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l 6 lytchett bay bar tailed godwit 41 christchurch hbr bonaparte s gull 1 lodmoor little gull 1 lytchett bay little tern 2 hengistbury hd great skua 1 w past hengistbury hd arctic skua 1 e past hengistbury hd red throated diver 1 hengistbury hd great white egret 3 bestwall 1 e past hengistbury hd night heron 1 iford spoonbill 1 brownsea island white stork 1 woodville osprey 2 arne rspb hen harrier 1 male town common hobby 2 arne 1 longham lakes yellow wagtail 6 over stanpit black redstart 1 hengistbury head spotted flycatcher 2 holton heath garden warbler 2 stanpit 1 wild woodbury grasshopper warbler 1 stanpit firecrest 1 wild woodbury white stork woodville john bishop white stork and red kite woodville john bishop posted by md at 21 52 friday 1st may 2026 garganey 1 longham lakes cuckoo 1 morden grey plover 1 mudeford quay common sandpiper 1 lytchett bay greenshank 7 lytchett bay 2 3 brownsea island 1 hengistbury hd whimbrel 18 past portland bill 16 past hengistbury hd 16 e past durlston cp bar tailed godwit 100 christchurch hbr 19 brownsea island yellow legged gull 1 middlebere bonaparte s gull 1 lodmoor kittiwake 285 past portland bill arctic tern 2 hengistbury hd arctic skua 4 e past mudeford quay 3 past portland bill pomarine skua 2 e past durlston cp 1 e past mudeford quay great northern diver 1 past portland bill red throated diver 3 past portland bill manx shearwater 20 w past mudeford quay 1 e past durlston cp white stork 1 charminster watermeadows osprey 1 middlebere white tailed eagle 2 christchurch hbr marsh harrier 1 lytchett bay 1 middlebere hobby 1 ballard down 1 middlebere 1 morden 1 portland bill posted by md at 10 13 thursday 30th april 2026 pochard 4 longham lakes garganey 1 drake south haven pool studland whimbrel 45 through off chesil beach 15 ferrybridge 9 lytchett bay common sandpiper 9 longham lakes pomarine skua 15 heading east through mudeford quay 7 probable heading east through poole bay 2 further birds later at mudeford quay black tern 4 off long groyne mudeford bonapartes gull 1 2nd cal yr lodmoor early then presumed same bird later at lynch cove white stork 1 fordington fields dorchester glossy ibis 3 swineham flew towards arne moors white stork dorchester alan membury posted by borneo at 20 29 wednesday 29th april 2026 garganey 1 drake lodmoor whimbrel 4 lytchett bay common sandpiper 1 lychett bay bonapartes gull 1 lodmoor black throated diver 1 flew past the bill portland white stork 1 flew over careys secret garden glossy ibis 3 flew over swineham again early morning cattle egret 10 field north of woodsford 1 field between bakers arms roundabout and morden park corner red kite 6 over bothenhampton bridport 1 cogden beach 2 portesham black kite 1 was 1st seen over carey just before 10am and was tracked heading over sandford headed towards lytchett bay just after 11am it was picked up again over the west end of lytchett fields heading over the baker s arms roundabout it was finally seen heading towards lytchett matravers lesser whitethroat 1 lytchett fields red spotted bluethroat 1 still at swineham north path gargeney lodmoor phil cheesman posted by borneo at 21 41 tuesday 28th april 2026 whimbrel 7 brands bay 2 lodmoor 4 flew over upwey spotted redshank 1 arne moors forster s tern 1 adult feeding along rockley channel off ham common bonaparte s gull 1st winter still at lynch cove on the fleet hobby 1 morden bog 1 longham lakes spotted flycatcher 1 morden bog red kite 6 flew over west bay from e to w 5 flew over bridport later from e to w ring ouzel 1 culverwell portland red spotted bluethroat 1 male still along path at eastern end of swineham gps posted by borneo at 21 25 monday 27th april 2026 cuckoo 1 pamphill 