Saturday 21st March 2026

Black necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes in summer plumage

Little ringed Plover - 8 Swineham 4 in Lower piddle valley & 4 Stilt Pool

Little Gull - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

FORSTER'S TERN - 1 Brownsea Lagoon DWT

Spoonbill - 3 Brownsea Lagoon DWT

Red Kite - 5 Bridport, 4 St Aldhelms Head, 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Creekmoor, 1 Bournemouth

White tailed Eagle - 2 Poole Harbour, 2 Christchurch Harbour, 2 Burton

Short eared Owl - 1 Chickerell

Willow Warbler - 1 Pentridge Down

Ring Ouzel - 1 Portland Bill

Black redstart - 1 Wyke Regis

Wheatear - 15 Barleycrate to Reap lane Portland, 11 Camp road Wyke Regis, 1 St Adhelms Head

Redpoll - 2 Wick Christcurch Harbour

Friday 20th March 2026

Common Scoter - 24 Past Portland Bill

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Past Portland Bill

Black-necked Grebe - 1 off Middle Beach Studland Bay

Avocet - 30 Brownsea Lagoon DWT, 2 Lodmoor RSPB

Little Ringed Plover - 4  Stilt Pools Swineham

Jack Snipe - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Little - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

FORSTER'S TERN - Brownsea Lagoon DWT

Manx Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill

Glossy Ibis - 3 Wareham Common

Spoonbill - 2 Brownsea Lagoon DWT

Red Kite - 4 Sturminster Marshall, 4 West Bexington, 3 Hons Tout, 1 Winterbourne Zelston, 1 Weymouth Park & Ride, 1 Henbury

White tailed Eagle - 3 over Upton, 3 Christchurc Harbour, 2-3 Bincombe, 1 over Chesil Cove 1 Cogden Beach

Sand Martin - 20 Stilt Pool Swineham, 12 Westcliff Portland Bill

Willow Warbler - 1 Durlston CP, 1 South Haven boardwalk

Wheatear - 35 West Bexington, 21 Portland Bill, 8 Hengisbury Head, 1 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Peveril Point, 1 St Aldhelms

Water Pipit  - 1 Mouth of the Frome from  BOPH boat safari

Crossbill - 2 Durlston CP

Tawny Owl - Langton Matravers © Garry Hayman

Red Kite - Sturminster Marshall © Allan Frake 

Thursday 19th March 2026

 Common Scoter - 15 off Chesil Beach

Little Ringed Plover - 4 Lodmoor RSPB, 3 Lower Piddle Valley, 2 Swineham Pools, 1 Lytchett Fields

Purple Sandpiper - 6 Portland Bill

Green Sandpiper - 1 Radipole Village

Little Gull - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

FORSTER'S TERN - 1 Brownsea Lagoon DWT

Puffin - 3 off Dancing Ledge

Great Northern Diver - 4 Poole Harbour

White Stork - 1 circled over Corfe Castle, 1 over Long Island Poole Harbour

Glossy Ibis - 3 Wareham Common

Great White Egret - 1 heading East off Hengisbury Head

Red Kite - 6 St Leonards, 2 over Swanage, 2 Bridport, 1 over Brownsea Lagoon DWT, 1 Wareham Common, 1 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Portland Bill, 1 Radipole RSPB

White-tailed Eagle - 5 around Poole Harbour,  1 over County Gate roundabout Bournemouth

Merlin - 1 Challow Hill Corfe Castle

Sand Martin - 2 Southbourne

Ring Ouzel - 1 Corfe Common

Black Redstart - 1 female type Reap Lane Portland

Yellowhammer - 4 Challow Hill Corfe Castle

Wigeon - Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Red Kite - Radipole RSPB © Derek Fowler

Wednesday 18th March 2026

Velevet Scoter - 2 past Hengisbury Head

Common Scoter - 3 past Hengisbury Head, 2 Studland Bay

Greenshank - 6 Brownsea Lagoon DWT

Little Gull - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

FORSTER'S TERN - 1 Brownsea Lagoon DWT

Glossy Ibis - 3 Wareham Common

Spoonbill - 2 Brownsea Lagoon DWT

Cattle Egret - 22 Little Farm nr Purbeck School roundabout

Osprey - 1 over Wareham Common

Red Kite - 1 West Bay, 1 Bramble Bush Bay Studland, 1 Wareham Common, 1 Christchurch Harbour

