Sightings - Wednesday 30th December 2015

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Ferrybridge
Scaup -  1 Lodmoor
Spoonbill - 30 RSPB Arne
Great Northern Diver - 8 South Haven
Great White Egret - 1 Brand's Bay
Grey Phalarope - 1 past Ferrybridge, 1 West Bexington
Gannet - 1000 plus past Durlston
Little Gull - 1 Lodmoor
Great Skua - 3 past Portland Bill, 3 past Chesil Cove, 1 past South Haven

Sightings - Tuesday 29th December 2015

Black-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Portland Harbour
Red-throated Diver - 7 past Portland Bill
Great Northern Diver - 9 Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 1 The Fleet at Chickerell
Bittern - 1 Radipole RSPB
Hen Harrier - 1 Milborne St Andrew, 1 Wareham Channel
Purple Sandpiper - 5 Portland Bill
Grey Phalarope - 1 West Bexington
Little Gull - 1 Portland Harbour
Short-eared Owl - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Hazelbury Bryan
Black Redstart -3 between Winspit and Durlston
Firecrest - 1 Portland Bill
 
Great Northern Diver off Portland Castle © Brett Spencer
 
Cormorant at Stour Valley, Bournemouth © Geoff Norquoy
 
 

Sightings - Monday 28th December 2015

Scaup - 1 Lodmoor
Black-throated Diver - 1 Studland Bay, 1 Durlston
Great Northern Diver - 2 Studland Bay, 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Baiter
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Weymouth Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 5 Studland Bay, 5+ Brand's Bay, 1 Shell Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point
Great White Egret - 1 Brand's Bay
Spoonbill - 32 Shipstal Point
Hen Harrier - 1 Lytchett Fields
Purple Sandpiper - 3 Hengistbury Head
Grey Phalarope - 1 West Bexington
Great Skua - 1 Studland Bay
Sandwich Tern - 8 Brand's Bay
Black Guillemot - 1 reported Portland Harbour, 1 Weymouth Bay
Short-eared Owl - 1 Eye Mead (west of Wimborne)
Water Pipit - 3 Stanpit Marsh
Black Redstart -1 Blacknor, 1 Portland Bill, 1 Portland Castle
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Ringstead village
Firecrest - 1 or 2 Norden sewage works, 1 Portland Obs
 
Little Egrets at Hengisbury Head © Joe Murphy
 
Spoonbills at Shipstal Point, Arne © Trevor Wilkinson
 

Sightings - Sunday 27th December 2015

Black-throated Diver - 1 Mudeford Quay
Great Northern Diver -  1 Wyke Regis
Purple Sandpiper - 4 Portland Bill
Grey Phalarope - 1 West Bexington
Great Skua - 1 Mudeford Quay
Sandwich Tern - 2 Peveril Point
Short-eared Owl - 4+ Portland Bill, 2 Kingston Lacy
Water Pipit - 4 Lytchett Bay
Swallow - 1 Charmouth
Firecrest - 1 Portland Bill

Sightings - Saturday 26th December 2015

Eider - 1 Brand's Bay
Red-throated Diver - 1 Brand's Bay
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver -  6 Poole Harbour, 2 Studland Bay, 1 Shell Bay, 1 Portland Castle, 1 Mudeford Quay
Red-necked Grebe - 1 past Mudeford Quay, 1 Studland Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 11 Studland Bay, 6 Brand's Bay
Sooty Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill
Leach's Storm-petrel - a probable past West Bexington
Spoonbill - 9 Brand's Bay
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail at Lytchett Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 10 Hengistbury Head, 8 Lyme Regis Cobb
Grey Phalarope - 1 Mudeford Quay, 1 West Bexington mere
Great Skua - 1 Portland Bill
Sandwich Tern - 1 Brand's Bay
Short-eared Owl - 2 Portland Bill
Black Redstart -1 Blacknor
Firecrest - 1 Hengistbury Head
 
Yesterday:
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 4 Ferrybridge
Great Northern Diver - 1 Ferrybridge
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Mudeford Quay            
Spoonbill - 3 Brownsea Is. lagoon
Hen Harrier - 1 Middlebere
  
