Sightings - Sunday 29th September 2013

Balearic Shearwater - 3 Portland Bill
Bittern - 1 Radipole 
Great White Egret - 1 over Christchurch Harbour
Spoonbill - 7 still at Lodmoor, 3 Middlebere
Red Kite - 1 over West Bexington and Abbotsbury gardens
Merlin - 2 Portland Bill, 1 Ferrybridge
Hobby - 3 Portland Bill, 2 Radipole, 1 Abbotsbury gardens, 1 Christchurch Harbour
Grey Phalarope - 1 reported in Poole Harbour (from Sandbanks to Brownsea Island ferry)
Turtle Dove - 1 Stanpit
Short-eared Owl - 1 Portland Bill
Whinchat - 3 Lodmoor, 2 West Bexington
Ring Ouzel - 1 Stanpit
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 trapped and ringed at West Bexington
Firecrest - at least 10 in Abbotsbury gardens
Pied Flycatcher - 2 Lodmoor
Brambling - 1 Lodmoor
Common Rosefinch - 1 Portland Bill (same bird that was trapped on 27th)
Lapland Bunting - 1 over Portland Bill

Yellow-browed Warbler at West Bexington ©  Mike Morse