Thursday 12th December 2024

Barnacle Goose - 1 at Swineham Pt.

Common Scoter - 10 Studland Bay

Black-throated Diver - 1 off Baiter Park

Great Northern Diver - 2 Brand's Bay, 1 off Baiter Park, 1 off Haven Hotel.

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Brand's Bay

Black-necked Grebe - 5 Studland Bay; 4 Brand's Bay, 1 Portland Hbr.

Cattle Egret - 15E over Wareham High street p.m.

Spoonbill - 3 Middlebere

Red Kite - 4 Cerne Abbas

White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Hartland Moor

Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Lytchett Bay

Purple Sandpiper - 2 Hengistbury Hd. 

Jack Snipe - 1 near Lady Wimborne Bridge

Sandwich Tern - 2 off Parkstone Bay

Sandwich Tern - Parkstone Bay © Matt Cooper

Wednesday 11th December 2024

Whooper Swan - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Bean Goose - 1 considered as Tundra Bean Goose Circled over Abbotsbury Swannery & headed NW

Mandarin - 2 drakes Poole Park

Long-tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery

Goosander - 17 to roost Silverlake (3drakes)

Black-throated Diver - 1 off Baiter Park

Great Northern Diver - 1 off Baiter Park

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Brand's Bay

Hen Harrier - 2 male & Ringtail Lytchett Bay

Green Sandpiper - 1 Doddington Fm Cress Beds. 

Sandwich Tern - 2 off Baiter Park

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Norden Sewage Works

Robin - Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale

Tuesday 10th December 2024

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Poole Hbr.

Common Scoter 48 Hengistbury Hd.

Red-throated Diver - 6 E. Hengistbury Hd, 2, Poole Hbr 

Black-throated Diver - 1 Brownsea Is, 1E Hengistbury Hd.

Great Northern Diver - 5 Poole Hbr, 1E Hengistbury Hd.

Red-necked Grebe - 1 off Mudeford Quay

Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Jerry's Pt.

Black-necked Grebe - 4 Poole Hbr, 4 off Middle Beach Studland

Great White Egret - 1 Poole Hbr.

Spoonbill - 15 Wareham Channel

Red Kite - 4 Godmanstone

White-tailed Eagle - 3 over Ballard Down flew across the Poole Hbr.

Hen Harrier - 2 Lytchett Bay (1m + 1fem)

Sandwich Tern - 1 Hengistbury Hd.

Water Pipit - 1 Swineham Pt.

Snow Bunting -1 Ferrybridge (opposite visitors Centre)

Monday 9th December 2024

Wigeon - 675 Brands Bay
Pintail - 244 Brands Bay, 53 Holes Bay
Teal - 646 Brands Bay
Green-winged Teal - 1 drake still at Brands Bay
Common Scoter - 5 off Knoll Beach
Goldeneye - 6 Brands Bay, 1f  South Lake, Longham Lakes
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Brands Bay
Avocet - 17 Brands Bay
Knot - 1 Brands Bay
Snipe - 52 SW Holes Bay
Spoonbill - 3 Holes Bay
Bittern - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Great White Egret - 10 Longham Lakes
Red Kite - 6 between Shaftesbury & Blandford
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Brands Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 2 off Knoll Beach, 2 off Jerry's Point

Bittern, Lodmoor RSPB © Phil Cheeseman

Redshank, Holes Bay © Mike Millard

Spoonbill, Lodmoor RSPB © Nigel Orme

 

Sunday 8th December 2024

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Littlesea, The Fleet
Green-winged Teal - 1 Brands Bay
Common Scoter - 7 off Middle Beach
Long-tailed Duck - 1f  Poole Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 2 off Middle Beach, 1 Littlesea, The Fleet
Black-necked Grebe - 8 still off Middle Beach, 1 Goathorn Point
Avocet - 175 Holes Bay
Black-tailed Godwit - 1510 Holes Bay
Knot - 7 Holes Bay
Dunlin - 628 Holes Bay
Green Sandpiper - 2 Warmwell Cressbeds
Black-throated Diver - 1 off Middle Beach
Great Northern Diver - 3 off Middle Beach, 1 Littlesea, The Fleet
Spoonbill - 15 from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Marsh Harrier - 3 Stanpit Marsh
Grey Wagtail - 1 Warmwell Cressbeds

