Sightings - Friday 22nd April 2011

Garganey - 1 Abbotsbury, 1 flew along river at Hengistbury Head
Common Scoter – 53 past Chesil Beach
Velvet Scoter - 2 past Chesil Beach
Black-throated Diver – 1 past Portland Bill
Night Heron – 1 Stour LNR SZ100965
Marsh Harrier – 1 South Bockhampton, 1 past West Bexington, 1 Radipole
Corncrake – possible reported from West Bexington
Little Ringed Plover - 1 at Longham Lakes
Bar-tailed Godwit – 39 past Chesil Beach
Whimbrel - movement past West Bexington, 216 past Chesil Beach
Long-billed Dowitcher – 1 Lodmoor
Arctic Skua - 10 past Chesil Beach
Pomarine Skua – 1 past Portland Bill
Common Tern – 42 past Chesil Beach
Arctic Tern – 4 past Chesil Beach
Commic Tern – 109 past Chesil Beach
Black Tern – 2 past Portland Bill
Cuckoo - 2 at Badbury Rings, singles at Morden Bog, Longham Lakes, Batterley Drove and Town Common (Christchurch)
Water Pipit – 1 Wick Hams Christchurch Harbour

Late news - a probable Bee-eater flew west over Edward Road, Dorchester on Tuesday 19th April at around 6:30pm

Night Heron at Stour Valley LNR © Vincent Blood

Little Tern at Ferrybridge © Paul Baker