Purple Sandpiper on Lyme Regis Cobb © Clinton Whale
 

Sightings - Thursday 24th December 2015

A very Merry Christmas from the Dorset Bird Club

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 4 Ferrybridge
Smew - 1 Holes Bay
Goosander - 1 R.Stour near Wimborne
Great Northern Diver - 1 Portland Harbour, 1 Baiter, 1 Middle Beach Studland
Black-necked Grebe - 20 Brand's Bay, 11+ Middle Beach Studland
Spoonbill - 13 Brand's Bay
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill
Little Stint - 1 Mudeford Quay
Grey Phalarope - 2 Worbarrow Bay
Great Skua - 1 Mudeford Quay
Sandwich Tern - 1 Ferrybridge
Short-eared Owl - 2 Portland Bill
Black Redstatrt -1 Lulworth Cove

Sightings - Wednesday 23rd December 2015

Goosander - 2 R.Stour near Eyebridge
Red-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury Head
Black-throated Diver - 1 near Brownsea
Great Northern Diver - 2 Baiter, 1 off Shipstal, 1 Middle Beach Studland, 1 Brand's Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Christchurch Harbour 
Black-necked Grebe - 7 Middle Beach Studland, 3 Brand's Bay, 1 off Shipstal
Great White Egret - R.Stour near Eyebridge
Spoonbill - 30 Shipstal Point, 1 Brownsea Island lagoon
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail at Middlebere
Merlin - 1 Brownsea Island lagoon
Purple Sandpiper - 8+ Hengistbury Head
Grey Phalarope - 1 West Bexington
Sandwich Tern - 5 Poole Harbour, 1 Ferrybridge
Black Guillemot - 1 near Brownsea Island
Little Auk - 1 Chesil Cove
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Ringstead
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury Head
Brambling - 1 Hengistbury Head
 
Grey Phalarope at West Bexington © Mike Morse
 

Siskin at Upton CP © Tony Adamcik
Great Northern Diver at Baiter © Tony Adamcik

Goldcrest at Hengistbury Head © Geoff Norquoy

Sightings - Tuesday 22nd December 2015

Great Northern Diver - 1 Portland Castle, 1 Poole Harbour off Baiter
Sandwich Tern - 2 Christchurch Harbour
 
Skylark at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy
 

Sightings - Monday 21st December 2015

Purple Sandpiper - 5 Hengistbury sandspit.
Short-Eared Owl - 2 Southwell (Portland).
Chiffchaff - 1 in a private garden, Southwell (Portland).
Firecrest - 1 Durlston NR.

Late news, all from yesterday: 
4 Goosander on R. Stour near Spetisbury;
3 Great Northern Diver at Brands Bay;
Great White Egret at Brands Bay;
Great White Egret on R. Stour near Spetisbury;
4 Spoonbill at Brands Bay;
2 Greenshank on Blue Lagoon;
4 Scandinavian-type Rock Pipit on Stanpit.

Kestrel at Stanpit © Clinton Whale

Brambling at Melcombe Bingham © Jon Ross

Sightings - Sunday 20th December 2015

Great Northern Diver - 5 Portland Harbour, 1 Shipstal Point (Arne).
Spoonbill - 1 Goathorn/Newton, 8 from Shipstal Point, 17 Wareham Channel.
Marsh Harrier - 2 Coombe Heath.
Hen Harrier - 1 Coombe Heath.
Merlin - 1 Coombe Heath.
Grey Plover - 4 Swineham GPs.
Purple Sandpiper - 10 Hengistbury sandspit.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Arne Moors.
Razorbill - 1 at Ferrybridge was unusual for the location.
Short-Eared Owl - 1 Burton meadows, 1 Coombe Heath, 1 Southwell (Portland).
Black Redstart - 3 Balaclava Bay (Portland), 1 Portland Castle.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Portland Castle.

Sightings - Saturday 19th December 2015

Great Northern Diver - 1 Portland Harbour, 6 Studland.
Red-Throated Diver - 7 Hengistbury Head, 1 off Durlston NNR, 6 past Portland Bill, 4 past Studland.
Red-Necked Grebe - 1 Studland Bay.
Black-Necked Grebe - 9 Brands Bay, 2 Poole Hbr houseboats, 1 Shell Bay, 14 Studland Bay.
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Shell Bay.
Spoonbill - 1 Brands Bay.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Brands Bay, 2 Radipole Lake.
Grey Plover - 2 Stanpit.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Longham Lakes.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Stanpit.
Greenshank - 1 Brands Bay.
Short-Eared Owl - 4 Portland Bill, 2 Southwell (Portland).
Wheatear - 1 Tarrant Rushton airfield.
Black Redstart - 1 Blacknor (Portland), 1 Portland Bill, 1 Portland marina.
Firecrest - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 probable Radipole Lake.


