August 2010
48 species so far this monthCormorant
Shag
Little Egret
Buzzard
Sparrowhawk
Hobby
Oystercatcher
Redshank
Common Sandpiper
Mediterranean Gull >
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull >
Great Black-backed Gull
Sandwich Tern >
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Swift
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Swallow
House Martin
Pied Wagtail
Wren
Dunnock >
Robin
Wheatear
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Sedge Warbler
Whitethroat
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit >
Great Tit
Magpie
Jackdaw >
Rook
Carrion Crow
Raven
Starling
House Sparrow >
Chaffinch >
Greenfinch
Goldfinch >
Linnet
August 30th
More of the same today plus a Sedge Warbler and a Great-spotted Woodpecker at Downclose.
August 28th
A few more migrants are slowly starting to appear with a Spotted Flycatcher at Rodwell and another Wheatear at Downclose.
August 24th
The first Wheatear of the autumn was at Downclose where there were also 2 Redshanks settled on the shore of the harbour. The first Raven seen since March was over Buxton Road heading west.
August 17th
A couple of young Sparrowhawks over Wyke Road looked like they had bred locally, probably in Rodwell Cutting somewhere.
August 10th
Highlight this morning was a Hobby - probably the same one I saw last week - dashing along the trail near Hillcrest Road. Nearby at the end of Dover Road was a family party of Chiffchaffs and the first Med Gulls and the first Common Sandpiper of the autumn were at Smallmouth.
August 2nd
The month got off to a great start yesterday with an adult male Hobby hunting around Abbotsbury Road and Weymouth Harbour. This morning the first of the autumn migrants were evident with a handful of Willow Warblers scattered along the trail - all juveniles.