Sightings - Friday 11th March 2011

Common Scoter - 16 Portland Bill
Smew - 1 redhead Longham Lakes
Goosander - 2 redhead Longham Lakes
Bittern - 1 Hatch Pond
Red Kite - 1 over Christchurch Priory
Marsh Harrier - 1 Durlston CP
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Morden Bog
Merlin - 1 Morden Bog
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Priory Marsh
Purple Sandpiper - 6 Portland Bill
Little Stint - 1 Stanpit
Spotted Redshank - 2 Stanpit
Kittiwake - 118 past Portland Bill in a 1-hour count
Mediterranean Gull - 1 Durlston CP, 1 Longham Lakes, 12 Stanpit
Puffin - 1 off Portland Bill
Woodlark - pair Morden Bog
Sand Martin - 1 Longham Lakes
Scandinavian Rock Pipit - 2 Priory Marsh
Water Pipit - 1 Priory Marsh
Pied Wagtail - 100+ Longham Lakes
White Wagtail - 1 Portland Bill
Waxwing - 20 Bear Wood (Runnymede Ave/King John Ave), 15 Canford Heath (Sherborn Crescent).
Black Redstart - 3 Portland Bill
Wheatear - 3 Durlston CP, 2 Portland Bill
Firecrest - pair at Sherford Bridge
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Arne Heath, 1 Morden Bog


Great Grey Shrike at Arne © Dom Greves