Thrush migration:  Redwing and Song Thrush are still on the move over Portland Bill Observatory.

Sightings - Friday 18th December 2015

Red-Breasted Merganser - 1 Eyebridge (Wimborne).
Great Northern Diver - 1 Portland Harbour, 1 Studland Bay.
Red-Throated Diver - 10 past Portland Bill.
Black-Throated Diver - 1 Studland Bay.
Black-Necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour, 8 Studland Bay.
Purple Sandpiper - 9 Hengistbury sandspit, 3 Portland Bill.
Sanderling - 18 Shell Bay.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Stanpit.
Sandwich Tern - 1 Shell Bay.
Short-Eared Owl - 3 Southwell (Portland).
Ring-Necked Parakeet - 1 Fort Henry (Studland).
Black Redstart - 2 Chesil Cove.
Chiffchaff - 1 Blacknor (Portland), 1 Portland Bill, 4 Southwell (Portland).
Yellow-Browed Warbler - 1 Ringstead village.
Firecrest - 1 Oakley (Wimborne), 1 Portland Bill, 1 Studland.
Goldfinch - 106 over Portland Bill.

Raven at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

Sightings - Thursday 17th December 2015.

Red-throated Diver - 4 past Portland Bill.
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Portland Bill.
Great Northern Diver - 2 Portland Castle, 1 Hamm Beach, 1 Poole Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Soldiers Road, 1 Wick Hams.
Hen Harrier - 2 Soldiers Road, 1 Wareham Channel.
Merlin - 1 Wareham Channel.
Lapwing - 130 Tarrant Rushton Airfield.
Short-eared Owl - 2 Portland, 1 Soldiers Road.
Black Redstart - 1 Blacknor, 1 Portland Castle.
Wheatear - 1 Tarrant Rushton Airfield.
Firecrest - 2 Portland Observatory.
Linnet - 30 Tarrant Rushton Airfield.
Corn Bunting - c40 Tarrant Rushton Airfield.

Sightings - Wednesday 16th December 2015

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Baiter
Red-throated Diver - 5 past Portland Bill.
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Portland Bill.
Great Northern Diver - 2 off Brownsea, 1 Baiter.
Red-necked Grebe - 1 off Middle Beach.
Spoonbill - 22 Brownsea Lagoon.
Marsh Harrier - 2 Lychett Bay.
Hen Harrier - 1 Lychett Bay.
Peregrine Falcon - 2 Lychett Bay.
Grey Plover - 154 Brownsea.
Dunlin - 1024 Brownsea.
Woodcock - 1 Ringstead.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Brownsea.
Spotted Redshank - 8 Brownsea.
Greenshank - 16 Brownsea.
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Ringstead.

Pale-bellied Brent Goose at Baiter © Marcus Lawson
 
Great Northern Diver at Baiter © Marcus Lawson
 

Sightings - Tuesday 15th December 2015.

Merlin - 1 Middlebere.
Avocet - 350 Middlebere.
Purple Sandpiper - 11 Christchurch Harbour, 3 Sandbanks.
Spotted Redshank - 10 Middlebere.
Sandwich Tern - 2 Christchurch Harbour.
Black Redstart - 1 Blacknor.

Corn Bunting – Briantspuddle © Roger Hewitt. 

Sightings - Monday 14th December 2015.

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Beach Huts(Hengistbury Head).
Red-throated Diver - 3 Hengistbury Head.
Black-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Great Northern Diver - 6 Shell Bay.
Black-necked Grebe - 12 Brands Bay.
Great White Egret - 1 Round Island.
Spoonbill - 34 Brownsea Lagoon.
Mediterranean Gull - 5 Hengistbury Head.
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Brands Bay.
Kittiwake - 44 Hengistbury Head.
Sandwich Tern - 3 Shell Bay, 2 Hengistbury Head.
Black Guillemot - 1 off Brownsea.
"Scandinavian" Rock Pipit - 12 Stanpit.
Water Pipit - 1 Stanpit.
Black Redstart - 2 Blacknor.