Hoopoe - briefly Abbotsbury Beach Car Park

Merlin - 1 Middlebere, 1 Stanpit Marsh

Willow Warbler - 1 Fancy's Close Portland, 1 PC World Drain

Tuesday 17th March 2026

FORSTER'S TERN -1 again in Brownsea Lagoon
Little Gull - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Glossy Ibis - 2 still on Wareham Common alongside bypass
Red Kite - 1 Wild Woodbury DWT
Swallow - 1 over Warheam Common
Sand Martin - 2 Hengistbury Head, 1 Cogden
Willow Warbler -1 singing at PC World Drain, Holes Bay
Chiffchaff - 60 Portland Bill
Wheatear - 5 Portland Bill, 2 Hengistbury (Barn Field), 2 Cogden
Firecrest - 3 Hengistbury, 1 Wild Woodbury DWT (George's Copse), 1 Portland Bill
White-spotted Bluethroat - A male in SE corner of Swineham GPs this evening
Redpoll - 1 Hengistbury
Siskin - 5 Hengistbury
Crossbill - 2 in sallows on edge of Wareham Forest near Wild Woodbury DWT

Great Black-backed Gull, Highcliffe Beach © Clinton Whale

Buzzard, Cheselbourne, Vaughan Ashby

 

 

Monday 16th March 2026

Red-necked Grebe - 1 Studland Bay off Middle Beach
Avocet - 1 Silverlake
Golden Plover - 48 West Compton
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint
FORSTER'S TERN -1 in Holes Bay early morning then later on Brownsea Lagoon
Little Gull - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Spoonbill - 2 Brownsea Lagoon
Glossy Ibis - 3 still on Wareham Common alongside bypass
Red Kite - 1 West Compton this afternoon
Hen Harrier - 1 West Compton this afternoon
Merlin - 1 West Compton this afternoon
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP
Crossbill - 20+ near Culpeppers Dish

Kestrel, Durlston CP © Trevor Warrick

 

Sunday 15th March 2026

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Littlesea (The Fleet)
Common Scoter - 1 Littlesea (The Fleet)
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Littlesea (The Fleet)
Whimbrel - 1 wintering bird still at Cuttcleaves Cove (The Fleet)
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay SW, 1 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Knot - 8 Holes Bay
Sandwich Tern - 2 off Brownsea Island, 1 Littlesea (The Fleet)
FORSTER'S TERN -1 again in Poole Harbour on buoy off Brownsea Island
Little Gull - 1 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Glossy Ibis - 3 again on Wareham Common
White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Cerne Abbas
Red Kite - 3 Bradford Peverell
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP, 1 Thorncombe Wood
Redpoll - 2 in a Wimborne garden

Late news from yesterday : A Merlin, 3 Black Redstarts and 8 Wheatears on Portland.

Saturday 14th March 2026

Garganey - 1 West Bexington mere.
Grey Plover - 2 Stanpit.
Little Ringed Plover - 1 heard Hengistbury Hd.
Spotted Redshank - 6 Brownsea Island.
Great White Egret - 1 Stanpit.
Little Gull - 1 Lytchett Bay (Rock Lea viewpoint).
White-tailed Eagle - 1 S over Iford.
Red Kite - 12 Wyke Down, 1 Cashmoor.
Water Pipit - 1 Hengistbury Hd (Salt Hurns).
Firecrest - 1 Hengistbury Hd.

Brambling, Sadborow, yesterday
© Neil Croton (licenced ringer)

Friday 13th March 2026

Reeves' Pheasant - 1 Wareham (Thrasher's Lane).
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Studland Bay (Middle Beach).
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Studland Bay (Middle Beach).
Grey Plover - 2 Stanpit.
Little Ringed Plover - 1 heard over Brownsea Island.
Green Sandpiper - 4 lower Piddle valley.
Purple Sandpiper - 18 Hengistbury sandspit.
Greenshank - 6 Brownsea Island.
Black-tailed Godwit - 3013 Brownsea Island, c1500 S over Christchurch Hbr with more going west.
Great White Egret - 1 lower Piddle valley.
Cattle Egret - 42 Wareham Common, 7 Holmebridge.
Spoonbill - 2 Brownsea Island.
Little Gull - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Glossy Ibis - 3 Wareham Common.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Holmebridge.
Red Kite - 2 Wareham Common.
Wheatear - seen at Ballard Down, Lytchett Bay, Stanpit, Studland (Greenlands Farm), 

        Wareham Common. 

Firecrest - 1 Higher Charminster.
Brambling - 1 Sadborow.