1 cowgrove 1 morden bog bonaparte s gull 1st winter still at lynch cove on the fleet hobby 1 morden bog spotted flycatcher 1 morden bog 1 mapperton wood sandpiper 1 hengistbury head briefly then flew ne curlew sandpiper 1 abbotsbury swannery glossy ibis 3 flew over swineham red kite 1 west bay 4 dottery lesser whitethroat 1 pamphill 1 lytchett fields red spotted bluethroat 1 male still along path at eastern end of swineham gps posted by borneo at 16 04 sunday 26th april 2026 surf scoter 1 west past portland bill cuckoo 1 wick 1 hengistbury whimbrel 11 over langton herring 8 christchurch harbour 5 lynch cove 2 lodmoor rspb 3 brownsea island 1 east past hengistbury 1 stanpit common sandpiper 1 swineham stilt pools spotted redshank 1 arne moors then later at swineham point sanderling 12 rodden hive arctic tern 2 east past hengistbury bonaparte s gull 1st winter still at lynch cove on the fleet white stork 1 charminster on wms west of a37 1 over silverlake spoonbill 1 brownsea lagoon hobby 1 keysworth wareham channel 1 hengistbury nightingale 1 singing at durlston cp red spotted bluethroat 1 male still along path at eastern end of swineham gps sandwich terns lodmoor rspb rebecca porter posted by malcolm dowty at 20 51 saturday 25th april 2026 whimbrel 5 lynch cove on the fleet 3 wick hengistbury sanderling 5 lynch cove on the fleet arctic skua 2 east past hengistbury bonaparte s gull 1st winter still at lynch cove on the fleet great norther diver 1 east past hengistbury black throated diver 1 past portland bill spoonbill 1 brownsea lagoon swift 3 wimborne 3 wool 2 wareham hobby 3 arne moors 1 lynch cove on the fleet peregrine 1st egg hatched at poole asda site firecrest 1 wick near wooden bridge red spotted bluethroat 1 male still along path at eastern end of swineham gps spotted flycatcher 1 wick near wooden bridge pied flycatcher 1 briefly at norden 1 female along path at eastern end of swineham gps 1 female at wick roebury lane redstart 1 female at wick near wooden bridge bonaparte s gull lynch cove steve sansom whitethroat highcliffe clinton whale posted by malcolm dowty at 21 19 friday 24th april 2026 little ringed plover 1 past chesil beach spotted redshank 1 from rock lea viewpoint lytchett fields rspb curlew sandpiper 1 abbotsbury swannery bonaparte s gull 1st winter still at lynch cove park along camp road dt4 9he a first summer bird at ferrybridge before flying west up the fleet arctic skua 3 pale morph from sea watches at christchurch pomarine skua 3 past chesil beach 2 past durlston cp glossy ibis 3 again by bypass at wareham common and 3 flew over swineham point spoonbill 1 brownsea island nt bittern 1 still booming lodmoor red kite 1 over lyme regis white tailed eagle pair soaring on a thermal over boscombe and a pair settled for 30 minutes at the sandspit hengistbury and again settling at blackberry point for over an hour hobby 2 radipole lesser whitethroat 1 crouch hill stanpit marsh red spotted bluethroat 1st summer male still east end of gravel pit swineham gps do not park beyond bestwell road redstart female lodmoor corn bunting 1 higher charminster little grebe marnhull david matthews carrion crow highcliffe c clinton whale posted by nigel tooth at 21 42 thursday 23rd april 2026 cuckoo 1 heard near kingston maurward grey plover 1 lodmoor little ringed plover 1 stilt pools swineham whimbrel 2 lodmoor bar tailed godwit 2 lodmoor 20 christchurch harbour black tailed godwit c 20 christchurch harbour common sandpiper 2 lodmoor greenshank 1 lodmoor c 15 christchurch harbour area forster s tern adult again around rockley channel ham common lnr little gull 16 east past chesil beach pomarine skua one past chesil beach 1 past portland bill bittern 1 booming at lodmoor osprey much activity