Black Guillemot – Brownsea © Paul Morton.

Sightings - Sunday 13th December 2015

Pale-bellied Brent - 19 between Butterstreet Cove & Moonfleet
Brant Brant - 1 with above Butterstreet Cove & Moonfleet
Barnacle Goose - 24 field nr Rodden Hive
Scaup - 3 Abbotsbury Swannery
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Smew -  1 Holes Bay
Great Northern Diver - 5 Poole Hbr, 3 Studland Bay
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Studland Bay off Middle Beach.
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Studland Bay off Middle Beach.
Black-necked Grebe - 11 Studland Bay, 4 Brand's Bay, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Great White Egret - 1 Brand's Bay
Spoonbill - 32 Brownsea Is, 2 Brand's Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 21 Hengistbury Hd.
Jack Snipe - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Spotted Redshank - 6 Brownsea Is.
Greenshank - 10 Brownsea Is.
Green Sandpiper - 2 Lytchett Fields
Common Sandpiper - 1 Holes Bay
Sabine's Gull - 1 Chesil Cove
Sandwich Tern - 1 Brand's Bay
Water Pipit - 2 Lytchett Fields
Black Redstart - 1 Langton Herring, 1 junction Hardwick & Penny Street Weymouth.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Lodmoor by post box.

Sightings - Saturday 12th December 2015

Scaup - 1 Lodmoor
Red-throated Diver - 6 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Durlston Cp.
Black-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury Hd, 1 off Brownsea Is.
Great Northern Diver - 1 Durlston Cp.
Spoonbill - 33 Brownsea Is.
Purple Sandpiper - 12 Hengistbury Hd.
Grey Phalarope - 1 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Portland Marina.
Sandwich Tern - 2 Christchurch Hbr.
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Chad Copse Lytchett Bay.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Portland Castle
Firecrest - 4 Durlston Cp.
Brambling - 4 Woodsford, 3 Durlston Cp, 1 Hengistbury Hd.

Grey Phalarope - Portland Harbour © Brett Spencer

Sightings - Friday 11th December 2015

Scaup - 1 drake Abbotsbury Swannery
Black-throated Diver - 1 Osprey Quay Portland.
Great Northern Diver - 2 Osprey Quay, 1 Middle Beach
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Middle Beach Studland.
Spoonbill - 20 Brand's Bay, 19 Brownsea Island, 11 Shipstall Pt.
Purple Sandpiper - 15 Hengistbury Hd.
Black Redstart - 2 Blackenor, 1 Portland Marina
Firecrest - 1 Arne, 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Hengistbury Hd.

Sightings - Thursday 10th December 2015

Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Marina
Great Northern Diver - 1 Portland Marina
Black Redstart  - 1 Charles Street,  1 Cassiobury Rd, 1 Blackener.

Sightings - Wednesday 9th December 2015

Smew - 1 Holes Bay
Red-throated Diver - 1 Poole Harbour
Black-throated Diver - 1 Osprey Quay
Great Northern Diver - 3 Poole Harbour, 1 Portland Castle, 1 Sandsfoot sailing club, 1 past Durlston
Spoonbill - 34 Brownsea Island lagoon
Hen Harrier - 2 ringtails at Middlebere
Merlin - 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Hartland Moor
Purple Sandpiper - 15 Hengistbury Head
Sandwich Tern - 1 Poole Harbour
Water Pipit - 2 Stanpit
Black Redstart - 2 Blacknor Portland
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1  Portland Castle, 1 Louds Mill Dorchester
Firecrest - 1 in a Poole garden

Sightings - Tuesday 8th December 2015

Smew - 1 Holes Bay
Scaup - 1 Lodmoor
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Studland Bay
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour, 1 Weymouth Bay
Red-throated Diver - 1 off Shipstal Point
Sandwich Tern - 2 Sandbanks
Swallow -1 Portland Harbour, 1 Lodmoor
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 possible Lodmoor

