4/11/2026 Elmer Rocks/Poole Place - cold and slow going (OM)

Brent Goose 10 one was on the sea just offshore, whilst 5 flew east and 4 went west.

Common Scoter 18 two small flocks (12 and 6) were on the sea behind the rocks islands, early on.

Great Crested Grebe 1offshore

Oystercatcher 8 feeding on beach

 Grey Plover  1 on beach

Ringed Plover 35 feeding on beach

Curlew 1 flew east over beach

Turnstone 15 feeding on beach

Sanderling 3 feeding on the beach

Mediterranean Gull  20+

Common Gull  2

Great Black-backed Gull  3

Kestrel   1 over set-aside

Jay 1 in bushes behind beach

Chiffchaff 1 in bushes in set-aside

Meadow Pipit 8 in field and set-aside

Records for 03/11/2026 (OM)

A bit of variety but nothing special - mainly watching from the usual place near Poole place.

Brent Goose - 1w

Wigeon - 1e

Teal - 23e

Common Scoter - 80+

Stock Dove - c150e -

Woodpigeon - 24

Oystercatcher -12e & 12 roosting/feeding on beach

Grey Plover - 1 

Ringed Plover - 24

Turnstone - 25 

Sanderling - 5 

25Mediterranean Gull - 25

5Great Black-backed Gull - 5

Red-throated Diver - 1e

Little Egret - 2

Stonechat - 1 

Pied Wagtail - 3

Redpoll - c5 flew east along beach

Goldfinch- c200

Siskin- c20

A fine bright sunny morning with the wind from the north, a few hours sea watching and still managed to miss the bird of the day, with a Great-white Egret tracking east seen by (OM), combined totals below.

Red-throated Diver - 1

Great-crested Grebe - 1

Brent Geese - 13w 1 on beach

Common Scoter - 9w

Auk sp - 2e

Sandwich Tern - 12e

Gannet - 1e

Med Gull - c50

Lapwing - 1e

Stock Dove - 45 cudlow field

Little Egret - 7

Sanderling - 1w

Oystercatcher

Turnstone - c30

Grey Wagtail - 2

Skylark - 20

Goldfinch - c300e

Linnet - 20e

Stonechat - 1

Meadow Pipit - 15

Pied Wagtail - 7

Goldcrest - 1

Kestrel - 1

Red-throated Diver 

Foggy cold start to the day with a chilly north east breeze.

Merlin - 1

Coal Tit - 1

Fieldfare - 1

Buzzard - 3

Kestrel - 2

Firecrest - 4

Chiffchaff - 1

Goldcrest - 2

Cetti's Warbler - 1

Stonechat - 7

Yellowhammer - 13

Reed Bunting - 2

Skylark - 80

Meadow Pipit - 12

Goldfinch - c1115 east

Pied Wagtail - 10

Greenfinch - 10

Song Thrush - 4

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2

Green Woodpecker - 3

Jay - 1

Starling 71

Stock Dove - 30

Kingfisher - 1

Little Egret - 5

Sanderling - 15

Ringed Plover - 30

Curlew - 2

Oystercatcher - 2

Turnstone - 15

Med Gull - 40

 

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