Heather Wright
Location: Woodcote
Recent sightings
| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/04/24 | Common Tern | Dorchester: Sailing Club Pit (Dorchester Lagoon) | 2 | H Wright |
10:00 | Seen at a distance briefly, initially perched on a buoy, then flying. Pretty certain they were common as looked too small for sandwich and nothing that made me think arctic. SU569954. | |||
| 28/04/24 | Swift | Dorchester: Sailing Club Pit (Dorchester Lagoon) | 3 | H Wright |
| 10:00 | Flew over up high, not calling. SU569954. | |||
| 28/04/24 | Kittiwake | Dorchester: Sailing Club Pit (Dorchester Lagoon) | 1 | H Wright |
| 10:00 | Very surprised to ID a kittiwake inland but I watched it for ages, double checked identifying features, and I'm certain. It sat on the lake on its own for at least half an hour, keeping clear of the sailing dinghies, flew a short distance once so I saw its black legs and definitely no white on wing tips. It left before 11am. SU569954. | |||
| 28/04/24 | House Martin | Dorchester: Sailing Club Pit (Dorchester Lagoon) | 20 | H Wright |
| 10:00 | A handful of house martins among the masses of sand martins and swallows, feeding over the lake. SU569954. | |||
| 28/04/24 | Sand Martin | Dorchester: Sailing Club Pit (Dorchester Lagoon) | 150 | H Wright |
| 10:00 | At least 150 feeding over the lake in mixed flock with swallows. SU569954. | |||
| 28/04/24 | Swallow | Dorchester: Sailing Club Pit (Dorchester Lagoon) | 250 | H Wright |
| 10:00 | At least 250 feeding over the lake in mixed flock with martins. SU569954. | |||
| 18/03/24 | Siskin | Wayside Green | 6 | H Wright |
| 13:30 | Feeding in larch with redpoll. At least 6, possibly more, very noisy and active. SU640819. | |||
| 18/03/24 | Mealy Redpoll | Wayside Green | 5 | H Wright |
| 13:30 | Feeding in larch with siskins. Most of the redpoll looked chunky and pale, though some smaller, so I want to say common or mealy though I know it's difficult to firmly ID without measurements (according to my bird ringer dad who didn't see them). Maybe some lesser, some common/mealy? SU640819. | |||
| 17/03/24 | Marsh Tit | Dean Wood | 4 | H Wright |
| 16:30 | SU636825. | |||