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| Grey Heron - Iford Bridge © Clinton Whale |
Wednesday 28th February 2024
Tuesday 27th February 2024
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| Redwing - Loud's Mill © Alan Membury |
Monday 26th February 2024
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| Cormorant - IFord Bridge © Clinton Whale |
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| Redwing - Upton CP © Robert Fielding |
Sunday 25th February 2024
| 2898 Black tailed Godwits - Avon Causeway © Kevin Sayer |
Saturday 24th February 2024
| Yellow-browed Warbler - Dorchester © Alan Membury |
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| Dark bellied Brent Gosse - Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale |
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| Stonechat - Abbotsbury © Pauline Shave |
Friday 23rd February 2024
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| Siskin - Winterbourne Stickland © Will Bown |
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| Purple Sandpiper - Hengisbury Head © Mike Kirby |
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| Waxwing - Lyme Regis Golf Club ©Patrick Riley |
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| Dunlin & Ringed Plover - Hengisbury Head © Mike Kirby |
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| Little Egret - Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale |
Thursday 22nd February 2024
Wednesday 21st February 2024
Brent Goose -246 Baiter Park, Poole
Oystercatcher - 223 Baiter Park, Poole
Purple Sandpiper - 17 Mudeford Quay
Little Gull - 1 Mudeford Quay
Waxwing - 6 still from Public Footpath through Lyme Regis Golf Club
Cirl Bunting - 8 at a West Dorset Farm
Yesterday: -
Waxwing - 7 Corfe Mullen
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| Dunnock, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale |
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| Cirl Bunting, West of Bridging Camp, The Fleet © Steve Mansfield |
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| Black-headed Gill, Hamworthy © Tina Dawkins |
Tuesday 20th February 2024
Common Scoter - 3 from Castle Cove Sailing Club, Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 3 still Portland Harbour
Avocet - 120 Brownsea Lagoon DWT
Bar-tailed Godwit - 108 Brownsea Lagoon DWT
Purple Sandpiper - 4 still Portland Bill
Black-throated Diver - 5 off Portland Castle
Great Northern Diver - 3 Shell bay, 2 Poole Harbour Channel, 1 Portland Harbour
Waxwing - 6 still from Publice Footpath through Lyme Regis Golf Club
Marsh Tit - 3 Oakers Wood
Swallow - 1 still Radipole RSPB
Firecrest - 1 Thorncombe Wood
Black Redstart - 1 West Pier, West Bay, 1 by Cafe, Portland Bill
Lesser Redpoll - 1+ by Rushy Pond, Thorncombe Wood
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| Short-eared Owl, North Dorset © Jermey McClements |
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| Wigeon, Hamworthy © Tina Dawkins |
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| Redwing, Holes Bay © Tony Furnell |
Monday 19th February 2024
Whooper Swan - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery (Note Swannery closed so please only view from public rights of way)
Egyptian Goose - 12 Avon Causeway (2 adults & 10 goslings)
Goldeneye - 1 Longham Lakes (South Lake)
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour from Billy Winters
Black-tailed Godwit - 3000 Avon Causeway
Greenshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Great Northern Diver - 2 Poole Harbour off Hamworthy Beach
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour from Sandsfoot Castle
Cattle Egret - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Hampreston Farm
Great White Egret - 3 Avon Causeway
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Middlebere, 1 Corfe Castle
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail at Middlebere
Merlin - 1 Swineham
Red Kite - 3 Wyke Down, 1 Arne RSPB (Coombe Heath)
Short-eared Owl - 2 Wyke Down
Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 Studland Middle Beach
Waxwing - 8 behind 99 Phelipps Road in Corfe Mullen, 6 Lyme Regis Golf Club
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Swineham
Water Pipit - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Crossbill - 4 Middlebere
| Fulmar, Durlston CP © Clive Hargrave |
Sunday 18th February 2024
Egyptian Goose - 4 Athelhampton
Pintail - 1004 Brand's Bay (this well exceeds previous site records)
Long-tailed Duck - 2 Littlesea (The Fleet)
