Dorchester: Sailing Club Pit (Dorchester Lagoon)

Grid Reference: SU573952

Recent sightings

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
28/04/24Common TernDorchester: Sailing Club Pit (Dorchester Lagoon)2H Wright
10:00
Negative news
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.  
28/04/24SwiftDorchester: Sailing Club Pit (Dorchester Lagoon)3H Wright
10:00
Flew over up high, not calling. SU569954.  
28/04/24KittiwakeDorchester: Sailing Club Pit (Dorchester Lagoon)1H Wright
10:00
Negative news
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.  
28/04/24House MartinDorchester: Sailing Club Pit (Dorchester Lagoon)20H Wright
10:00
A handful of house martins among the masses of sand martins and swallows, feeding over the lake. SU569954.  
28/04/24Sand MartinDorchester: Sailing Club Pit (Dorchester Lagoon)150H Wright
10:00
At least 150 feeding over the lake in mixed flock with swallows. SU569954.  
28/04/24SwallowDorchester: Sailing Club Pit (Dorchester Lagoon)250H Wright
10:00
At least 250 feeding over the lake in mixed flock with martins. SU569954.