Sightings - Tuesday 4th October 2016

Garganey - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Spoonbill - 45 Arne, 4 over Verwood a.m. 3 Brownsea Is.
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail between Alner and Morden
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Mudeford Quay
Common Crane - 2 (1ad, 1Juv) Littlesea and West Cliff Portland
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Lytchett Fields
Arctic Skua - 1 Durlston CP.
Great Skua - 1 Durlston CP.
Baltic Gull - 1 probable Portland Bill
Short-eared Owl - 1 West Cliff Portland, 1 West Bexington
Firecrest - 7 Durlston CP, 3 Hengistbury Hd.
Merlin - 1 male Portland over Crown Estate Fields,
Hobby - 1 Portland over Crown Estate Fields
Yellow-browed Warbler - 2 PC World Drain, 1 Oakdale garden, 1 Winspit
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 probable Portland Bird Obs.
Lesser Whitethroat - 1 Durlston CP.
Whitethroat - 1 Hengistburt Hd, 1 Winspit.

Visual Migration
Coot - 1 recorded overnight Lytchett Bay
Swallow - 2500 Winspit, 2100 West Bexington, 480 Durlston CP. 350 Hengistburt Hd.
House Martin - 2500 Winspit, 1800 West Bexington, 320 Durlston CP. 90 Hengistburt Hd.
Ring Ouzel - 1 recorded overnight Lytchett Bay
Song Thrush - 164 recorded overnight Lytchett Bay, 16 Durlston CP, 3 Hengistbury Hd.
Redwing - 28 recorded overnight Lytchett Bay, 12 Durlston CP.
'Alba' Wagtails - 238 West Bexington, 117 Hengistburt Hd, 104 Durlston CP.
Tree Pipit - 1 recorded overnight Lytchett Bay
Meadow Pipit - 150 Winspit, 80 Hengistbury Hd.
Linnet - 240 West Bexington, 145 Hengistburt Hd, 135 Durlston CP.
Goldfinch - 450 Durlston CP. 88 Hengistburt Hd.

Kingfisher - Brownsea Island © Tim Balmer


Little Egret - Brownsea Island © Tim Balmer


Kestrel - Stanpit Marsh  © Joe Murphy