Tuesday 4th March 2025

Long-tailed Duck - 2 Portland Harbour
Goosander - 12 Silverlake this evening

Black-necked Grebe - 3 Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 6 on the Fleet at Littlesea, also 3 seen from Chickerell Hive Point

Ruff - 3 Lower Piddle Valley
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Portland Bill
Common Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake
Green Sandpiper - 1 Lower Piddle Valley
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay, 1 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint

Red-throated Diver - 5 Portland Bill
Great Northern Diver - 1 on the Fleet from Chickerell Hive Point
Great White Egret - 1 Silverlake

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Hydes Heath
Merlin - 1 Middlebere
Short-eared Owl - 1 Poole Harbour, 2 Arne Moors
Golden Oriole - 1 male west of Durlston CP at approx SZ007770 but elusive
Wheatear - 3 Portland Bill
Brambling - 1 over PBO

Monday March 3rd 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1st winter drake still on south lake of Longham Lakes

Long-tailed Duck - 1 still from Jerry's Point, 2 Portland Harbour opposite Billy Winters

Slavonian Grebe - 1 from Jerry's Point, 1 still off Redhorn Quay Brands Bay

Black-necked Grebe - 1 off  South Haven Studland Heath NNR, 3 Middle Beach Studland, 1 Portland Harbour

Curlew - 11 Stanpit

Ruff - 2 Swineham

 Marsh Harrier - 1 just west of Hardy's monument

Hen Harrier - Ringtail Middlebere

Red Kite - 1 just west of Hardy's monument, 1 Swineham, 1 Swanage, 1 Kingston, 2 Wyke Down

Short-eared Owl - 2 Wyke Down

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 still sewage works Abbotsbury

Hawfinch - 1 still St Mary's churchyard Lytchett Matravers

Sparrowhawk, Winterbourne Stickland   © Will Bown

Curlew, Stanpit  © Clinton Whale

Sunday March 2nd 2025

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Ferrybridge

Greylag Goose - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery

Lesser Scaup - 1st winter drake still south lake Longham Lakes

Long-tailed Duck - 2 still Portland Harbour

Black-necked Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point, 2 from Sandsfoot Castle Portland Harbour

Purple Sandpiper - 3 from the Cobb Lyme Regis

Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere

Glossy Ibis - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Spoonbill - 10 still from Shipstal Hide Arne RSPB

Hen Harrier - male Poole Harbour

 Red Kite - 2 over Bridport

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Arne Moors

Short-eared Owl - 1 Arne Moors

Wheatear - 1 Brownsea Island lagoon

Hawfinch - several still present at St John's churchyard Milborne Port

(A reliable report of a Chough at Eype on February 25th which flew west.)

Saturday March 1st 2025

Long-tailed Duck - 2 Portland Harbour

Black-throated Diver - 1 Ferrybridge

Spoonbill - 5 Swineham GPs, 14 Shipstal hide Arne RSPB

Hen Harrier - 1 male Winterbourne Stickland

 Red Kite - 1 over Stratton, 2 Corfe Mullen

White-tailed Eagle - 1 over the Fleet and then towards Portland, 4 Swineham

Siberian Chiffchaff - still present at sewage works Abbotsbury

Redwing - Several in song, west lake of Silverlake

Hawfinch - 1 in Lytchett Matravers churchyard, 5 - 10 in St John's churchyard yews Milborne Port

White-tailed Eagle, Swineham  © Kevin Lane

Hawfinch St John's churchyard Milborne Port  © Brendan Shells

Friday 28th February 2025

Pintail - 7 Longham Lakes

Lesser Scaup - male still south lake of Longham Lakes

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Jerry's Point

 Goosander - 3 Hatch Pond

Water Rail - 1 by river in Bridport

Slavonian Grebe - 2 off Redhorn Quay, Brand's Bay, 1 from Jerry's Point 4 on the Fleet off Tidmoor Point

Black-necked Grebe - 1 still Brand's Bay, 10 off Middle Beach Studland Bay, 1 Jerry's Point,

 3 off Shipstal Point

Black-throated Diver - 1 Parlstone Bay Poole Harbour

Sandwich Tern - 3 Brownsea Island Lagoon

Spoonbill -13 Arne RSPB

Cattle Egret - 18 Swineham roost

Red Kite - 2 over Radipole Lake, 1 over West Bay

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Christchurch Harbour

Willow Warbler - 2 Longham Lakes

Wheatear - 1 male Middlebere

White-tailed Eagle Wareham Channel  ©  Tim Balmer (Feb 27th )