Redshank Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy



Kingfisher Stour Valley © Geoff Norquoy


Sightings - Monday 7th December 2015

Smew - 1 Holes Bay
Common Scoter - 7 Studland Bay
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Studland Bay
Great Northern Diver - 3 Studland Bay, 2 Portland Harbour, 2 Brand's Bay
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour
Purple Sandpiper - 12 Christchurch Harbour
Short-eared Owl - 2 Arne Moors/Hartland Moor
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Portland Castle, 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Firecrest - 1 Arne, 1 Littlesea Studland
Rook - 130 Hengisbury Head
Stonechat Christchurch Harbour © Joe Murphy 















Brent Geese, Baiter Park © David Wareham

Sightings - Sunday 6th December 2015

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 5 Studland Bay, 12 Ferrybridge
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Studland Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Studland Bay
Great Northern Diver - 4 Studland Bay, 2 Portland Marina, 1 The Nothe
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Marina
Red-throated Diver - 1 Portland Harbour
Great Skua - 1 past Hengistbury Head
Swallow - 1 Nothe Weymouth
Firecrest - 1 South Haven, 1 Hengistbury Head

Red-throated Diver Portland Harbour © Brett Spencer








Scandinavian Herring Gull Radipole Lake © Brett Spencer

Sightings - Saturday 5th December 2015

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 2 The Nothe, 5 Studland Bay
Long-tailed Duck - 2 Abbotsbury
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Studland Bay
Great Northern Diver - 2 Studland Bay, 2 Portland Marina
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Marina

Sightings - Friday 4th December 2015

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 5 Middle Beach , 4 South Haven
Egyptian Goose - 18 West Knighton Heath, 3 Longham Lakes
Scaup - 1 Lodmoor
Common Scoter - 7 Studland Bay
Red-throated Diver - 1 past Portland Bill
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Brand's Bay, 5 Studland Bay, 1 Shell Bay
Great Northern Diver - 2 over Ferrybridge, 4 Studland Bay,  1 Portland Harbour, 1 past Portland Bill
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Studland Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Shell Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 5 Studland Bay, 3 Brand's Bay
Great White Egret - 1 Brand's Bay
Hen Harrier - 1 Hartland Moor
Spotted Redshank - 1 Stanpit
Sandwich Tern - 3 Brand's Bay, 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Studland Bay
Little Auk - 1 reported at Portland Marina
Black Redstart - 2 Hengistbury Head, 1 Portland Obs, 1 Portland Castle
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 still at Portland Castle
Firecrest - 1 Portland Obs, 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Hengistbury Head
 
Curlew at Holes Bay © Tony Adamcik

Little Egret at Holes Bay © Tony Adamcik
 
Sparrowhawk at Wick Village © Geoff Norquoy
 

Little Egret at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy
 
Hooded Merganser of uncertain origin at Radipole © John Hammick
 
 

Sightings - Thursday 3rd December 2015

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 5 Studland Bay, 2 Ferrybridge
Black Brant - 1 Lynch Cove on the Fleet
Eider - 4 Hengistbury Head
Common Scoter - 7 Studland Bay
Black-throated Diver - 1 Weymouth from Harbour Master's Office
Great Northern Diver - 3 Studland Bay, 1 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe -17 Brand's Bay, 8 Studland Bay
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Studland Bay
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill
Spotted Redshank - 4 Middlebere
Purple Sandpiper - 8 Hengistbury Head, 5 Portland Bill
Pomerine Skua - 1 Hengistbury Head
Little; Gull - 1 Hengistbury Head
Little Auk - 1 Studland Bay from Middle Beach
Black Redstart - 1 Blacknor, 1 Portland Castle
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Portland Castle
Brambling -1 over Christchurch Harbour

Sightings - Wednesday 2nd December 2015

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 5 South Haven, 2 Christchurch Harbour
Common Scoter - 17 Hengistbury Head
Black-throated Diver - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Hengistbury Head
Great Northern Diver - 5 Studland Bay, 1 Portland Harbour, 1 Poole Harbour (from Baiter Park)
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Brand's Bay, also uncounted number in Studland Bay
Red-necked Grebe - 1 off Fort Henry
Merlin - 1 Peveril Point
Purple Sandpiper - 2 Hengistbury Head
Great Skua - 2 Portland Bill
Sandwich Tern - 2 South Haven, 1 Studland Bay
Black Redstart - 2 Hengistbury Head
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Portland Castle
Firecrest  - 2 Hengistbury Head
 