Wren, Walford Mill © Ann Baldwin

Grey Heron, River Stour, Iford © Clinton Whale

Wigeon, Hamworthy © Tina Dawkins

Saturday 7th December 2024

Green-winged Teal  - 1 still River Avon, Coward's Marsh
Common Scoter - 8 off Middle Beach
Long-tailed Duck - 1 into Poole Harbour
Goldeneye - 1 from Cutcleaves Cove, East Fleet, 1 Brands Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 5 off Middle Beach, 2 Brands Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 12 at Avon Beach, Mudeford
Spotted Redshank - 1 still from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Black-throated Diver - 1 Brands Bay
Great Northern Diver - 2 off Durlston CP, 1 Brands Bay, 1 Middle Beach
Spoonbill - 15 in Lytchett Bay Channel

Yesterday: -

Cattle Egret - 62 between Holmebridge & Wool

Green-winged Teal, Cowards Marsh © Scott Usher

Hen Harrier male, Middlebere Channel © Colin Chainey

Pintail, Upton CP © John Pick

 

Friday 6th December 2024

Brent Goose - 1000+ Rodden Hive inc. 4 Pale-bellied Brent
Barnacle Goose - 9 Rodden Hive
Green-winged Teal - 1 nr River Avon, Coward's Marsh
Goldeneye - 1f off Tidmoor Point
Goosander - 1 River Frome, Woodsford
Red-breasted Merganser - 25 off Jerry's Point
Water Rail - 1 River Frome, Woodsford
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Weymouth Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 3 off Tidmoor Point, 1 off Jerry's Point
Black-necked Grebe - 10 off Middle Beach, Studland, 1 off Jerry's Point
Avocet - 90 Holes Bay
Grey Plover - 105 Brownsea Lagoon
Bar-tailed Godwit - 60 Brownsea lagoon
Sanderling - 4 Brownsea Lagoon
Woodcock - 4 Moreton
Green Sandpiper - 2 River Frome, Woodsford, 1 Warmwell Cressbeds
Greenshank - 3 Brownsea Lagoon
Black-throated Diver - 1 still off Cobbs Quay, Holes Bay
Great Northern Diver - 3 Tidmoor Point, 3 Middle Beach, 2 Shell Bay, 1 Weymouth Bay, 1 Portland Harbour, 1 Jerry's Point
Marsh Harrier - 1 west from Tidmoor Point
Black Redstart - 1m Brandy Row, Chiswell, 1 behind Lidl, Portland
Wheatear - 1 still Ferrybridge
Grey Wagtail - 2 Warmwell Cressbeds

Buzzard, Upton CP © John Pick

GBB Gull & Cormorant, off Nothe Fort © Phil Cheeseman

Mandarin, Poole Park © Roger Turner

 

