Jerry’s Point RN Grebe, 12 BN Grebe, Slav Grebe, 6 GN Divers, 5 Goldeneye @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Sleepy Purple Sands and Sanderling at Sandbanks today

2 purple sand with 20+ sanderling curved groyne just E of Sandbanks Hotel 11:15 @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Finished day at Rockley VP - spot red, marsh harrier and distant WTE @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Tundra Bean Geese still in field opp Binnegar Turning @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

10:20 Red kite over Swyre Head @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

09:15 34 WF Geese dropped into normal field opposite Sunnyside. 09:25 spooked by horse riders and flew towards Wareham. No Beans @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

12:15 29 spoonbill at Shipstal @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Lytchett Fields 1 Golden Plover with lapwing Sherford VP @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Out kayaking today behind Round Island when one of the group shouted “Eagle”, but no it was two buzzards. Two minutes late another shout of “That’s an Eagle”, but no a Marsh Harrier. Two minutes later treated by a low flyover of a WTE mobbed by a Herring Gull @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Middlebere on falling tide: 1 Curlew Sand, 2 Knot, 70 avocet, 180 Blkwits, dunlin, 2 marsh harriers @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Wet and grey Hamworthy Park 38 Turnstones- my bigg st flock here of the autumn (probably lack of people helped) and 2 rock pipit briefly on beach @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Wytch Heath c20 crossbills @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

1 wheatear Hartland Moor, otherwise pretty quiet @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Curlew Sand Lodmoor W scrape @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Male common scoter off Jerry’s Point @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Lytchett Fields wader numbers were building up nicely till flushed inc 2 Grey Plover, 10 Greenshank, at east 1 Spot Red, 1 Green Sand, 100+ redshank, Blkwit and Lapwing @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Curlew Sand showing well in front of hide, Brownsea today @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Brownsea Lagoon 1 Curlew Sand in front of hide, 55 Spoonbill, 2 knot, 20 greenshank, avocet, ringo etc @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Middlebere Osprey in dead trees flew down Channel, returning with large fish. Also 1 Spoonbill, 2 greenshank and c80 Blkwit, 1 Dabchick on rising tide @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Ruff, Green and Common Sand Lodmoor Postbox Pool @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Highlights from today’s walk: 3 wheatear Ballard Down, 1 redstart Godlingston Heath and 2 WT Eagles - 1 juv- Newton Heath @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Osprey just headed over Approch field towards bay @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Lytchett Fields ruff still from FrenchVP 12+ greenshank @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Middlebere this am: 14x Spoonbill, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 whimbrel, 1 Green sand and c75 Blkwits @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Highlights from walk round Lodmoor 2 Wood Sand (10.46 Southdown) 1 Green Sand, eclipse Garganey (post box pool) 2 GW Egret, hobby, marsh harrier 17 dunlin n summer plumage @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Lytchett Fields this pm 18 Greenshank, 2 Common Sand, 9 Blkwits 20 Little Egret,redshankl & lapwing @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Male wheatear, East side of Portland, quarry by crane @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Swyre Head today

Swyre Head raptors today, stunning views of WTE, 3+ red Kite. 1 Kestrel @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Today's Durlston Puffin

1 puffin on sea at Durlston just below Globe 12.00 @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Common Redstart whilst walking along lane beside Wytch Heath @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Today's Morden Bog Osprey @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Osprey eating in dead tree Morden Bog @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

8 LR Plover in Piddle Valley this am @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Showy Cetti's Warbler in PC World Drain this am @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

3 common scoter (1 drake) 1 GN Diver and 2 BN Grebes off Middle Beach @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

1 slav grebe Jerrys Point @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Pretty grim Jerrys Point Drake Common Scoter close, 2 BN Grebe, 1 GN Diver @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Fem/1stW Black Redstart just E of Dancing Ledges on coast @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Great day out on the Island of Tiritiri Matanga, Auckland with a great range of birds inc Morepork, Stitchbird, Tui and Fantail as well as Bellbird, Kokako Takahe and Spotless Crake. (Photos) Travel round the World and our guide was Sahrah from Brownsea

6 Purple Sands and a sunset to finish the day at the Bill @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Stunning male Black Redstart showing well Church Opie @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Middle Beach slav grebe, 2 BN Grebes, 3/4 GN Divers (also 2 in Brands Bay) @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Shell Bay fem Eider, 3 GN Divers, 20 sanderling. Earlier BT Diver Parkstone. @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Great views of WTE from kayak this am. One flew across front of kayak in Wareham Channel, 25m, then above Arne and then one att Arne Moors @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Best of Lytchett Fields was Merlin on Approach Field @harbourbirds.bsky.social

BT Diver showing close off Baiters @harbourbirds.bsky.social

Started last day of the year with year tick with Snow Bunting at Hamworthy and finished with Poole Harbour year tick with Purple Sand at Sandbanks @harbourbirds.bsky.social