Redwing in Bournemouth © David Wareham
 

Sightings - Tuesday 1st December 2015

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 15 Ferrybridge.
White-Fronted Goose - 2 West Knighton Heath.
Egyptian Goose - 2 West Knighton Heath.
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Baiter, 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Portland Bill, 1 Portland Harbour, 8+ Studland Bay.
Red-Throated Diver - 1 Brands Bay.
Black-Throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Black-Necked Grebe - 1 Mudeford Quay, 4 Brands Bay.
Spoonbill - 1 Brownsea Island, 1 Middlebere, 30+ Shipstal Point.
Marsh Harrier - 3 Middlebere.
Kestrel - male seen to attack female at Stanpit.
Short-Eared Owl - 1 found dead Lytchett Fields.
Black Redstart - 1 Blacknor (Portland), 1 Chesil Cove, 1 Portland Bill.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Portland Castle.
Firecrest - 3 Middlebere, 1 Peveril Point, 1 Portland Bill.
Goldfinch - 560 Portland Bill.



Kestrels at Stanpit © Alan Crockard.

Sightings - Monday 30th November 2015

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 10 Ferrybridge
Goldeneye - 7 Poole Park.
Great Northern Diver - 8-9 Poole Harbour mouth, 1 Portland Harbour.
Red-Throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Poole Harbour mouth.
Black-Throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Studland Bay.
Black-Necked Grebe - 16 Brands Bay, 14 Studland Bay.
Spoonbill - 1 Brands Bay.
Sandwich Tern - 1-2 Christchurch Harbour, 3 Poole Harbour mouth.
Black Redstart - 2 Hengistbury sandspit.
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury Head.
Goldfinch - 111 Hengistbury Head.

Sightings - Sunday 29th November 2015

Wigeon - 847 in Christchurch Harbour.
Great Northern Diver - 3 Hengistbury Head, 2 Weymouth Bay.
Red-Throated Diver - 1 Weymouth Bay.
Black-Throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Marsh Harrier - 2 Lytchett Bay fields.
Hen Harrier - 1 Middlebere.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Great Skua - 1 Portland Bill.
Herring Gull - 2300 in three hours past Hengistbury Head; about 50 per minute past 
   Mudeford Quay.
Short-Eared Owl - 1 Middlebere.
Water Pipit - 6+ Lytchett Bay pools.
Black Redstart - 1 Chesil Cove, 1 Hengistbury visitor centre, 1 Blacknor (Portland).
Firecrest - 1 Portland Bill.
 
Purple Sandpiper at Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale

Sightings - Saturday 28th November 2015

Great Northern Diver - 1 Studland Bay.
Red-Necked Grebe - 1 Studland Bay.
Black-Necked Grebe - 1 Hengistbury Head, 9 Studland Bay.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Lytchett Bay fields.
Grey Plover - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Woodcock - 3 Hurn Airport eastern edge.
Little Auk - 1 Hengistbury Beach Huts.
Pomarine Skua - 1 Hengistbury Beach Huts.
Great Skua - 1 Hengistbury Beach Huts.
Black Redstart - 1 Hengistbury sandspit, 1 Blacknor (Portland).
Firecrest - 1 Portland Bill.
Goldfinch - 250 Portland Bill .

Kingfisher at Stour Valley © Geoff Norquoy.

Black Redstart at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

Rock Pipit at Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

Sightings - Friday 27th November 2015.

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 8 Ferrybridge, 5 Studland.
Scaup - 4 Abbotsbury Swannery.
Common Scoter - 7 Studland.
Smew - 1 redhead still off Shipstal Point.
Red-throated Diver - 3 W Ferrybridge, 3 Studland, 1 Portland Harbour.
Black-throated Diver - 1 Middle Beach.
Great Northern Diver - 2 Studland.
Black-necked Grebe - 21 Studland.
Red-necked Grebe - 1 off Fort Henry.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Merlin - 1 South Haven.
Ringed Plover - 20 Christchurch Harbour.
Golden Plover - 1500 Maiden Castle.
Purple Sandpiper - 15 Christchurch Harbour.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Common Gull - 14 W Christchurch Harbour.
Kittiwake - 32 W Christchurch Harbour.
Sandwich Tern - 1 Ferrybridge.
Short-eared Owl - 1 Maiden Castle.
Water Pipit - 13 Lytchett Bay.
Black Redstart - 1 Blacknor, 1 Reap Lane.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Portland Castle.
Corn Bunting - 6 Maiden Castle.


