Forsters not seen at Baiter Park this lunchtime, but a surprise Large Tortoiseshell! @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

9 Crossbills and a Firecrest at Greenlands today. A good-sized Fieldfare/Redwing flock. @studlandbirds.bsky.social

30+ White-fronts on Frome floods from Bog Lane. Beans not seen. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Red-necked Grebe in South Deep at midday giving decent scope views from Houseboats, though disappearing for long periods. 9 GN Divers @harbourbirds.bsky.social @studlandbirds.bsky.social

Swineham Main pit: redhead Goosander, 3 Pochard. 2 Marsh Harrier @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Sandbanks midday: 1 Purple Sand on groyne with Sanderling. Jerry’s Point: 1 GN Diver, 2 BN Grebe, 2 Slav Grebe, 8 Goldeneye. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @studlandbirds.bsky.social

Jerry’s Point, lunchtime: 2+ BT Diver, 4+ GN Diver, Velvet Scoter @harbourbirds.bsky.social @studlandbirds.bsky.social

Also GWEgret, Goshawk, 5 Marsh Harrier.

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Swineham: 12 Glossy Ibis on flooded field S of main pit.

Swineham this morning: 2 Ruff, 3 Green Sand, 3 Snipe, 32 Egyptian Goose, Kingfisher, Clouded Yellow @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Teal starting to return to #LytchettFields. 6 drake and a female on Sherford island. Hopefully we've still got a couple of breeding pairs keeping their heads down @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Durlston sea watch this morning. Nice feeding flock of Terns, Kittiwake, Meds, etc, 20+ Gannets, 8 Manx, a few more coming through when I left at 9:30.

Barn owl hunting Durlston 9am

Another (or the same) a week later.

Unseasonal drake Pochard on the main pit Swineham @harbourbirds.bsky.social

All the Ws in @studlandbirds.bsky.social this evening: Whinchat and Wheatear on Greenlands and Whimbrel and White-taiked Eagle in Brands Bay @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Another no-Bittern sunset from Slepe Heath this evening but a flyover Woodcock was welcome.

North Bestwall just through the gate at the end of the track. There was a large mobile flock of pipits and wagtails moving through East. I have a feeling they may have left towards the Wareham channel.

Swineham this morning. LRP still present. Two Water Pipit with mixed flock @harbourbirds.bsky.social

From Slepe Heath.

2 Short-eared Owl hunting over Arne Moors this evening. 3 Jack Snipe. @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Black-throated Diver showing well from Middle Beach this morning. Surf Scoter always distant, disappeared round to South Beach. 1 GN Diver, 4 BN Grebe, 13 C Scoter @harbourbirds.bsky.social @studlandbirds.bsky.social

Having been puzzled by it earlier, I had just realised that’s what it was and was about to post!

Snow Bunting Middlebere between Sika copse and Harrier Hide. Flew, unable to relocate. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Piddle floods Bestwall this evening, before and after the deluge: 2 Ruff, 3 Greenshank, 1 Green Sand, Spoonbill, Egyptian Goose family, Hobby, Peregrine, Marsh Harrier @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Brands Bay this morning, good number of waders close in on the low tide. 2 knot, 4 greenshank, 1 barwit, 3 Med Gulls, Osprey in dead tree, Great Egret on Goathorn shore @studlandbirds.bsky.social

I came back 11:30-12:30, 99 more Manx w and 7 Balearic w.