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We wish everyone a very happy and prosperous 2026
Barnacle Goose - 1 Arne Moors
Tundra Bean Goose - 7 Winterborne Monkton, 2 still Charminster WMs, 14 near East Stoke in field S of Binnegar turning
White-fronted Goose - 43 still in
field N of Arne Road E of Ridge, c35 flew NE over Dorchester late morning
Scaup - 2 in East Fleet off Chickerell Hive Point, 1 drake still in Poole Harbour between Goathorn & Green/Furzey Islands
Long-tailed Duck - 1 in East Fleet off Chickerell Hive Point
Slavonian Grebe - 4 Portland Harbour, 4 on the Fleet off Tidmoor Point, 2 Poole Harbour off Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 7 Poole Harbour off Redhorn Quay, 2 Studland Bay from Middle Beach, 1 Longham Lakes on South Lake
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB from Rock Lea Viewpoint, 1 Upton CP
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Portland Bill
Greenshank - 1 Lytchett Bay from Turlin Moor
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Redhorn Quay, 1 Portland Harbour off Portland Castle
Glossy Ibis - 10 flew over Wareham Common this morning towards Frome Valley
Spoonbill - 5 Lytchett Bay from Turlin Moor, 4 Arne RSPB, 2 Upton CP, 1 Brand's Bay
Red Kite - 2 Lytchett Matravers, 1 Piddlehinton
Goshawk - 1 adult at Lewesdon Hill near Broadwindsor
Merlin - 1 Slepe Heath, 1 Wick Fields
White-tailed Eagle - 1 at Goathorn
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Piddlehinton STW
Black Redstart - 1 Chickerell Hive Point
Brambling - 2 Lewesdon Hill near Broadwindsor
Crossbill - 3 Goathorn, 2 Slepe Heath
Redpoll - 2 over Slepe Heath
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| Tundra Bean Goose, Winterborne Monkton © Steven Carey |
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| Tundra Bean Goose, Winterborne Monkton © Steven Carey |
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| Fieldfare, Middlebere © Steven Carey |
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| Leucistic Bullfinch, Middlebere Farm Cottages © David Sexton |
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