Sightings - Thursday 26th November 2015.

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 8 Ferrybridge.
Egyptian Goose - 6 over Lodmoor. W up Lorton Valley.
Eider - 3 Weymouth Bay.
Common Scoter - 7 Middle Beach, 1 Ferrybridge.
Smew - 1 Redhead Shipstal Point.
Red-throated Diver - 15 W Christchurch Harbour, 3 past Portland Bill.
Black-throated Diver - 2 W Christchurch Harbour.
Great Northern Diver - 3 Weymouth Bay, 2 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Poole Harbour, 1 Portland Harbour.
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour,1 Shipstal Point.
Black-necked Grebe - 26 Studland, 7 Portland Harbour,1 Christchurch Harbour.
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Middle Beach, 1 Weymouth Bay.
Spoonbill - 20 off Jerry's Point, 1 Brands Bay.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Middlebere.
Hen Harrier - 1 Middlebere.
Merlin - 1 Portland Bill.
Avocet - 95 Brands Bay.
Purple Sandpiper - 20 Christchurch Harbour, 4 Portland Bill.
Great Skua - 1 past Portland Bill.
Arctic Skua - 1 W Christchurch Harbour.
Sandwich Tern - 1 Ferrybridge.
Short-eared Owl - 3 Portland Bill.
Water Pipit - 5 Lychett Fields.
Scandinavian Rock Pipit - 3 Christchurch Harbour.
Black Redstart - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Portland Bill.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Poole Harbour, 1 Portland Castle.
Firecrest - 2 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Portland Bill.
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Morden Bog.

Kingfisher – Throop © Geoff Norquoy.    

Sightings - Wednesday 25th November 2015.

Brent Goose - 1400 Ferrybridge.
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 14 Ferrybridge.
Garganey - 1 unseasonal bird Rodden Hive.
Scaup - 4 Abbotsbury.
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Durlston.
Black-necked Grebe - 2 W of Rodden Hive, 7 Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Marsh Harrier - 1 Rodden Hive.
Short-eared Owl - 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Durlston CP.
Woodlark - 2 Long Field Christchurch.
Water Pipit - 1 Holmebridge.
Hawfinch - 1 over Long Field (Durlston CP).

Spotted Redshank – Holes Bay © David Wareham.    

Little Egret – Hengistbury Head © Geoff Norquoy.    


Garganey - Rodden Hive © Dave Chown

Sightings - Tuesday 24th November 2015.

Pale Bellied Brent Goose - 5 Middle Beach.
Red-throated Diver - 1 Studland.
Black-throated Diver - 1 Swanage.
Great Northern Diver - 3 Studland.
Black-necked Grebe - 7 Studland.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Brands Bay, 1 Wick Hams.
Golden Plover - 25 Milborne St.Andrew.
Purple Sandpiper - 8 Christchurch Harbour.
Great Skua - 1 Portland Bill.
Black Redstart - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Firecrest - 1 Longham Lakes.
Penduline Tit - 2 still Longham Lakes early morning only.
Corn Bunting - 8 Milborne St.Andrew.

Late news Sunday: Great White Egret - Brand's Bay
Black-throated Diver – Swanage © Kenneth Noble.

Black-tailed Godwit – Upton CP © David Wareham.    


             Penduline Tits - Longham Lakes © Steve Smith 
           http://birdingpooleharbourandbeyond.blogspot.co.uk

Sightings - Monday 23rd November 2015

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 12 Ferrybridge
Long-tailed Duck 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Red-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Great Northern Diver - 1 Hengistbury Hd, 1 Middle Beach
Spoonbill - 9 Holes Bay, 2 Lytchett Bay
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Middle Beach
Black-necked Grebe - 16 Middle Beach
Golden Plover - 1000 Maiden Castle
Arctic Skua - 1 Portland Bill
Great Skua - 3 Portland Bill
Woodpigeon - 91,000 Christchurch Hbr, 17,785 Lytchett Bay
Merlin - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Firecrest - 1 Portland Bill
PENDULINE TIT - 2 again Longham Lakes
Swallow - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery
Siberian Chiffchaff - 2 Portland Castle
Black Redstart - 2 Portland Bill, 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Tree Sparrow - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
'Scandinavian' Rock Pipit - 5 Stanpit Marsh
Water Pipit - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Jay Hengistbury Head © Geoff Norquoy