Thursday 5th December 2024

Brent Goose - 33 Stanpit

Black-tailed Godwit - c.350 Stanpit

Purple Sandpiper - 8 Sandspit groynes

Red-throated Diver - 2 South Deep

Black-throated Diver - 1 Holes Bay

Great Northern Diver - 1 off Jerry's Point

Spoonbill - 6 Poole Harbour, 19 Arne RSPB

Cattle Egret - 1 Upton Country Park

Hooded Crow - 1 at TidmoorPoint before flying east

Wheatear - 1 still at Ferrybridge

Wednesday 4th December 2024

Surf Scoter - 1st winter drake still Studland Bay

Slavonian Grebe - Poole Harbour

Black-necked Grebe - 4 Studland Bay, 7 Poole Harbour

Avocet - c.300 Brownsea Lagoon

Golden Plover - c.400 Lodmoor

Grey Plover - c.50 Brownsea Lagoon

Bar-tailed Godwit - c.60 Brownsea Lagoon

Black-tailed Godwit - c.300 Brownsea Lagoon

Dunlin - c.2000 Brownsea Lagoon

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay RSPB, 2 Middlebere

Red-throated |Diver - 2 Poole Harbour

Black-throated Diver - 3 Holes Bay , 1 Studland Bay

Great Northern Diver - 1 Portland Harbour, 2 Poole Harbour

Great White Egret - 10 Longham Lakes

Marsh Harrier - 4 Swineham, 9 Christchurch Harbour

Red Kite - 3 over Crane Hill Plantation Tarrant Keyneston

Swallow - 1 flying around Studland Beach

Black Redstart - 3 Lyme Regis, 

Wheatear - 1 still Chesil Visitor Centre Ferrybridge

Great Crested Grebe, Christchurch Harbour © Clinton Whale

Snipe, Lodmoor © Alan Membury

Golden Plover, Lodmoor © Alan Membury

Black-throated Diver Middle Beach Studland © D J  Camp

Tuesday 3rd December 2024

 Surf Scoter - 1st winter drake still off Knoll Beach

Long-tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Jerry's Point

Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 2 off Middle Beach Studland, 4 Portland Harbour

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Red-throated Diver - 1 Christchurch Harbour

Black-throated Diver - 2 Portland Harbour

Great Northern Diver - 1 off Middle Beach Studland, 2 from Jerry's Point, 1 Christchurch Harbour

Balearic Shearwater - 1 off Portland Bill

Red Kite - 1 Shapwick

Short-eared Owl - 1 Hengistbury Head, 2 Wyke Down

Merlin 2 Wyke Down

Black Redstart - 1 Blacknor Portland, 3 Lyme Regis cemetery, 1 West Bay

Wheatear - 1 still by visitor centre Ferrybridge

Brambling  - 1 in finch flock near Waterbarn Cottages Puddletown, 15 through Hengistbury

Monday 2nd December 2024

 

Surf Scoter - still off Middle Beach, Studland

Velvet Scoter - 1 Brands Bay

Black-necked Grebe - 6 off Middle Beach Studland

Avocet - 500+ Middlebere

Green Sandpiper - 3 River Frome Woodsford

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Red-throated Diver - 1 Studland Bay

Black-throated Diver - 1 off Middle Beach Studland

Great Northern Diver - 1 Studland Bay

Great White Egret - 1 Swineham

Hen Harrier - male Middlebere

White-tailked Eagle - 1 Christchurch Harbour

Spoonbill, Middlebere ©  Alan Membury

Kestrel, Hartland Moor © Alan Membury

Coal Tit, Christchurch garden © Clinton Whale

Sunday 1st December 2024

Barnacle Goose - 9 over Mudeford Quay
Goldeneye -  3 Poole Harbour, 1 female in Cuttcleaves Cove
Surf Scoter - 1st winter male still in Studland Bay viewed from Middle Beach
Black-necked Grebe - 5 Studland Bay from Middle Beach
Red-throated Diver - 2 Poole Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 2 in Poole Harbour
Spoonbill - 22 Brownsea Lagoon, 2 Middlebere
Wheatear - 1 Ferrybridge (unusually late, but not the latest recorded in Dorset, which was on 9th Dec 2002)

Saturday 30th November 2024

Surf Scoter - 1st winter male again in Studland Bay off Middle Beach
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Brand's Bay, 1 East Fleet
Black-necked Grebe - 6 Studland Bay from Middle Beach, 1 off Jerry's Point
Red-throated Diver - 1 North Haven, 1 Brand's Bay
Great Northern Diver - 1 North Haven, 1 Brand's Bay
Spoonbill - 6 Lytchett Bay, 2 Middlebere
Cattle Egret - 2 Hampreston Fields
Great White Egret - 6+ Longham Lakes
Hen Harrier - 1 Arne RSPB (Coombe Heath)
Black Redstart - 1 Weymouth (Charlestown), 1 Lyme Regis near Museum

