Sightings - Sunday 29th December 2013

Eider - 2 past Portland Bill
Smew - 1 redhead at Swineham GPs
Surf Scoter - 1 still in Brand's Bay
Red-throated Diver - 36 past Portland Bill, 4 Durlston
Black-throated Diver - 3 Portland Harbour, 2 Brand's Bay, 1 Durlston, 1 Portland Bill
Great Northern Diver - 7 Brand's Bay, 3 Portland Harbour, 1 Durlston, 1 Shell Bay
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 2 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Shell Bay, 1 Portland Harbour
Balearic Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill
Glossy Ibis - 1 Weymouth (north end of Radipole Park Drive)
Spoonbill - 16 Poole Harbour
Hen Harrier - 3 Middlebere, 2 Arne
Merlin - 1 Lytchetts Bay, 1 Fitzworth, 1 Middlebere
Crane - 2 south of Cheselbourne
Spotted Redshank - 2 Swineham Point, 1 Stanpit
Pomarine Skua - 1 past Durlston
Little Gull - 2 Bestwell RSPB (Wareham)
Glaucous Gull - 1 West Bexington, 1 Northe Fort/Portland Harbour
Sandwich Tern - 2 Swanage Bay
BRÜNNICH'S GUILLEMOT - 1 still in Portland Harbour
Black Guillemot - 1 Portland Harbour
Short-eared Owl - 2 Wyke Down
Water Pipit - 1 Wytch Causeway (Poole Harbour)
Black Redstart - 1 Hengistbury Head


Crane near Cheselborne © Mark Wright

Skylark at Ferrybridge yesterday © Mike Trew