in poole harbour today marsh harrier 3 radipole white tailed eagle pair around christchurch harbour for 2 periods during the day wryneck 1 south end of lodmoor wood warbler 1 trapped and ringed at portland bo red spotted bluethroat 1st summer male still at swineham gps do not park beyond bestwell road pied flycatcher 1by nursery hengistbury head whinchat 1 barn field hengistbury 2 portland 1 durlston cp 1 holes bay posted by nigel tooth at 21 45 wednesday 22nd april 2026 garganey 2 ferrybridge flew past chesil black throated diver 1 past portland bill great white egret 1 lodmoor rspb spoonbill 1 brownsea is red kite 3 lower piddle valley 2 west bay 1 bridport white tailed eagle 2 christchurch hbr 1 over the lower piddle valley osprey 3 lower piddle valley whimbrel 34 lodmoor rspb 31 hengistbury hd 4 holes bay 3 stanpit marsh spotted redshank 1 lodmoor rspb 1 lytchett bay greenshank 3 brownsea is 1 radipole lake rspb 2 stanpit marsh sandwich tern 128 hengistbury hd forster s tern 1 lytchett bay common tern 62 hengistbury hd arctic tern 3 hengistbury hd little gull grimmery bank viewed from hengistbury swift 25 in at hengistbury hd merlin 1 portland bill hobby 2 lower piddle valley 1 lodmoor rspb swallow 38 in hengistbury hd red spotted bluethroat 1 swineham pt grey partridge between hog hill maiden castle nigel tooth posted by nick jackie hull at 23 05 tuesday 21st april 2026 red throated diver 2 past hengistbury hd great northern diver 1 past hengistbury hd spoonbill 3 brownsea lagoon red kite 1 morden bog white tailed eagle 2 christchurch hbr osprey 3 carey 1 lytchett bay whimbrel 47 past hengistbury hd 7 ferrybridge 5 stanpit marsh 5 lytchett bay common sandpiper 1 wareham channel green sandpiper 1 stanpit marsh greenshank 12 wareham channel 7 greenshank sandwich tern 88 past hengistbury hd forster s tern 1 lytchett bay common tern 400 past hengistbury hd arctic tern 1 past hengistbury hd little gull 1 past hengistbury hd common gull 28 past hengistbury hd cuckoo 1 morden bog red spot bluethroat 1 swineham point swift 12 hengistbury hd 10 swineham pt 3 hamworthy 2 lytchett bay swallow 56 past hengistbury hd 52 middlebere house martin 12 hengistbury hd lesser whitethroat hengistbury hd redstart 1 morden bog 1 hengistbury hd wheatear 15 hengistbury hd 3 badbury rings yellow wagtail 15 hengistbury hd 3 over lytchett bay dartford warbler highcliffe clinton whale wheatear badbury rings allan frake posted by nick jackie hull at 22 04 monday 20th april 2026 great white egret 2 brand s bay glossy ibis 3 flew west swineham gp later at bog lane red kite 1 west bay 1 morden bog over ridgeway rd dorchester 1 rempstone white tailed eagle 2 christchurch hbr 1 over sherford bridge 1 rempstone whimbrel 12 stanpit marsh 4 lytchett bay 2 brand s bay curlew sandpiper lytchett bay spotted redshank 1 lytchett bay pomarine skua 2 ad off portland bill cuckoo 1 wick 1 rempstone swift 1 horn hill beaminster siberian chiffchaff portland bill trapped ringed willow warbler 40 hengistbury hd 8 aldhelm s hd garden warbler 1 wick lesser whitethroat 1 hengistbury hd vc red spot bluethroat 1 swineham point pied flycatcher 4 along the priest s way st aldhelm s hd 1 reap lane portland black redstart 1 st adhelm s hd redstart 1 hengistbury hd vc 1 st aldhelm s hd whinchat 2 st aldhelm s hd wheatear 15 hengistbury hd 5 aldhelm s hd stonechat highcliffe clinton whale posted by nick jackie hull at 21 26 sunday 19th april 2026 red throated diver 1 portland bill great northern diver 2 past portland bill glossy ibis 3 swineham point spoonbill 1 shipstall point arne rspb white tailed eagle 3 over houns tout 2 christchurch hbr osprey 2 wareham channel 1 lytchett field s curlew sandpiper 1 lytchett bay from rock lee vp whimbrel 5 