March 2010
Tuesday 9th March
Black Brant - 1 at Littlesea, The Fleet
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 3+ at Littlesea, The Fleet
BUFFLEHEAD - the adult drake remains on The Fleet between Moonfleet and Rodden Hive, probably best viewed from Langton Hive Point
Scaup - 7 at Abbotsbury Swannery
Eider - 1 in Portland Harbour
Black-throated Diver - 1 in Portland Harbour
Great Northern Diver - 1 in Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 5 in Lyme Bay, off Chesil Beach
Bittern - 2 at Hatch Pond, 1 at Radipole Lake
Spoonbill - 2 at Radipole Lake and Lodmoor
Marsh Harrier - 1 at Radipole Lake
Merlin - 1 at Reap Lane, Portland, 1 at Sunnyside Farm, 1 off Chesil Beach at West Fleet
Purple Sandpiper - 4 at Portland Bill
Spotted Redshank - 2 at Holes Bay, 1 at Stanpit
Common Sandpiper - 3 at Holes Bay
Water Pipit - 3 at Overcombe, Lodmoor
Black Redstart - 3 on Portland
Wheatear - 1 at Durlston
Lesser Redpoll - 1 of 2 birds trapped and ringed at Canford School today © Roger Peart
KEL
Monday 8th March
Black Brant - 1 at Cuttcleaves, The Fleet
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 3 at Baiter, 1 at Cuttcleaves, The Fleet
BUFFLEHEAD - the adult drake remains on The Fleet between Moonfleet and Rodden Hive, probably best viewed from Langton Hive Point
Black-throated Diver - 1 off Newtons Cove
Bittern - 1 at Hatch Pond
Spoonbill - 4 at Middlebere, 2 at Lodmoor
Marsh Harrier - 2 at Holton Heath, 1 at Middlebere
Hen Harrier - 1 at Middlebere
Spotted Redshank - 3 at Holes Bay, 1 at Stanpit
Green Sandpiper - 1 at Cowards Marsh
Common Sandpiper - 2 at Holes Bay
Black Redstart - 1 at Durlston
Wheatear - 1st of the year near Portland Castle
KEL
Sunday 7th March
BUFFLEHEAD - the adult drake remains on The Fleet between Moonfleet and Rodden Hive, probably best viewed from Langton Hive Point
Scaup - 8 at Abbotsbury Swannery
Great Northern Diver - 1 in Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 1 in Studland Bay
Spoonbill - 2 flew over Radipole Lake, 2 at Lodmoor
Marsh Harrier - 2 at Holton Heath, 1 near the Horton Road
Hen Harrier - male at Holton Heath
Merlin - 1 in off the sea at Portland Bill, 1 at Middlebere
Spotted Redshank - 1 at Middlebere
Black Redstart - 1 at Durlston, 1 at Brackendown Avenue, Preston
Distant record shot of the Bufflehead on The Fleet © Nick Hopper
Marsh Harrier at Holton Heath © Tim Balmer
KEL
Saturday
6th March
Pale-bellied Brent - 2 on The Fleet
Black Brant - 1 remains on The Fleet
BUFFLEHEAD - A drake
was seen to fly past West Bexington a.m. and a
was relocated p.m. at
Abbotsbury. Still present in bad light at 18.15hrs best view
from back road to Rodden or possibly from the tank traps on
the beach (The Swannery is closed at the moment).
Spoonbill - 1 remains at Lodmoor
Golden Plover - 8 over Lytchett Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere
Green Sandpiper - 2 Lytchett Bay, 1
Winkton Slurry
Firecrest
- 1 Oaker's Wood
Crossbill - 2 Wareham Forest near the Gruffalo Pool?
NJH
Raven Ballard Down © Tony Adamcik
Friday 5th March
Barnacle Geese - c50
south out sea Stanpit Marsh.
Red-throated Diver - 1 past Portland Bill.
