Sightings - Friday 21st January 2011

Bewick's Swan - 8 remain on floods near Longham Lakes
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 3 amongst the Brent flock at Ferrybridge
Smew - 5 redheads at Longham Lakes
Goosander - 5 redheads on Longham Lakes, 1 drake on the River Stour at Longham
Red-throated Diver - 8 past Durlston, 1 Portland Bill
Avocet - 12 Stanpit (on East Marsh)
Purple Sandpiper - 3 Portland Bill
Ruff - 1 Lodmoor
Great Skua - 1 Durlston
Kittiwake - 720 past Durlston
Mediteranean Gull - 166 Ferrybridge
Guillemot - 310 east past Durlston
Razorbill - 7500 east past Durlston
Scandinavian Rock Pipit - 1 reported on South Marsh at Stanpit
Waxwing - c55 again at Broadstone (York Rd, Lower Blandford Rd in Poplar tree), 12 over Old Wareham Rd Corfe Mullen am, 3 reported at Wareham
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill


Waxwings at Broadstone © Roger Boswell

Waxwings at Broadstone © Roger Boswell

Waxwings at Broadstone © Roger Boswell