Cormorants Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Thursday 27th February 2025

Common Scoter - 1 male from Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 2 Jerry's Point

Sanderling - 18 Sandbanks

Red-throated Diver - 2 Hengistbury
Great Northern Diver - 2 Shell Bay
Spoonbill - 11 Shipstal Point Arne RSPB, 3 Middlebere
Marsh Harrier - 1 Middlebere, 1 Brand's Bay

White-tailed Eagle - 3+ Poole Harbour in the Wareham Channel,  1 Christchurch Harbour
Red Kite - 1 Canford Heath, 1 Sunnyside, 1 Avon Causeway
Wheatear - 1 male at Hartland Moor
Firecrest - 1 PC World Drain, 1 Upton CP (just down from the play park area)

 

Teal, Lodmoor RSPB © Marcus Jones

Bullfinch, Lodmoor RSPB © Marcus Jones

Magpie, Lodmoor RSPB © Marcus Jones

Grey Heron, Lodmoor RSPB © Marcus Jones

 

Wednesday 26th February 2025

Egyptian Goose - 2 near Throop Mill
Slavonian Grebe - 4  off Tidmoor Point

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Great Northern Diver - 3 off Tidmoor Point, 2 Poole Harbour
Black-throated Diver - 2 Parkstone Bay

Glossy Ibis - 1 still at Abbotsbury Swannery

Bittern - 1 Swineham GPs this evening

Cattle Egret - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Yesterday : A Wheatear seen at Harland Moor 

 

Glossy Ibis, Abbotsbury Swannery © Steve Groves

 

Pintail, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Brent Geese, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Tuesday 25th February 2025

Goosander - 2 north of Holmebridge
Black-necked Grebe - 1 from Shipstal Hide, Arne RSPB
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay
Little Gull - 1 Lytchett Fields
Black-throated Diver - 5 still off Baiter, Parkstone bay
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Baiter, Parkstone Bay
Spoonbill - 10 still from Shipstal Hide, Arne RSPB, 1 Middlebere
Cattle Egret - 5 over Wareham Channel
Goshawk  - 1 Middlebere
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Middlebere
Red Kite - 1 Swyre Head, 1 Kingcombe Meadows, 1 Middlebere
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Ballard Down, 1 Wareham CHannel, 1 Morden Bog, 1 Corfe
Short-eared Owl - 2 still Wyke Down
Wheatear - 1 East Cliffs, Portland
Hawfinch - 1 still St. Mary's Church, Lytchett Matravers

Redshank, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Grey Wagtail, Northbourne Sewage Works © Mike Kirby

Tufted Duck, Poole Park © Allan Hansford

Monday 24th February 2025

Long-tailed Duck - 1 still off Jerry's Point
Slavonian Grebe - 6 still off Tidmoor Point, The Fleet, 1 still off Jerry's Point
Black-neckd Grebe - 4 still Portland Harbour, 1 off Jerry's Point
Avocet - 197 SW Holes Bay
Knot - c15 SW Holes Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 15 The Cobb, Lyme Regis
Jack Snipe - 1 Brownsea Lagoon
Spotted Redshank -1 Holes Bay
Red-throated Diver - 1 East off Portland Bill
Great Northern Diver - 2 Portland Harbour, 1 off Tidmoor Point
Spoonbill - 9 again from Shipstal Hide, Arne RSPB
Cattle Egret - 17 over Stanpit Marsh
Red Kite - 2 West Bay
Merlin - 1f Lytchett Bay
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 still Louds Mill Sewage Works, Dorchester
Redwing - 25+ in field behind Stone Bench, Holes Bay
Hawfinch - 1 still St.Mary's Churchyard, Lytchett Matravers

Long-tailed Tit, Lodmoor RSPB © Rebecca Cooke

Magpie, Poole Park © Allan Hansford

Starling, Hamworthy © Tina Dawkins

 

Sunday 23rd February 2025

Barnacle Goose - 10 near Silverlake, 1 still Swineham
LESSER SCAUP - 1 still South Lake, Longham Lakes
Black-neckd Grebe - 1 Poole Harbour
Spotted Redshank - 1 still Holes Bay
Black-throated Diver - 1 still Parkstone Bay from Baiter Park
White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Middlebere
Hawfinch - 1 still St.Mary's Churchyard, Lytchett Matravers

Dunlins, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Hawfinch, Lytchett Matravers © Mike Kirby

