Sightings - Thursday 12th January 2012

Eider - 1 Portland Harbour
Red-throated Diver - 8 past Portland Bill, 2 past Durlston, 1 Hengistbury Head
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Durlston, 1 Portland Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 1 Shell Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 4 Portland Harbour, 2 off Middle Beach Studland
Marsh Harrier - 4 West side of  Poole Harbour
Hen Harrier - 3 Poole Harbour, 1 Wyke Down
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Poole Harbour
Purple Sandpiper - 1 Portland Bill
Long-billed Dowitcher - 2 reported at Lodmoor
Spotted Redshank - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Short-eared Owl - 1 Arne
Richard's Pipit - 1 still in field next to Bridging Camp, The Fleet
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston
Hume's Warbler - 1 still near Littlesea Holiday Camp, The Fleet
Firecrest - 1 Durlston, 1 still at Creekmoor Ponds

Late news from yesterday - 15 Spoonbills and a Firecrest at Arne RSPB

Richard's Pipit at The Bridging Camp, The Fleet yesterday © Mark Coller

Mediterranean Gull at Radipole yesterday © Mark Coller