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Greenshank - 4 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Brand's Bay
Great Northern Diver - 1 Littlesea (The Fleet)
White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Middlebere
Hen Harrier - 1 Swineham
Red Kite - 2 over Upton and Holes Bay
Short-eared Owl - 3 Wyke Down this afternoon
House Martin - 1 over West Morden is first for year
Firecrest - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB by feeders at Pool Field
Black Redstart - 1 Tarrant Rushton Airfield
Water Pipit - 1 Durlston CP, 1 Stanpit Marsh
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| Pied Wagtail, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale |
Saturday 17th February 2024
Scaup - 3 Abbotsbury Swannery
Long-tailed Duck - 2 Littlesea (The Fleet), 1 Abbotsbury Swannery (Swannery closed so only view from public rights of way)
Goldeneye - 2 Longham Lakes (South Lake)
Slavonian Grebe - 6 Littlesea (The Fleet)
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour, 1 Poole Harbour entrance
Black-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury Head
Red-throated Diver - 2 Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 8 Poole Harbour, 2 Littlesea (The Fleet)
Spoonbill - 4 Poole Harbour
Cattle Egret - 33 Wareham Common, 6 from roost on Hengistbury, 2 Hampreston Fields
Great White Egret - 1 over Longham Lakes
Red Kite - 2 over Lytchett Matravers
Short-eared Owl - 1 Abbotsbury STW, 1 over Hengistbury
Waxwing - 8 still at Dacombe Drive in Upton
Swallow - 1 over Radipole Lake RSPB
Firecrest - 1 Hengistbury Wood
Water Pipit - 4 Lytchett Fields RSPB on Sherford Pools
Brambling - 4 Hengistbury
Friday 16th February 2024
Slavonian Grebe - 3 still, close inshore, Brands Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Poole Harbour
Black-tailed Godwit - 1774 Holes Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 1 from Mudeford Quay
Spotted Redshank - 2 still from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Great Northern Diver - 5 Poole Harbour
Spoonbill - 11 still Shipstal Point, Arne RSPB
Waxwing - 8 still Dacombe Drive, Upton
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| Shelduck, Stanpit Marsh © Dave Hill |
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| Great-crested Grebe, On Sea off Mudeford Quay © Clinton Whale |
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| Dark-bellied Brent Geese, Stanpit Marsh © Dave Hill |
Thursday 15th February 2024
Pintail - 600+ off Redhorn Quay
Scaup - 3 still Abbotsbury Swannery, view from New Barn Road
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery, view from New Barn Road
Slavonian Grebe - 3 off Redhorn Quay, 1 from Brands Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 2 off Redhorn Quay, 2 Central Poole Harbour
Avocet - c500 Poole Harbour inc. 216 Brownsea Lagoon
Grey Plover - 176 Brownsea Lagoon
Bar-tailed Godwit - 103 Brownsea Lagoon
Knot - 211 Brownsea Lagoon
Sanderling - c35 Studland Beach, 6 Brownsea Lagoon
Dunlin - 2800+ Brownsea Lagoon
Spotted Redshank - 2 still Lytchett Fields, 2 Middlebere
Black-throated Diver - 1 Central Poole Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 8 Poole Harbour, 1 from Mudeford Beach Huts
Spoonbill - 9 Wareham Channel
Cattle Egret - c36 Wareham Common, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery from New Barn Road, 1 in field near Old Harry
Red Kite - 1 over St. Leonards
Waxwing - 8 still Dacombe Drive or Asda Trees, Canford Heath
Firecrest - 2 Norden Sewage Works
Black Redstart - 1f in Private Garden, Broadwey
Crossbill - 12 in Birch Trees at Wytch Heath from Thrashers Lane
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| Blackbird, Lyme Regis © Pam Parsons |
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| Curlew, Poole Harbour © Tony Furnell |
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| Red-breasted Merganser © Phil Cheeseman |
Wednesday 14th February 2024
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| Siskin, Merley Garden © Roger Peart |
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| Peregrine, Christchurch Priory © Clinton Whale |
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| Pintail, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale |
Tuesday 13th February 2024
Monday 12th February 2024
Sunday 11th February 2024
| Knot, Stanpit Marsh © Scott Usher |
| Purple Sandpiper, Stanpit Marsh © Scott Usher |
Saturday 10th February 2024
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 2 Wareham Channel.