 

Saturday 22nd February 2025

Barnacle Goose - 1 Swineham
LESSER SCAUP - 1 still South Lake, Longham Lakes
Common Scoter - 2 Central Poole Harbour, 1 off Jerry's Point
Long-tailed Duck - 1 nr. Ferrybridge, Portland Harbour, 1 still off Jerry's Point
Goldeneye - 1 Wareham Channel
Slavonian Grebe - 5 still off Tidmoor Point, The Fleet, 4 still off Jerry's Point
Black-neckd Grebe - 6 off Jerry's Point
Spotted Redshank - 1 near Cobb's Quay, Poole Harbour, 1 still Lytchett Fields
Black-throated Diver - 1 still off Sandbanks, Poole Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 5 around Poole Harbour, 1 off Jerry's Point
Spoonbill - 4 still from Shipstal Hide
Cattle Egret - 1 Hampreston Meadows
Great White Egret - 2 Hampreston Meadows
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Wyke Down
Red Kite - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Wyke Down
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel, 1 over Longham Lakes
Short-eared Owl - 1 Wyke Down
Hawfinch - 1 still St.Mary's Churchyard, Lytchett Matravers

Curlews, Lodmoor RSPB © Phil Cheeseman

Kestrel, Lytchett Matravers © Peter John Corbin

Reed Bunting, Lodmoor RSPB © Frank Gardiner

 

Friday 21st February 2025

Long-tailed Duck - 1 female Jerry's Pt.

Common Scoter - 1 drake off Jerry's Pt.

Velvet Scoter - 3 East  Hengistbury Hd.

Red-throated Diver - 4 Hengistbury Hd.

Great Northern Divers - 1 from Jerry's Pt.

Slavonian Grebe - 2 from Jerry's Pt.

Black-necked Grebe - 4 from Jerry's Pt.

Cattle Egret - 21 Wareham Common

Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Greenshank - 1 Jerry's pt.

Little Gull - 1 ad Hengistbury Hd, 1 Lodmoor RSPB.

Sandwich Tern - 2 over Jerry's Pt.

Hawfinch - 1 Lytchett Matravers Church

Thursday 20th February 2025

Common Scoter - 1 off Jerry's Pt.

Long-tailed Duck - 1 female Jerry's Pt.

Black-throated Diver - 1+ off Salterns Marina

Great Northern Diver - 4 off north shore of Brownsea Is.

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Jerry's Pt.

Black-necked Grebe - 2 off Jerry's Pt.

Spoonbill - 5 Shipstal Pt Arne RSPB, 3 Middlebere, 1 flew upriver Wareham.

White-tailed Eagle - 1 juvenile Middlebere

Greenshank - 3 Brownsea Is.

Drake Teal - Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Wednesday 19th February 2025

Velvet Scoter - 2 off Hengistbury Hd.

Common Scoter - 1 male off Jerry's Pt.

Long-tailed Duck - 2 1st/W Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 off Jerry's Pt.

Black-throated Diver - 5 Whitely Bay, 1 off Hengistbury Hd.

Great Northern Diver - 3 Poole Hbr, 1 Portland Harbour

Black-necked Grebe - 9 Poole Hbr (4 off Jerry's Pt, 5 Central Hbr)

Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Jerry's Pt.

Cattle Egret - 6 Wareham Common

Spoonbill - 6 Shipstal Arne RSPB, 3 Wareham Channel, 3 Lodmoor RSPB

Ruff - 3 over Keysworth

Sandwich Tern - 1 off Sandbanks in the inner harbour

Guillemot - 1 off Brownsea Quay.

Sand Martin - 1 Charmouth 

Black Redstart - 1 Chiswell Portland

Spoonbill & Grey Heron - Lodmoor RSPB © Mike Foote

Golden Plover - Lodmoor RSPB © Mike Foote

Tuesday 18th February 2025

Velvet Scoter - 2 off Hengistbury Hd.

Long-tailed Duck - 2 1st/W Abbotsbury Swannery

Black Throated Diver - 1noff Hengistbury Hd, 1 Baiter Park

Cattle Egret - 7 Wareham Common

Spoonbill - 6 Shipstal Pt Arne RSPB, 3 Lodmoor RSPB.

Red Kite - 1 over Poole Quay, 1 Sunnyside Farm, 1 over Ballard

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Winterbourne Stickland

Hen Harrier - 1 female Middlebere

Water Rail - 1 in garden Uppington

Black Redstart - 1 Poole Old Town behind Lush, 1 Dancing Ledge.