Oystercatchers, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

 

Friday 29th November 2024

Goldeneye - 1 Holes Bay (South)
Goosander - 16 Silverlake including 1 male
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Studland Bay from Middle Beach
Black-necked Grebe - 5 Studland Bay from Middle Beach
Green Sandpiper - 1 Woodsford
Sanderling - 11 Brownsea Lagoon
Knot - 4 Brownsea Lagoon, 1 Holes Bay
Ruff - 1 Lower Piddle Valley floods
Arctic Skua - 1 again in Poole Harbour around Quay and Baiter
Red-throated Diver -  6 Peveril Point, 1 Studland Bay from Middle Beach
Great Northern Diver - 2 Jerry's Point, 1 Studland Bay from Middle Beach, 1 Holes Bay, 1 Peveril Point, 1 past Abbotsbury Beach
Spoonbill - 15 Holes Bay, 9 Arne RSPB
Cattle Egret - 13 roosted this evening at Hengistbury, 1 Buckland Ripers
Short-eared Owl - 1 Middlebere
Hen Harrier - 1 male at Middlebere
Red Kite - 2 over Minterne Parva

Thursday 28th November 2024

Surf Scoter - 1st winter male in Studland Bay near yellow buoys off Middle Beach this afternoon
Slavonian Grebe - 2 still on the Fleet at Littlesea
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Studland Bay
Purple Sandpiper- 5 Highcliffe (Groyne H10), 2 West Bay
Green Sandpiper - 2 Woodsford
Arctic Skua - 1 Holes Bay
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour from Sandsfoot Castle
Great Northern Diver - 4 on the Fleet at Littlesea, 1 Holes Bay near RLNI, 1 Studland Bay
Spoonbill - 16 over Holes Bay
Cattle Egret - 27 left roost on Hengistbury this morning
White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Silverlake
Red Kite - 1 over Blue Lagoon in Poole Harbour
HUME'S LEAF WARBLER - 1 still in Weymouth on Rodwell Trail just south of Wyke Road near old railway platforms
Firecrest - 2 West Bexington, 1 Tidmoor Point, 1 Durlston CP
Black Redstart - 2 Wyke Regis at Bridging Camp
Brambling - 2 over Christchurch Harbour
Cirl Bunting - 9 West Bexington/Cogden, 2 flew East over Tidmoor Point, 1 over Ballard Down

Purple Sandpiper, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale

Purple Sandpiper, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale

 

Wednesday 27th November 2024

Egyptian Goose - 22 over Holme Lane.
Pochard - c40 Longham Lakes.
Velvet Scoter - 3 Hengistbury Head.
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Stanpit.
Ruff - 3 Charminster (R. Frome) water meadows.
Purple Sandpiper - 32 Highcliffe groynes.
Great Northern Diver - 1 past Hengistbury Head.
Red-throated Diver - 2 past Hengistbury Head, 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Great White Egret - 9 Longham Lakes.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Studland (Isle of Purbeck golf club).
Marsh Harrier - 6 Christchurch Harbour.
Hume's Warbler - 1 Weymouth (Rodwell trail).
Brambling - 1 Hengistbury Head.

Turnstone, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale.

Red Kite, north Dorset yesterday © Tim Balmer.

Grey Heron, Wimborne © Trevor Wilkinson.