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Studland Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 7 Studland Bay
Marsh Harrier - 3 Wareham Channel
Hen Harrier - Ringtail east Six-penny Handley roundabout.
Purple Sandpiper - 3 remain Portland Bill, 3 Haven Hotel Sandbanks
Green Sanpiper - 2 Coward's Marsh.
Sand Martin - first sighting of the year 1 in from the south
east at Lytchett Bay continued inland.
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP.
NJH
Peregrine Ballard
Down © Tony Adamcik
Thursday 4th March
Red-throated Diver - 3 past Portland Bill
Black-throated Diver - 1 off Middle Beach Studland
Great Northern Diver - 2 Studland Bay, 1 off shore Durlston CP.
Black-necked Grebe - 6 off Pilot's Pt Studland.
Bittern - 1 remains Hatch Pond.
Spoonbill - 1 Middlebere
Red Kite - 1 seen circling over Poole Harbour entrance
Hen Harrier - 1 Avon Causeway
Purple Sandpiper - 9 Portland Bill
Greenshank - 1 Priory Marsh.
Firecrest - 2 Durlston Cp, 1 Creekmoor Ponds, 1 Stanpit Marsh, 3
Easton Portland.
NJH
Wednesday
3rd March
Black
Brant - 1 at Ferrybridge
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 2 Ferrybridge
Eider - 4 past Hengistbury Head
Common Scoter - 14 past Hengistbury Head, 10 Portland Bll
Red-throated Diver - 5 past Hengistbury Head, 2Portland Bill
Great Northern Diver - 1 past Hengistbury Head
Bittern - 1 Hatch Pond
Red Kite - 1 West Stour
Greenshank - 3 Blue Lagoon
Mediterranean Gull - 7 past Portland Bill, 5 Hengistbury Head, 12
at Ferrybridge
Sandwich Tern - 1 past Portland Bill, 1 on Baiter Park
Puffin - 1 past Durlston
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill, 1 Weston, 1 Pine View, Bridport.
Snow
Bunting - 1 Shell Bay
JDH
Tuesday
2nd March
Eygptian
Goose - 1 Cowards Marsh
Eider - 1 Studland Bay
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Poole Harbour betwen Long and Brownsea Island.
Common Scoter - 9 Portland Bill, 3 Durlston
Velvet Scoter - 2 Portland Bill
Red-throated Diver 2 Durlston, 2 Portland Bill
Great Northern Diver - 4 Studland Bay, 2 Weymouth Bay
Slavonian Grebe - 4 Studland Bay
Black-necked Grebe - 18 Studland ay, 7 Weymouth Bay
Spoonbill - 6 Arne
Purple Sandpiper - 8 Lyme Regis, 5 by Studland Ferry
Green Sandpiper - 2 Cowards Marsh
Puffin - 1st of year Portland Bill
Black Redstart - 1 Durslton, 1 Weston, Portland
Firecrest - 1 Durlston, 1 Easton, Porland
JDH
Monday
1st March
Black Brant - 1 at Ferrybridge
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 2 in Portland Harbour
Garganey - drake still present on floods at Shapwick
Eider - 1 in Portland Harbour
Goosander - on the Stour, 2 were at Throop Mill and 1 was at Shapwick
Great Northern Diver - 1 in Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 1 moulting into summer plumage off Pilot's Point, Studland
Hen Harrier - 1 flew over the road at Winterborne Kingston
Merlin - 1 at Stanpit Marsh
Purple Sandpiper - 5 at Portland Bill
Jack Snipe - 1 at Stanpit Marsh
Spotted Redshank - 1 at Stanpit Marsh
Black Redstart - singles at the WDDC offices in Dorchester and at the Bridging Camp, The Fleet
Firecrest - 2 at Creekmoor Ponds, 1 at Easton, 1 at Hengistbury Head
Crossbill - 2 at Stanpit Marsh
Snow Bunting - 1 seen at Pilot's Point, Studland in the morning
KEL