CR Sanderling - Shell Bay © Aiden Brown

Monday 17th February 2025.

Whooper Swan - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery.
Velvet Scoter - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Long-tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery.
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Golden Plover - c850 Lodmoor.
Lapwing - 1600 Avon Valley.
Ruff - 1 Avon Valley.
Jack Snipe - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Black-tailed Godwit - 3300 Avon Valley.
Great Northern Diver - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Red-throated Diver - 39 Hengistbury Head.
Black-throated Diver - 3+ off Baiter, 1 Hengistbury Head.
Great White Egret - 6 Avon Valley.
Spoonbill - 5+ Middlebere, 2 Lodmoor.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Avon Valley, 1 Morden, 1 Poole town centre, 1 Swyre Head.
Marsh Harrier - 7+ Avon Valley, 1 Lodmoor.
Red Kite - 2 Lytchett Matravers, 1 Swyre Head.
Hawfinch - 1 Lytchett Matravers churchyard.

Pintail males, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale.

Sunday 16th February 2025.

Lesser Scaup - 1 still at Longham Lakes.
Wigeon - 1536 Christchurch Harbour.
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Slavonian Grebe - 5 The Fleet (Chickerell Hive Point), 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Grey Plover - 1 Studland (Jerry's Point).
Purple Sandpiper - 1 West Bay (west pier).
Great Northern Diver - 3 The Fleet (Tidmoor), 1 Poole Harbour (Wych Channel).
Red-throated Diver - 1 Durlston CP.
Black-throated Diver - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Cattle Egret - 9+ Wareham Common.
Red Kite - 1 Tidmoor.
Hawfinch - 1 Lytchett Matravers churchyard.

Meadow Pipit, Iford © Clinton Whale.

Water Rail, Lodmoor © Steven Carey.

Saturday 15th February 2025.

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach).
Slavonian Grebe - 4 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Golden Plover - c150 Lodmoor.
Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere.
Bonaparte's Gull - 1 Studland (off Middle Beach).
Great Northern Diver - 12 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Red-throated Diver - 7 past Hengistbury Head.
Black-throated Diver - 2 Sandbanks (off Banks Rd).
Cattle Egret - 7 Hengistbury Head roost, 7 Wareham Common.
Spoonbill - 2 Lodmoor.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Lodmoor.
Hen Harrier - 1 m Middlebere.
Red Kite - 1 Toller Porcorum.
Short-eared Owl - 1 Wyke Down.
Hawfinch - 1 Lytchett Matravers churchyard.

Grey Heron, Iford weir © Clinton Whale.

Friday 14th February 2025.

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Velvet Scoter - 1 entered Poole Harbour mouth.
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Studland Bay (off Middle Beach), 1 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Brands Bay (Jerry's Point).
Golden Plover - c100 Lodmoor, 100+ Tarrant Rushton airfield.
Great Northern Diver - 3 Poole Harbour mouth.
Red-throated Diver - 3 past Hengistbury Head.
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Hengistbury Head.
Spoonbill - 2 Lodmoor.
White-tailed Eagle - 4 over Poole Harbour, Durlston and Swyre Head.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Lodmoor.
Red Kite - 1 Evershot, 1+ Tarrant valley.
Short-eared Owl - 1 Lodmoor.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Norden sewage works.
Hawfinch - 1 Lytchett Matravers churchyard.

Hawfinch, Lytchett Matravers © Rob Johnson.

Thursday 13th February 2025

Pintail - 214 Holes Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Jerry's Point

Knot - 30 Holes Bay SW

Purple Sandpiper - 7 Portland Bill

Firecrest - 1 Norden STW
Siberian Chiffchaff -  1 Norden STW, 1 probable at Abbotsbury STW
Redpoll - 2 Norden STW
Hawfinch - 1 still at Lytchett Matravers St Mary's Church 

Yesterday : 2 Purple Sandpipers at West Bay on West Pier

 

Grey Plover, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

 

Wednesday 12th February 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes South Lake

Velvet Scoter - 2 off Hengistbury Head 

Long tailed Duck - 1 off Jerry's Point Quay Brands Bay

Black-necked Grebe -  7 Central Poole Harbour, 4 Portland Harbour, 3 Studland Bay off Middle Beach 