Wheatear, Greenlands Farm © Rob Johnson

Thursday 12th March 2026

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Portland Harbour
FORSTER'S TERN -1 again at Poole Park
Manx Shearwater - 1 off shore from Bridging Camp, Wyke Regis
Spoonbill - 2 over Stanpit
Glossy Ibis - 3 on Wareham Common viewed from North Walls
Wheatear - 1 Crouch Hill, Stanpit
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury Head
Yellowhammer - 1 Hengistbury Head
Brambling - 1 Hengistbury Head

Late news from yesterday : 
1 Water Pipit at Swineham Point 
1 Wheatear at Durlston CP

Wednesday 11th March 2026

Slavonian Grebe - 4 The Fleet (Chickerell Hive Point).
FORSTER'S TERN - 1 Poole Harbour.
Glossy Ibis - 10 Wareham Common.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Poole Harbour.
Red Kite - 2 Arne (Slepe Heath), 2 Sadborow, 1 Piddlehinton, 1 Puddletown.
Merlin - 1 West Compton.
Wheatear - 1 Hengistbury Head (Barn Field).
Firecrest - 2+ Durlston CP, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Lytchett Bay (Rock Lea viewpoint).

Tuesday 10th March 2026

Grey Plover - 1+ Stanpit.
Black-tailed Godwit - c. 1000 Stanpit.
Bar-tailed Godwit - 1 Stanpit.
Red-throated Diver - 24 past Portland Bill.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Corfe Mullen, 1 Portland Bill.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Portland Bill. 
Red Kite - 1 Corfe Mullen.
Firecrest - 4 Portland Bill.

Migration: Overnight good numbers of Redwing were heard passing northward over Poole Harbour, with e.g. 270 calls recorded over Oakdale in 75 minutes.

Monday 9th March 2026

Long Tailed Duck -1 The Fleet Chickerall
Red Necked Grebe -1 Studland Bay
Slavonian Grebe -4 The Fleet Chickerall
Black Necked Grebe -1 Studland Bay
Purple Sandpiper -1 Groyne behind Haven Hotel Sandbanks
Forsters Tern -1 Poole Park often on posts next to model boating lake.
Little Gull -1 Adult Rock Lea Viewpoint Lytchett Bay
Caspian Gull -1 Lodmoor
Black-Throated Diver -1 on the sea Sandbanks opposite Jazz Cafe
Bittern -1 Left Swineham at dusk
Glossy Ibis - 10 Still Wareham Common next to bypass
Black Redstart -1 Bridging Camp Chickerall
Serin -1 male Portland bird observatory garden
Snow Bunting -1 Feeding station Rock Lea Viewpoint

Snow Bunting, Rock Lea View © Mick Brooks

Caspian Gull, Lodmoor © Phil Cheeseman

Sunday 8th March 2026

Long Tailed Duck -1 Bridging Camp Chickerall
Black Necked Grebe -5 Jerrys Point, 1 Longham Lakes South Lake 
Spotted Redshank -1 Holes Bay
Common Sandpiper -1 Silverlake
Purple Sandpiper -1 West Bay
Forsters Tern -1 Adult viewed from Poole Park posts next to model boating area and feeding along Baiter Park 
Little Gull - 1 Adult Rock Lea Viewpoint, Lytchett Bay
Glossy Ibis -10 Wareham floods alongside by past
Red Kite -1 Silverlake
Sand Martin -1 Longham Lakes
Swallow -2 Longham Lakes
Black Redstart -1 Bridging Camp Chickerall
Wheatear -1 Lodmoor, 1 Portland
Crossbill - 12 Culpeppers Dish

Wheater, Lodmoor © Phil Cheeseman

Saturday 7th March 2026

Long Tailed Duck -1 Female, Tidmoor The Fleet
Slavonian Grebe -7 Tidmoor, The Fleet
Forsters Tern -1 Adult Poole Park this AM
Little Gull -1 Rock Lea Viewpoint Lytchett Bay
Yellow Legged Gull -1 Adult off Otter Island, Lytchett Bay
Glossy Ibis -10 Wareham floods alongside by past
Sand Martin -8 Lodmoor

Late News
March 4th 
Unconfirmed report of a possible Great-tailed/Boat-tailed Grackle" last Wednesday (4th March) at side of A352 just W of Winfrith Newburgh.

Forsters Tern, Poole Park © Steve Carey

Friday 6th March 2026

Mandarin Duck - 1 Long staying drake Poole Park, 1 female Holmebridge.
Black Necked Grebe -5 Brands Bay
Fosters Tern -1 Adult Poole Park this am also seen Baiter Park
Little Gull -1 Rock Lea Viewpoint Lytchett Bay, 1 Dorchester water meadows
Great Northern Diver - 5 Jerrys Point
Glossy Ibis -10 Wareham floods alongside by past
Spoonbill -2 Brownsea Lagoon
Cattle Egret -23 Up river at Holmebridge
Red Kite -1 Cranborne Common
Water Pipit - 1  mouth of the River Frome

Crossbill. Cranborne Common © Janice Beck

Thursday 5th March 2026

Common Scoter - 5 off Middle Beach

Great Northern Diver - 2 off Jerry's Pt, 1 off Middle Beach

Slavonian Grebe - 3 off Jerry's Pt, 1 Kimmeridge Bay

Black-necked Grebe - 4 off Jerry's Pt, 3 off Middle Beach

Cattle Egret - 21 Holme Bridge, 17 Wareham Common

Glossy Ibis - 10 Wareham Common viewed from North Walls

White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Carey

Common Crane - 2 over Carey

Little Gull - 1 Dorchester Water Meadows

Forster's Tern - 1 seen a.m at the Harbour Mouth later on Brownsea, Baiter and Poole Park.

