
Black-necked Grebe - 8 Poole Hbr.
Knot - 24+ Holes Bay.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere.
Great Northern Diver - 12 Poole Hbr.
Black-throated Diver - 1 off Hengistbury beach huts.
Red-throated Diver - 50+ off Hengistbury beach huts.
Glossy Ibis - 10 Wareham common.
Great White Egret - 1 Middlebere.
Cattle Egret - 11 Shillingstone.
White-tailed Eagle - 5 Christchurch Hbr.
Marsh Harrier - 5 Christchurch Hbr roost, 1 R. Frome mouth.

Red Kite - 1 Tarrant Rushton airfield, 1 Wyke Down.

Merlin - 1 Wyke Down.
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury Head.

Marsh Tit - 2 Norton Wood (Durweston).

Brambling - 1 Norton Wood (Durweston).

Saturday 17th January 2026

White-fronted Goose - 37 E over Wareham bypass.
Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury.
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Abbotsbury (The Fleet), 1 Poole Hbr (South Deep).
Black-necked Grebe - 12+ Portland Hbr, 12 Poole Hbr (South Deep).
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Brands Bay (Jerry's Pt).
Golden Plover - flock still present Lodmoor.
Grey Plover - 19 Christchurch Hbr.
Woodcock - 3 Up Cerne.
Black-tailed Godwit - 1900+ Holes Bay.
Purple Sandpiper - 1+ Sandbanks groynes.
Great Northern Diver - 9 Poole Hbr (South Deep), 4 Portland Hbr, 3 Poole Hbr mouth, 

    1 Hengistbury beach huts.
Black-throated Diver - 2 through Poole Hbr mouth, 1 Portland Hbr.
Red-throated Diver - 26 Hengistbury beach huts.
Glossy Ibis - 10 Wareham Bypass.
Red Kite - 3 Up Cerne, 1 Holt Heath, 1 Langton Hive.
Marsh Harrier - 3+ Christchurch Hbr, 1 Abbotsbury.
Firecrest - 1 Hatch Pond.

Friday 16th January 2026

Bean Goose - 1 Affpuddle
White Fronted Goose - 14 Frome floods Wareham Bypass A351, 29  Arne Moors
Mandarin Duck -1 Poole Park Lake
Scaup - 1 1sy cy drake, Abbotsbury Swannery. Swannery Closed for winter period, no access past dragons teeth
Goldeneye - 4 Jerry's Point
Red Necked Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery. Swannery Closed for winter period, no access past dragons teeth
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Jerry's Point, 1 past Hengistbury Head
Black Necked Grebe - 10 Jerry's Point, 1 Middle Beach, 1 Longham Lakes. Car Park at Longham is permit holders only.
Woodcock - 3 Moreton
Spotted Redshank - 2 Poole Harbour BoPH bird safari boat, 1 Lytchett Fields
Great Northern Diver - 3 Jerry's Point
Glossy Ibis - 10  Frome floods Wareham Bypass A351
Short Eared Owl - 1 Passed through Kimmeridge Bay

Glossy Ibis & White Fronted Goose, Frome Floods © Gary Hayman

Scaup 1st cy Drake, Abbotsbury Swannery © Steve Groves

Mandarin Duck, Poole Park © Tony Furnell

Thursday 15th January 2026

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Off Redhorn Quay
Black-Necked Grebe - 6 Off Redhorn Quay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay
Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields
Great Northern Diver - 1 Brands Bay

Wednesday 14th January 2026

Scaup - 1 The Fleet at Chickerall
Long Tailed Duck - 1 The Fleet at Chickerall
Red- Necked Grebe - 1 Off Brownsea
Slavonian Grebe - 5 The Fleet at Chickerall, 2 Redhorn Quay
Black-Necked Grebe - 9  Off Redhorn Quay, 2 Sandsfoot Castle
Golden Plover - c400 Lodmoor, c50 Maiden Castle
Spotted Redshank - 1 Rock Lea View Lytchett Bay
Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields
Purple Sandpiper - 6 Lyme Regis
Black Throated Diver - 1 Sandsfoot Castle
Great Northern Diver - 3 Jerry's Point
Spoonbill - 7 Lytchett Bay
Red Kite - 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Toller Porcorum
Merlin - 1 Male Middlebere
Yellow- Browed Warbler - 1 Hatch Pond still along path between Sandyhurst Close and Stinsford Road
Black Redstart - 1 The Fleet at Chickerall, 1 Christchurch Harboiur
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 PC World drain

Purple Sandpipers, Lyme Regis © Roger Boswell

Great White Egret, River Winterborne, Sturminster Marshall © Allan Frake

Tuesday 13th January 2026

Goldeneye - 3 Jerry's Point
Black-Necked Grebe - 3 Jerry's Point
Black Guillemot - 1 Reported on the water by the cafe Portland Bill
Razorbill - 1 Off Brownsea
Great Northern Diver - 2 Jerry's Point, 4 Off Billy Winters Portland Harbour
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Still PC world drain

Monday 12th January 2026

Common Scoter - 15 off Hengistbury Hd.

Goldeneye - 1 Radipole Lake RSPB

Red-throated Diver - 2 off Hengistbury Hd, 1 west Durlston CP.

Great Northern Diver - 4 off Pilot's Pt. 