Slavonian Grebe - 4 off Jerry's Point

Purple Sandpiper- 11 Mudeford Quay 

Little Gull - 1 off Hengistbury Head 

Red-throated Diver - 4 off Hengistbury Head 

Great Northern Diver - 2 off Jerry's Point, 1 off Hengistbury Head 

Hen Harrier- 1 Wareham Channel, 1 St Aldhelms Head

Red Kite - 1 Corfe Castle

Hawfinch - Lytchett Matravers St Mary's Church

Purple Sandpiper- Mudeford Quay © Clinton Whale

Tuesday 11th February 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes South Lake

Long tailed Duck - 1 off Jerry's Point Quay Brands Bay

Black-necked Grebe -  9  Arne RSPB off Long Island,  2 off Jerry's Point

Slavonian Grebe 3 off Jerry's Point

Spoonbill - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Red Kite - 1 Corfe Castle

Barn Owl - 1 Bakers Arms roundabout 

Hawfinch - Lytchett Matravers St Mary's Church

 

Monday 10th February 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes South Lake

Long tailed Duck - 1 off Jerrys point Quay Brands Bay

Black-necked Grebe -  2 off Jerrys Point Studland

Spoonbill - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Barn Owl - 1 Winterton Monkton

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Norden sewage Works

Cirl Bunting - 8 St Aldhelms Point

 

Sunday 9th February 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes

Long tailed Duck - 1 off Redhorn Quay Brands Bay

Slavonian Grebe - 3 off Redhorn Quay Brands Bay

Black-necked Grebe - 5 off Middle Beach Studland, 2 off Jerrys Point Studland

Knot - 51 Holes Bay

Jacksnipe - 1 Holes Bay

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay RSPB Rock Lea VP, 1 Middlebere Channel

Glossy Ibis - Abbotsbury Swannery (closed for winter)

Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Cattle Egret - 13 Abbotsbury, 3 Christchurch Harbour

Marsh Harrier - 5 Stanpit Marsh

Hen Harrier - 2 Middlebere Channel, 1 Wyke Down, 1 Bulbarrow Hill, 1 Brands Bay

Red Kite - 1 Tarrant Rushton Airfield, 1 Slepe Heath, 1 Middlebere

White tailed Eagle - 5/6 around West Poole Harbour

Barn Owl - 1 Tarrant Rushton Airfield

Siberian Chiffchaff  - 1 Norden Sewage Works

Firecrest - 1 West Mill Sherborne, 1 Longham Lakes

Hawfinch - 1 in private garden Keysworth

Redpoll (Lesser) - 1 Thrashers Lane Rempstone Forest

Curlew - Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Saturday 8th February 2025

 Lesser Scaup - 1st winter drake still on South Lake, Longham Lakes

Velvet Scoter - 1 Poole Harbour

Black-necked Grebe - 4 Poole Harbour

Purple Sandpiper - 6 Portland Bill

Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere

Black-throated Diver - 1 flew past Hengistbury Head, 2 North Haven Sandbanks, 1 Poole Harbour

Great Northern Diver - 2 Ferrybridge, 1 Portland Castle

Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 at Piddlehinton sewage works

Black Redstart - male still at Chiswell, Chesil Cove

Water Pipit - 1 Swineham Point

Hawfinch - 1 Leigh churchyard

Cirl Bunting - 6 Camp Road Chickerell

Hawfinch, Leigh churchyard  © Chris Fox

Friday 7th February 2025

 Lesser Scaup - 1st winter drake still on South Lake of Longham Lakes

Golden Pheasant - 2 male Abbotsbury sub tropical gardens

Red-necked Grebe - 1 from Hengistbury

Slavonian Grebe - 6 Tidmoor

Black-tailed Godwit - 893 Holes Bay

Knot - 54 Holes Bay

Dunlin - 441 Holes Bay

Red-throated Diver - 2 from Hengistbury

Great Northern Diver - 2 The Fleet, 1 Hengistbury, 4 Poole Harbour

White-tailed Eagle - 1 in Christchurch Harbour, 6 in and around Poole Harbour

Hawfinch - 4 by village hall at Witchampton

Yesterday: Yellow-browed Warbler in a field between Askerswell and Uploders

Golden Pheasant, Abbotsbury sub tropical gardens  © Clive Hargrave

Yellow-browed Warbler (Feb 6th) © Max Cantrell

Curlew, The Fleet  © Steve Mansfield

Thursday 6th February 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1st winter drake still on South Lake of Longham Lakes

Long-tailed Duck - 1 still from Jerry's Point

Slavonian Grebe - 2 still from Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe 3 still from Jerry's Point