Sand Martin - 24 Swineham Pt.

Water Pipit - 1 Swineham Pt.

Brambling - 3 Winterborne Stickland

Crossbill - 16 Culpepper's Dish

Late News

2nd March Caspian Gull - 1 sub/ad Longham Lake 

Brambling - Winterborne Stickland © Will Bown

Greylag Goose - Poole Park © Clinton Whale

Wednesday 4th March 2026

Great Northern Diver - 1 Peveril Point

Cattle Egret - 25 Holmebridge

Great White Egret - 1 Holmebridge

Glossy Ibis - 10 again on Wareham Common

Red Kite - 1 over Hydes Heath Arne RSPB

White-tailed Eagle - 1imm past over Brownsea Lagoon, 1 Morden Bog

Common Crane - 2 flew down the Piddle Valley seen on Keysworth / Arne Moors & Wareham Common.

Greenshank - 12 Brownsea Is.

Sandwich Tern - 2-3 Brownsea Is.

Forster's Tern - 1ad between Parkstone Bay, Baiter & Brownsea Is.

Little Gull - 1 Dorchester Water Meadows

Sand Martin - 6 Holmebridge, 1 Hengistbbury Hd.

Chiffchaff - 10 Stanpit

Blackcap - 8 Stanpit Marsh

Crossbill - 7 Hydes Heath Arne RSPB, 2 Higher Hydes Heath

Siskin - Winterborne Stickland © Will Bown

Glossy Ibis - Wareham Common © Robert Fielding

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Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Long-tailed Duck - 1 drake Littlesea (On The Fleet)

Great Northern Diver - 2 off Middle Beach Studland, 1 Weymouth Hbr.

Black-necked Grebe - 4 off South Beach Studland

Bittern - 9 (Yes Nine) over Swineham Pt

Glossy Ibis - 10 again on Wareham Common

Spoonbill - 3 Shipstal Pt. (Arne RSPB)

White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel

Red Kite - 1 Corfe Mullen

Great Bustard - 1 imm/male Ballard Down (Salisbury Plain Project)

Purple Sandpiper - 29 Hengistbury Head

Jack Snipe - 2 Salt Herns Christchurch

Forster's Tern - 1 adult Parkstone Bay (Use Harbourside Car Park at BH15 1TQ)

Red-rumped Swallow - 1 Radipole RSPB (View from bridge over the Wey river (W3W voters.mourner.living).

Brambling - 1 Hengistbury Hd.

Crossbill - 9 Culpepper's Dish

male Great Bustard - Ballard Down © Mike Cheesman

Shag - Holes Bay © David Wareham

Monday 2nd March 2026

Great Northern Diver - 3 Brand's Bay / Jerry's Point

Cattle Egret - 53 Worgret/Wareham Common

Glossy Ibis - 10 Wareham Common

Black-necked Grebe - 10 in Brand' Bay / Jerry's Point, 1 Longham Lake

Red Kite - 1 Longham Lake

White-tailed Eagle - 1 imm Lytchett Bay

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay

Greenshank - 3 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Forster's Tern - 1 again in Parkstone Bay

Mediterranean Gull - 163 Parkstone Bay + further 250-300 spread across the northern shore Poole Hbr.

Red-rumped Swallow - 1 North end Radipole RSPB

Fieldfare - 5 Hardy's Monument

Wheatear - 1 female Longham Lakes car park, Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Kimmeridge

2 of 10 Glossy Ibis - Wareham Common © Dan law

Sunday March 1st 2026

Brent Goose - 78 Stanpit

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Chickerell

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Chickerell

Black-necked Grebe - 3 off Middle Beach Studland Bay, 1 Longham Lakes

Jack Snipe - 1 Powerstock Common

Common Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake

Spotted Redshank - 1 Swineham GPs

Little Gull - 1 still French's Pool Lytchett Fields RSPB

Glossy Ibis - 10 still Wareham Common

Spoonbill - 1 French's Pool Lytchett Fields RSPB

Cattle Egret - 20+ north of Stourpaine by Broadleaze Farm

Sand Martin - 1 Longham Lakes

Red-rumped Swallow - Radipole Lake RSPB

Redpoll - 9 Powerstock Common