Glossy Ibis - 10 still at Waddock Cross CB

Spoonbill - 10 Lytchett Bay

Red Kite - 1 south of Evershot

White-tailed Eagle - over Wet Valley School Broadway, 1 Christchurch Hbr.

Sanderling - 28 Pilot's Pt.

Purple Sandpiper - 2 Sandbanks Grynes

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay

Little Gull - 1 Kimmeridge, 1ad off Hengistbury Hd.

Black Redstart - 1 fem/type Wyke Regis Bridging Camp

Redpoll - small flock Stanpit Marsh (in North Scrubs)

Redwing - Bournemouth © David Wareham

Grey Wagtail - Chewton Bunny © Clinton Whale

Sunday 11th January 2026

Tundra Bean Goose - 17 Holmbridge

Russian White-fronted Goose - 44 still Ridge Farm

Green-winged Teal - 1 drake Wytch Lake

Red-throated Diver - 7 over Poole Bay, 2 past Mudeford Quay

Black-throated Diver - 1 through the Poole Hbr mouth.

Great Northern Diver - 4 off Jerry's Pt'.

Glossy Ibis - 6 flew upriver over Holmbridge

Spoonbill - 13 Lytchett Bay, 4 Wareham Channel 

Red-necked Grebe - 1 off Jerry's Pt.

Slavonian Grebe - 2 off Jerry's Pt.

Black-necked Grebe - 7 from Jerry's Pt, 3 off Middle Beach

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel

Purple Sandpiper - 25 Mudeford Quay, 2 on Groynes North Haven

Spotted Redshank - 1 Wareham Channel

Woodcock - 3 Carey

Sandwich Tern - 2 Jerry's Pt.

Kittiwake - 1 past Brownsea Is. 

Little Gull - 1, 1st/w Shell Bay

Black Redstart - 2 in the Gully Durlston CP.

Great Black-backed Gull - Highcliffe Beach © Clinton Whale

Saturday 10th January 2026

Russian White-fronted Goose - 43 Ridge Fm.

Tundra Bean Goose - 17 again in meadows at Stokeford south of Binegar. 1 Bardolf Fm meadows.

Barnacle Goose - 1 with White-fronts at Ridge Farm.

Goosander - 1 fem upriver Holmebridge

Red-throated Diver - 5 south over Poole Bay

Black-throated Diver - 2 Portland Hbr, 1 Poole Hbr Mouth.

Great Northern Diver - 4 off Middle Beach, 7 inside Poole Hbr off Brownsea.

Cattle Egret - 1 Hengistbury in the Bobolink Field

Glossy Ibis - 10 Waddock Cross CB (please only view from the parking area)

Spoonbill - 13 Lytchett Bay, 5 Arne RSPB (Shipstal Pt.)

Slavonian Grebe - 3 off South Beach, 3 on Fleet off Tidmoor Pt, 1 through Poole Hbr mouth a.m, 1 off                   North Haven

Black-necked Grebe - 12 in Brand's Bay, 6 off Sandsfoot Castle, 1 Middle Beach, 1 Longham lakes

Red Kite - 1 Waddock Cross

White-tailed Eagle - 2 Christchurch Hbr, 1, 2CY Wareham Channel, 1 upriver of Holmebridge

Golden Plover - 366 Winterborne Stickland (SE of village)

Purple Sandpiper - 4 Mudeford Quay, 1 Sandbanks Groynes

Green Sandpiper - 6 Waddock Cross CB (only view from the parking area), 1 Lytchett Bay

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay

Jack Snipe - 1 South Haven, Studland.

Woodcock - 3 Chickerell

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 northside of Hatch Pond

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 PC World Drain (Behind Currys), 1 Norden Sewage Works

Black Redstart - 1 Wyke Bridging Camp

Crossbill - several in pines Holt Heath NNR

Snow Bunting -1 over Shell Bay (close to chain ferry)

Tundra Bean Geese - Rodden Hive © Paul Harris

Dark-bellied Brent Geese - Ferrybridge © Alick Simmons

Friday 9th January 2026

Russian White-fronted Geese - c40 Ridge Fm.
Tundra Bean Goose - 17 Stokeford meadows best viewed from Rushton Lane Bardolf Farm water meadows
Green-winged Teal - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Scaup - 1 drake Radipole Lake RSPB, 1 1st/w drake Chickerell Hive Pt.
Goldeneye - 12+ in Poole Hbr.
Great Northern Diver - 6 in Poole Hbr.

Cattle Egret - c50 in the Lower Frome & Piddle meadows.

Spoonbill - 13 Shipstal Pt. Arne RSPB

Slavonian Grebe - 5 East Fleet off Chickerell Hive Pt.
Black-necked Grebe - 5 off Jerry's Pt.

Red Kite - 1 over Stoborough Heath, 1 over Corfe Mullen, 1 over Bournemouth Hospital
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Holme Bridge area, 1 Wareham Channel
Purple Sandpiper - 3 from Mudeford Quay, 2 Sandbanks on groynes.
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Hatch Pond.

Siberian Chiffchaff - 2 by the PCWorld Drain (Behind Curry's)
Black Redstart - 1 Charminster, 1 fem/type Chickerell Bridging Camp
Brambling - 1 Sadbarrow Thorncombe

Black-headed Gull - Ferrybridge © Alick Simmons

Dark-bellied Brent Goose - - Ferrybridge © Alick Simmons