Grey Plover - 11 Stanpit

Black-tailed Godwit - 187 Stanpit

Glossy Ibis - again at Lodmoor

Spoonbill - 3 Brands Bay

Goshawk - 1 flew over Middlebere

Magpie - 208 at Hatch Pond

Black Redstart - male at Chesil Cove

Hen Harrier, Middlebere © Chris Snook

Wednesday 5th February 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1st winter drake still South Lake, Longham Lakes

Velvet Scoter - 2 on sea at Hengistbury Head

Long-tailed Duck - 1 from Jerry's Point

Slavonian Grebe - 2 from Jerry's Point, 3 off Tidmoor Point, The Fleet

Black-necked Grebe - 14 Poole Harbour 9 off Middle Beach Studland

Purple Sandpiper - 16 Lyme Regis Cobb, 20 Hengistbury Head

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lythett Fields RSPB, 2 Middlebere

Red-throated Diver - 1 from Hengistbury Head

Black-throated Diver - 5 Poole Harbour

Great Northern Diver - 1 Littlesea

Glossy Ibis - 1 still Lodmoor and Fleet Lane Chickerell

 Red Kite - 1 just north of Charlton Down at midday

White-tailed Eagle - juvenile G644 Wareham Channel

Short-eared Owl - 3 Wyke Down

Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury, 2 Castle Cove sailing club

Black Redstart - 1 male briefly Brickfields Business Park Gillingham

Hawfinch - 12 near Witchampton

Cirl Bunting - 6 in horse paddocks Camp Road Chickerell

Purple Sandpiper Hengistbury Head © Mike Kirby

Hawfinch near Witchampton  © Hamish Murray

Tuesday 4th February 2025

Barnacle Goose - 1 Brownsea Island Lagoon
Ruddy Shelduck - 1 Wareham Channel

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Jerry's Point
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 3 Studland Bay

Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere

Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Lytchett Bay

Great Northern Diver - 1 Brand's Bay
Spoonbill - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Wareham Channel

Monday 3rd February 2025

Barnacle Goose - 1 Brand's Bay, 1 Christchurch Harbour entrance
LESSER SCAUP - 1st winter drake still at Longham Lakes on South Lake
Velvet Scoter - 2 off Hengistbury Head

Long-tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Jerry's Point
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 4 Jerry's Point

Ruff - 3 Middlebere
Green Sandpiper - 1 Wytch Farm Causeway

Purple Sandpiper - 30 Hengistbury Head

Red-throated Diver - 74 east past Hengistbury
Black-throated Diver - 1 east past Hengistbury

Glossy Ibis - 1 again at Lodmoor RSPB and later along Fleet Lane in Chickerell

Spoonbill - 1 Brand's Bay

Cattle Egret - 18 left Hengistbury roost this morning
Hen Harrier - 1 Arne RSPB
Firecrest - 3 Hengistbury Wood, 1 in a Lytchett Matravers garden
Crossbill - 4 Wytch Farm Causeway
Hawfinch - 1 Bradford Abbas.
Snow Bunting - 1 male still at Hamworthy Beach

Sunday 2nd February 2025

LESSER SCAUP - 1st winter drake still at Longham Lakes on South Lake

Long-tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery (seen from New Barn Rd), 1 Brand's Bay
Goosander - 3 Silverlake (drake and 2 females)
Slavonian Grebe - 3 East Fleet

Black-necked Grebe -5 Poole Harbour

Ruff - 3 Middlebere
Green Sandpiper - 1 Woodsford
Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere

Purple Sandpiper - c20 Hengistbury Head, 3 on the Cobb at Lyme Regis

Glossy Ibis - 1 again at Lodmoor RSPB in morning later along Fleet Lane in Chickerell

Spoonbill - 16 Shipstal Point (Arne RSPB

Great White Egret - 1 Hampreston WMs
Cattle Egret - 18 near Abbotsbury Tithe Barn, 2 between Hanford and Shillingstone Trailway, 2 Bestwall Park
Hen Harrier - 2 Middlebere, 1 Wyke Down
Red Kite - 1 Longham
Short-eared Owl - 1 Arne Moors
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Louds Mill STW, Dorchester
Hawfinch - 1 Alderholt in Churchill Arms car park
Snow Bunting - 1 male still at Hamworthy Beach by playground

 

Hen Harrier, Middlebere © Garry Hayman

Spotted Redshank, Middlebere © Garry Hayman

Cattle Egret, Bestwall Park © Garry Hayman