Sightings - Friday 14th January 2011

Greylag Goose - 2 at Longham Lakes (1 with Swedish neck-collar)
Barnacle Goose - 70+ at Abbotsbury Swannery, 42 at Lytchett Bay
Red-crested Pochard - 1 at the north end of Little Sea, Studland
Scaup - 31 at Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 at Stanpit Marsh
Eider - 5 at Studland Bay
Smew - now 5 redheads at Longham Lakes
Goosander - 3 redheads at Longham Lakes
Slavonian Grebe - 2 at Studland Bay
Bittern - 1 at Radipole Lake
Marsh Harrier - 1 at Radipole Lake and Lodmoor
Sanderling - On the Studland peninsula, 19 at Pilot's Point and 2 at Bramble Bush Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 9 at Mudeford Quay, 2 at Sandbanks
Sandwich Tern - 1 in Studland Bay
Waxwing - 66 at Broadstone (corner of Lower Blandford and York Roads), 40+ at Tollerford Road, Canford Heath
Black Redstart - 1 at Gypsy Lane, Portland
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 at Pound Piece, Portland
Firecrest - 1 at Fort Henry, Studland Bay

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