Tuesday 26th November 2024

Egyptian Goose - 2 Silverlake.
Shag - 31 Hengistbury Head is a notable total for the area.
Black-necked Grebe - 5 off Shipstal Point, 2 Poole Harbour, 2 Studland Bay.
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Poole Harbour.
Woodcock - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Purple Sandpiper - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields.
Great Northern Diver - 2 Poole Harbour, 2 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach).
Black-throated Diver - 1-2 Poole Harbour, 1+ past Hengistbury Head, 1 Studland Bay.
Red-throated Diver - 2 Poole Harbour, 1+ past Hengistbury Head.
Cattle Egret - 19 Hengistbury Head roost.
Spoonbill - 16 Middlebere, 1 Lytchett Bay.
Marsh Harrier - 3 Hengistbury Head.
Red Kite - 1 nr Badbury Rings.
Firecrest - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Brambling - 8 Hengistbury Head.

Dartford Warbler, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale.

Monday 25th November 2024

Whooper Swan - 2 Silverlake

Common Scoter - 40 off Hegisbury Head, 17 off Middle beach Studland Bay

Goosander - 1 River Frome Woodsford

Black necked Grebe - 4 off Middle beach Studland Bay

Whimbrel - 1 Brands Bay

Purple Sandpiper - 5 Groyne H19 Highcliffe

Woodcock - 1 Weymouth Town Centre

Arctic Skua - 1 inside Christchurch Harbour

Red throated Diver - flew west off Peveril Point

Black throated Diver - 1 off Middle beach Studland Bay

Great Northern Diver - 2 Off Jerry's Point, 1 Shell Bay, 1 Brands Bay, 1 off Hengisbury Head, 1 off Peveril Point Swanage

Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes, 2 Swineham

Goshawk - 1 Middlebere Channel

Marsh Harrier - 12 Wareham Channel, 2 Brands Bay

Hen Harrier - 1 Male Middlebere NT Hide

Red Kite - 6 North of Cerne Abbas

White Tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel, 1 Christchurch Harbour

Purple Sandpiper - Highcliffe © Clinton Whale

Woodcock - Weymouth Town Centre

© Fiona Lawrence

Sunday 24th November 2024

Goldeneye - 2 off Fitzworth, 1 Brands Bay.
Black-necked Grebe - 9 off Fitzworth, 1 Longham Lakes.
Slavonian Grebe - 2 The Fleet (Littlesea).
Grey Plover - 4 Christchurch Harbour.

Knot - 8 Fitzworth.
Purple Sandpiper - 30-35 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Spotted Redshank - 1 Fitzworth.
Little Auk - 2 Mudeford Quay (one entered Christchurch Harbour).
Great Northern Diver - 2 Poole Harbour entrance, 2 past Portland Bill, 1 The Fleet (Littlesea).
Red-throated Diver - 1 past Durlston Head.
Little Gull - 3 Mudeford Quay, 1 Holes Bay, 1 The Fleet (Littlesea).
Great Skua - 1 past Portland Bill.
Arctic Skua - 1 Mudeford Quay and Stanpit.
Storm Petrel - 2-3 Branksome Chine, 1 Durley Chine.
Balearic Shearwater - 2 past Portland Bill
Sooty Shearwater - 3 past Portland Bill, 2 past Durlston Head.
Cory's Shearwater - 1 Mudeford Quay.
Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes.
Firecrest - 2 Durlston CP.

Little Auk, Mudeford Quay© Scott Usher

Arctic Skua, Stanpit © Scott Usher.

Curlew, Stanpit © Clinton Whale.

