Sightings - Thursday 15th February 2018.

Black Brant - 1 The Fleet at Butterstreet Cove, near Wyke Regis
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Ferrybridge
Great Northern Diver - 1 Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Tidmor Point, The Fleet
Black Necked Grebe - 10 - Portland Harbour, 1 The Haven, Poole Harbour
Great Egret - 1 Longham Lakes
Spoonbill - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Lodmoor RSPB 2 Middlebere 
Hen Harrier  - 1 Ringtail West Poole Harbour
Sanderling - 30+ North Haven Groyne 
Stilt Sandpiper - 1 Fishermans Bank, Stanpit Marsh
Spotted Redshank - 4 Middlebere
Greenshank - 1 Brands Bay
Mediterranean Gull - 20+ Middle beach, Studland
Glaucous Gull - 1 second winter, West Bexington
Short-eared Owl - 1 Portland Bill
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Oakers Wood.  
Water Pipit - 1 Herbury Gore, Langton Herring
Brambling - 2 Cheselbourne   
Hawfinch - 1 Cheselbourne


Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Oakers Wood © Roger Hewitt



















Stonechat, Hengistbury Head, © Joe Murphy