Marsh Harrier - 2 Holmebridge.
Red Kite - 2+ Badbury Rings avenue, 2 Blandford bypass, 1 Bridport.
Goshawk - 1 Holmebridge.
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Hengistbury.
Red-throated diver - 7 off Hengistbury.
Waxwing - 8 Upton (Dacombe Drive)/Canford Heath (Asda car park).
Swallow - 1 Studland.
Cirl Bunting - 2+ The Fleet (near the Bridging Camp).
| Red Kite, Blandford © Matt Cooper. |
| Waxwing, Upton © Matt Cooper. |
| Siskin, Canford Heath © Matt Cooper. |
Friday 9th February 2024
Purple Sandpiper - 16 Hengistbury sandspit.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Poole Harbour, 2 north Dorset.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Wick.
Hen Harrier - 1 Middlebere.
Merlin - 1 Wareham common.
Little Gull - 1 Stanpit.
Great Northern Diver - 3 off Arne.
Black-throated Diver - 1 off Arne.
Great White Egret - 1 Sturminster Marshall (White Mill).
Cattle Egret - 17 Wareham Common.
Waxwing - 8 Upton (Dacombe Drive)/Canford Heath (Asda car park).
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Swallow - 1 Studland.
Firecrest - 1 Dewlish, 1 Hatch Pond, 1 Wick.
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| Blue Tit, Tuckton © Dave Hill. |
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| Herring Gull, Tuckton © Dave Hill. |
Thursday 8th February 2024
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery (note Swannery closed for winter so only view from public rights of way)
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Green Sandpiper - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Caspian Gull - 1 sub-adult at Abbotsbury Swannery
Firecrest - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
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| Robin, Tuckton © Dave Hill |
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| Long-tailed Tit, Tuckton © Dave Hill |
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| Oystercatcher, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale |
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| Curlew, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale |
Wednesday 7th February 2024
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields
Jack Snipe - 1 Wick watermeadows.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Middlebere.
Marsh Harrier - 2 Lytchett Fields.
Hen Harrier - 1 Swineham.
Merlin - 1 Middlebere, 1 Wareham common.
Great Northern Diver - 2 Brands Bay, 3 Poole Harbour mouth, 2 The Fleet.
Black-throated Diver - 1 Poole Harbour mouth.
Black-throated Grebe - 2 Brands Bay.
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Brands Bay
Spoonbill - 3 Middlebere.
Waxwing - 8 Upton (Dacombe Drive).
Water Pipit - 2 Lytchett Fields.
Tuesday 6th February 2024
Grey Partridge - 4 Wyke Down.
Purple Sandpiper - 14 Highcliffe, 15 from Mudeford Quay.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Wimborne St Giles, 1 Winterborne Monkton.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Poole Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 1+ Christchurch Harbour.
Hen Harrier - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Middlebere.
Red Kite - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Merlin - 1 Wareham common.
Monday 5th February 2024
Sunday 4th February 2024
| Sparrowhawk - Wareham © Fiona Keeling |
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| Black Redstart - Blandford © Alison Palmer |
Saturday 3rd February 2024
Friday 2nd February 2024
Thursday 1st February 2024
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Studland Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour from Sandsfoot Castle
Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Purple Sandpiper - 16 Hengistbury Head
Black-throated Diver 1 Portland Harbour from Sandsfoot Castle
Great Northern Diver - 1 Studland Bay
Cattle Egret - 11 Wareham Common
White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Morden Park Corner
Hen Harrier - 1 male at Middlebere
Goshawk - 1 Wareham Common
Short-eared Owl - 2 Wyke Down
Waxwing - 8 still seen at both Canford Heath Asda car park and and Dacombe Drive in Upton
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill
Cirl Bunting - 2 still near Bridging Camp at Wyke Regis
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| Waxwing, Canford Heath © Clinton Whale |







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