Saturday 23rd November 2024

Pale bellied Brent Goose - 1 Ferrybridge

Velvet Scoter - 1 initially Brand's Bay but flew towards South Deep Brownsea Island

Common Scoter - 18 off Middle Beach Studland, 4 Ferrybridge

Goosander - 4 Ferrybridge

Knot - 2 Ferrybridge

Purple Sandpiper - c 25 Hengisbury head, 1 Brands Bay

Little Gull - 1 Kimmeridge Bay

Black throated Diver - 1 off Portland Castle 

Great Northern Diver - 3 North Haven flew into Poole Harbour 

Leach's Storm Petrel - 1 Off Billy Winters Portland Harbour

Red Kite - 2 over Cerne Abbas

Yellowhammer - 35 Simene Valley Symondsbury

Friday 22nd November 2024

Barnacle Goose - 6 The Fleet (Rodden Hive).
Egyptian Goose - 85 Woodsford, 2 The Fleet (Rodden Hive).
Wigeon - c1100 Holes Bay.
Goosander - 1 Woodsford.
Goldeneye - 4 Poole Harbour.
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Wareham Channel (off Gold Point), 2 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach), 1 Longham Lakes.
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Avocet - c500 Brownsea Island, c200 Swineham.
Grey Plover - c50 Brownsea Island, 5 Brands Bay.
Knot - 4 Brownsea Island.
Purple Sandpiper - 1 North Haven (Poole Harbour mouth).
Green Sandpiper - 1 Woodsford.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Greenshank - 5 Brownsea Island, 1 Brands Bay.
Black-tailed Godwit - 1200+ Holes Bay.
Great Northern Diver - 2 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach).
Red-throated Diver - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point), 1 off Brownsea Island.
Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes, 1 Swineham, 1 Woodsford.
Spoonbill - 18 Poole Harbour (Fitzworth), 1 Lytchett Bay.
Marsh Harrier - 4-5 Swineham.
Red Kite - 1 Bridport, 1 Middlebere.
Bearded Tit - 2 Longham Lakes.

Fieldfare, Woodville © John Bishop

Thursday 21st November 2024

Barnacle Goose - 8 Silverlake East Lake

Goldeneye - 2 off Jerry's Point Studland

Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Knoll Beach Studland

Black-necked Grebe - 1 off Knoll Beach Studland

Spoonbill - 1 Holes Bay

Red Kite - 1 Swyre Head

Merlin - 1 Middlebere

Magpie - 181 into roost at Hatch Pond

Swallow - 1 Litton Cheney

Ring Ouzel - 1 Challow Hill Corfe Castle

Great Spotted woodpecker - Woodville
© John Bishop
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Wednesday 20th November 2024

Barnacle Goose - 1 Swineham

Common Scoter - 2 off Middle Beach Studland

Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Middle Beach Studland, 2  Littlesea The Fleet

Black-necked Grebe - 4 North end of Portland Harbour, 1 Longham Lakes

Golden Plover c800 Lodmoor RSPB

Ringed Plover - c150 Christchurch Harbour, 30 Long Groyne Hengisbury Head

Purple Sandpiper - 13 The Cobb Lyme Regis, 2 Long Groyne Hengisbury Head

Spotted Redshank - 1  Lytchett Bay

Red-throated Diver - 1 off Jerry's Point Studland

Black-throated Diver - 1 off Hengisbury Head

Great Northern Diver - 2 off Hengisbury Head, 1 Ferrybridge

Spoonbill - 4 Brownsea Lagoon DWT

Hen Harrier - 2 (1m & 1f)  Wyke Down 

Red Kite - 2 Wyke Down, 1 Middlebere Channel, 1 St Aldhelms Head, 1 Knowleton

White tailed Eagle - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 over Muscliff Bournemouth, 1 Wareham Channel

Firecrest - 3 Durlston CP

Black Redstart - 2f Bridging Camp Wyke Regis, 1 Hengisbury Head Centre

Brambling - 1 Hengisbury Head Centre

Black-necked Grebe - Longham Lakes
© Mike Kirby

Peregrine Flacon - Durlston CP
© Fiona Keeling

Purple Sandpiper - The Cobb Lyme Regis
© Roger Boswell

Tuesday 19th November 2024

Eider - 1 off the House Boats Studland

Red-throated Diver - 1 off Goathorn Point

Great Northern Diver - 1 Middle Beach Studland, 1 South Deep off Brownsea Is.