portland bill 4 hengistbury hd 3 early morning over lytchett bay arctic skua 2 past portland bill bonapart s gull 1 2cy lynch cove 1 swineham point cuckoo hartland moor wareham forest swallow 500 portland bill willow warbler 250 portland bill garden warbler 1 portland bill lesser whitethroat 2 portland bill 1 stoborough 1 portland bill 1 durlston cp grasshopper warbler 1 near two rivermeet 1 at nursery hengistbury hd red spot bluethroat 1 swineham point please do not park beyong bestwall rd rubgy club gate pied flycatcher 5 portland bill 1 fem littlesea wood redstart 10 portland bill 4 portland bill 3 tidmoor 1 ferrybridge 1 portland castle 1 hengistbury hd whinchat 2 portland bill 2 tidmoor 1 male lytchett bay 1 durlston cp wheatear 70 portland bill 16 hengistbury hd 9 ferrybridge 3 rodden hive yellow wagtail 5 portland bill late news from yesterday 4 common crane seen between the bill and west wears heading towards north posted by nick jackie hull at 21 41 saturday 18th april 2026 barnacle goose 1 dorchester charminster wms mandarin duck 1 male over east stoke cuckoo 2 heard at middlebere 1 heard wareham forest 1 heard near east stoke 1 arne rspb forster s tern 1 again on brownsea lagoon this morning bonaparte s gull 1st winter still at lynch cove on the fleet cattle egret 1 lytchett fields hobby 1 over a corfe mullen garden this evening at 6pm hoopoe 1 in a bournemouth private garden red rumped swallow 1 seen briefly this morning between old harry and ballard down but not since grasshopper warbler 6 christchurch harbour 1 st aldhelm s head wood warbler male singing in private wood east of sherborne firecrest 5 singing on holton heath ring ouzel 1 dulston cp west end red spotted bluethroat 1 male still along path at eastern end of swineham gps pied flycatcher 1 female at pokesdown railway station 1 durlston cp west end of warren redstart 2 trapped ringed at durlston cp 2 christchurch harbour 1 old harry 1 st aldhelm s head whinchat 2 ballard down 1 christchurch harbour yellow wagtail 6 over christchurch harbour 1 st aldhelm s head tree pipit 8 wareham forest south of morden bog 3 holton heath 3 st aldhelm s head 1 liitlesea the fleet sandwich terns stanpit marsh clinton whale posted by malcolm dowty at 20 50 friday 17th april 2026 cuckoo 1 heard calling in corfe valley 1 heard on slepe heath 1 heard christchurch harbour ashtree meadows whimbrel 11 over christchurch harbour 6 abbotsbury swannery 2 brownsea lagoon knot 3 middlebere common sandpiper 1 longham lakes south lake arctic skua 2 off camp road at wyke regis 1 dark phase at peveril point this evening great skua 2 off camp road at wyke regis 1 hengistbury pomarine skua 1 portland bill the first of the year forster s tern 1 again on brownsea lagoon around midday little gull 1 adult at stanpit marsh manx shearwater 1 past peveril point this evening spoonbill 3 brownsea lagoon osprey 2nd egg laid by 022 and cj7 at poole harbour ring ouzel 1 at hartland moor along road between slepe house and middlebere farm track only seen early morning red spotted bluethroat 1 male still along path at eastern end of swineham gps posted by malcolm dowty at 21 13 thursday 16th april 2026 grey plover 1 christchurch harbour whimbrel 5 christchurch harbour black tailed godwit 80 christchurch harbour sandwich tern 129 in christchurch harbour c 30 brownsea island lagoon bonaparte s gull 1st winter still at lynch cove dt4 9he arctic skua 2 east past portland bill great skua 2 east past portland bill osprey 022 fishing in wareham channel marsh harrier 4 displaying at radipole white tailed eagle 1 over middlebere grasshopper warbler 2 stanpit garden warbler 1 stanpit red spotted bluethroat male still at east end of gravel pit swineham gps c 50 6925 2 0837 pied flycatc...