Sightings - Thursday 6th October 2016

Garganey - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Great White Egret - 2 Christchurch Harbour
Spoonbill - 54 Arne
Red-necked Grebe - 1 past Hengistbury Head
Merlin - 2 Portland Bill, 2 Christchurch Harbour
Hobby  - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Red Kite - 7 over Sutton Waldron
Golden Plover - 1 Portland Bill
Ruff - 1 Lodmoor
Sanderling - 3 Christchurch Harbour
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Lodmoor
Great Skua - 1 past Durlston CP
Short-eared Owl - 2 Portland Bill
Firecrest - 6 Durlston CP, 4 Pennsylvania Castle Portland
Yellow-browed Warbler - 2 trapped & ringed north Poole Harbour, 2 Castle Cove Weymouth, 1 Arne RSPB, 1 The Verne Portland
Siberian Lesser Whitethroat - 1 possible at Portland Craft Centre
BLYTH'S REED WARBLER - 1 trapped & ringed Portland Bird Observatory
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 juvenile at Lodmoor
Ring Ouzel - 8+ Durlston CP, 1 trapped & ringed north Poole Harbour, 1 Blacknor Portland, 1 Lodmoor, 1 Winspit, 1 Stanpit
Whinchat - 1 Winspit

Today's Visual Migration included :
Swallow - 750 Durlston CP
House Martin - 68 Durlston CP
Song Thrush - 41 Dulston CP, 26 Lodmoor, 8 Christchurch Harbour
alba Wagtails - 569 Durlston CP, 173 Christchurch Harbour, 100+ Lodmoor
Meadow Pipit - 402 Durlston CP, 129 Christchurch Harbour
Linnet - 467 Durlston CP, 190 Christchurch Harbour
Goldfinch - 1120 Durlston CP, 500+ Lodmoor in 4 hours, 455 Christchurch Harbour
Siskin - 102 Durlston CP, 8 Lodmoor, 42 Christchurch Harbour