Black-necked Grebe - 2 Middle Beach Studland

Spoonbill - 9 Brownsea Lagoon

Red Kite - 2 Sherborne

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Christchurch Hbr.

Ruff - 1 Swineham Pt.

Green Sandpiper - 1 Swineham Pt.

Greenshank - 15 Brownsea Lagoon

Reed Bunting - Wareham © Clive Hargrave

Monday 18th November 2024

Eider - 1 Brand's Bay

Common Scoter - 28 off Hengistbury Hd.

Red-throated Diver - 1 in the South Deep off Brownsea Is.

Spoonbill - 25 Brownsea Lagoon

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel

Purple Sandpiper - 4 Hengistbury Hd.

Ruff - 2 Swineham Pt.

Green Sandpiper - 1 Swineham Pt.

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Greenshank - 3 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Water Pipit - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Red Kite - Pentridge © Colin Chainey

Sunday 17th November 2024

Black-necked Grebe - 5 Poole Hbr, 5 Portland Hbr, 1 Longham Lakes

Spoonbill - 25 Brownsea Is.

Hen Harrier - 1 St Aldhelm's Hd.

White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Chapman's Pool

Merlin - 1 male St. Aldhelm's Hd.

Purple Sandpiper - 2 Stanpit Marsh

Ring Ouzel - 2 reported Cerne Abbas

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Chapman's Pool

Lapland Bunting - 1 over Portland Bill (appeared to land Qinetic Compound)

Dark-bellied Brent Geese - Stanpit Marsh ©  Clinton Whale

Saturday 16th November 2024

Common Scoter 6 past Portland Bill

Great Northern Diver - 1 east St. Aldhelm's Hd.

Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes

Cattle Egret - 30 Holmbridge

Spoonbill - 15 Arne RSPB

Red Kite - 11 Pentridge Down

White-tailed Eagle - 2 in The Wareham Channel area Poole Hbr.

Avocet - 295 Brand's Bay (site high count)

Ruff - 2 Swineham on the Stilt Pools.

Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Holes Bay

Yellow-legged Gull - 1, 1cy Pentridge Down

Caspian Gull - 1 1st/w Lyme Regis on beach.

Swallow - 1 Portland Bill

Water Pipit - 1 Swineham Point

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 trapped Carey's Secret Garden, Wareham.

Brambling - 2 Portland Bill

Cirl Bunting - 1 St Aldhelm's Head (North of Pier Bottom view from main track)

Red Kite - Pentridge © Colin Chainey

Red Kite - Pentridge © Colin Chainey

Friday 15th November 2024

Greylag Goose - 402 at Silverlake
Pintail - 259 Brand's Bay
Mandarin Duck - 2 drakes at Poole Park
Eider - 8 in Weymouth Bay off Beachdown Way, 1 Bramble Bush Bay
Goldeneye - 1 Longham Lakes (South Lake)
Goosander - 2 Silverlake (East Lake)
Slavonian Grebe - 2 still on the Fleet at Littlesea, 2 in Studland Bay off Middle Beach
Black-necked Grebe - 2 in Wareham Channel, 2 in Studland Bay off Middle Beach, 1 Longham Lakes
Purple Sandpiper- 6 Hengistbury Head, 5 on Lyme Regis Cobb
Sanderling - 2 Brownsea Island
Knot - 2 Brownsea Island
Grey Plover - 40 Brownsea Island
Greenshank - 14 Brownsea Island, 1 Brand's Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Spoonbill - 5 Brownsea Island
Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes, 1 Silverlake (West Lake), 1 Puddletown WMs
Hen Harrier - a male flew south over Bardolf Farm at Puddletown
Black Redstart - 1 Fontmell Magna
Brambling - 2 Christchurch Harbour
Cirl Bunting - 2 at West Bexington DWT nature reserve
Snow Bunting - 1 over Durlston CP Visitor Centre

Late News : a Dark-eyed Junco was photographed in an Upton garden last weekend but has not been seen since.