Redshank - Hengistbury Head © Joe Murphy

Sightings - Sunday 22nd November 2015

Barnacle Geese - 12 Rodden Hive
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Red-throated Diver - 14 Portland Bill
Great Northern Diver - 2 Studland Bay, 1 Christchurch Hbr.
Spoonbill - 11 Holes Bay, 10 Brownsea Is.
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Middle Beach Studland.
Black-necked Grebe - 19 Studland Bay, 7 Portland Hbr, 6 Brand's Bay, 1 Weymouth Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 16 Hengistbury Hd, 10 Lyme Regis
Spotted Redshank - 16 Brownsea Is.
Woodpigeon - 140,618 Poole Hbr, 105,300 Christchurch Hbr, 3800 Central Portland, 300 Portland Bill.
Short-eared Owl - 3 Portland Bill, 1 Whitepits Christchurch.
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - 1 over Lytchett Bay.
PENDULINE TIT - 2 Lytchett Bay then presumed same 2 Longham Lakes.
Firecrest - 4 Abbotsbury gardens, 2 Portland Bill,1 Throop
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Durlston CP.
Siberian Chiffchaff - 2 Portland Castle
Black Redstart - 2 Winspit, 2 Blacknor, 1 Abbotsbury Gardens, 1 West Bay
Corn Bunting - 24+ Wyke Down.

Nuthatch - Upton CP. © David Wareham



Sightings - Saturday 21st November 2015

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 over South Haven
Barnacle Goose - 1 this morning Portland Bill.
Red-throated Diver - 3 Hengistbury Hd.
Great Northern Diver - 4 Lulworth Cove, 1 Weymouth Bay, 1 Brand's Bay
Hen Harrier - 1 male Middlebere, 1 Hartland Moor.
Purple Sandpiper - 6 on groins Hengistbury Hd.
Great Skua - 1 Lulworth Cove
Little Auk - 1 Lulworth Cove
Little Gull - 1 Lulworth Cove
Yellow-legged Gull - 1ad over north Blacknor Portland.
Woodpigeon - 17100 over Hengistbury Hd, 8000 Weymouth Bay, 5000 over Brownsea Is. 2000 Durlston Cp.
Short-eared Owl - singles at Arne, Hartland Moor, Wareham meadows & Weymouth Bay
Black Redstart - 3 Lulworth Cove, 2 fem/1stw Blackener Portland.
Water Pipit - 7 Coward's Marsh
Brambling - 3 Hengistbury Hd
Chaffinch - 120 Hengistbury Hd.
Linnet - 85 Hengistbury Hd.
Goldfinch - 300 Hengistbury Hd.
Snow Bunting - 1 Arne

Chiffchaff 1 of 2 Wyke Down © Joe Murphy

Sightings - Friday 20th November 2015

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Brand's Bay
Barnacle Geese - 25 Studland, 28 Portland Bill
Scaup - 2 Abbottsbury
Long-tailed Duck - 1 off Chesil Cove, 1 Abbotsbury
Goosander - 1 off Arne
Great Northern Diver - 6+ Poole Harbour
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Studland off Fort Henry.
Black-necked Grebe - 17 Studland Bay, 3 Bramble Bush Bay, 1 Arne.
Great White Egret - 1 Brand's Bay
Spoonbill - 2 Lytchett Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 11 Hengistbury (sandspit) 1-2 Portland Bill
Short-eared Owl - 3 Arne Moors, 1 Abbotsbury
Swallow - 1 Knoll Beach Studland.
Water Pipit - 3 Coward's Marsh
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Blacknor
Firecrest - 3 Wareham
Goldfinch - 1700 Portland Bill
Chaffinch - 870 Portland Bill

Redwing - Bournmouth © David Wareham
Cock Pheasants - Hengistbury Head © Geoff Norquoy