Stonechat, Christchurch Harbour © Dave Hill

Grey Heron, Christchurch Harbour © Dave Hill

Mandarin Duck, Poole Park © David Wareham

 

Thursday 14th November 2024

Barnacle Goose - 3 in large goose flock between Woodsford Bridge and Lewell Mill
Long-tailed Duck - 1 briefly in Holloway's Dock (Hengistbury) this morning
Pintail - 126 Brand's Bay
Goosander - 8 between Woodsford bridge and Lewell Mill
Slavonian Grebe - 2 on the Fleet at Littlesea
Purple Sandpiper- 1 West Bay
Grey Plover - 11 Brand's Bay
Greenshank - 1 Brand's Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Common Gull - 261 Brand's Bay
Great Northern Diver - 3 West Bay, 2 west past Peveril Point
Red-throated Diver - 2 West Bay
Great White Egret - 1 Longham Lakes
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury
Black Redstart - 3 Bridging Camp (Wyke Regis), 1 West Bay
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Brambling - 1 Tidmoor, 1 over West Bay

Wednesday 13th November 2024

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 11 East Fleet
Barnacle Goose - 7 in field behind Rodden Hive
Whooper Swan - 1 Langton Hive, 1 off Rodden Hive
Egyptian Goose - 2 over St. Catherine's Hill, Abbotsbury
Pintail - 60+ off Rodden Hive
Scaup - 1 1cy The Fleet, Abbotsbury
Common Scoter - 1 still Ferrybridge
Slavonian Grebe - 1 East Fleet
Avocet - c800 Poole Harbour, 100+ Holes Bay
Black-tailed Godwit - 1113 Holes Bay
Knot - 4 Holes Bay
Spoonbill - 30 Poole Harbour
Hen Harrier - 1 male out to sea from West Bay
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel
Short-eared Owl - 1 Crown Estate Fields, Portland Bill
Hooded Crow - 1 probable over Southwell
Dartford Warbler - 1 East Fleet
Black Redstart - 1 Chesil Cove, 1 Upwey
Brambling - 16 over Ballard Down
Lesser Redpoll - 9 over Ballard Down
Crossbill - 19 over Ballard Down
Snow Bunting - 1 north over Ballard Down

Yesterday: -

Red Kite - 4 over Hambledon Hill
White-tailed eagle - 2 over Hambledon Hill

Common Scoter, Ferrybridge © Phil Cheeseman

Snipe, Lodmoor RSPB © Andy Tew

Redwing, Pentridge Down © John Bishop

 

Tuesday 12th November 2024

Mandarin - 8 Holme Lane GP, 2 Poole Park
Red-crested Pochard - 2 The Fleet, Abbotsbury
Scaup - 1 1cy male - The Fleet, Abbotsbury
Velvet Scoter - 1 The Fleet, Abbotsbury
Common Scoter - 1 Ferrybridge
Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Middle Beach, Studland
Black-necked Grebe - 1 still South Lake, Longham Lakes
Avocet - 100+ Holes Bay
Knot - 4 Holes Bay
Spotted Redshamk - 1 Holes Bay
Cattle Egret - 1 nr. Car Park, Uptom CP
Marsh Harrier - c6 Stanpit Marsh & Sea, 5 off Swineham Point
White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Ballard Down, 1 over Cogden Beach
Kingfisher - 2 Hatch Pond
Firecrest - 3 Hengistbury Head
Brambling - 2 Hengistbury Head, 1 South Haven
Hawfinch - 1 north from Horselynch, Lodmoor RSPB
Lesser Redpoll - 6 South Haven, 3 Hengistbury Head

Black-necked Grebe, Longham Lakes © Jeremy McClements

Golden Plover, Portland Bill © Simon Craft

Kestrel, Poole Harbour © Peter John Corbin