2024 - Port & Wey Bird Species

 Birds I have recorded in Portland and Weymouth since 1 Jan 24

*Birds first seen in bold Red with dates

(Species of real interest in Pink)

Totals including Species Sub-species and Races, as of 14 Oct 24:- 130
Red-throated Diver
Black-throated Diver - Portland Harbour - 14 Feb
Great Northern Diver - Portland Harbour - 2 Jan
Great Crested Grebe - Portland Harbour - 3 Jan
Slavonian Grebe
Black-necked Grebe
Little Grebe - Portland Marina - 2 Jan
Fulmar - Portland Bill - 14 Jan
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater - Portland Bill - 25 Jun
Balearic Shearwater
Storm Petrel
Leach's Petrel
Gannet - Portland Harbour - 3 Jan
Cormorant - Weymouth Harbour - 2 Jan
Shag - Portland Marina - 2 Jan
Bittern
Cattle Egret
Great White Egret - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 20 Jan
Little Egret - Ferrybridge - 9 Jan
Grey Heron - Wakeham - 19 Jan
Spoonbill - Ferrybridge - 9 Jan
White Stork
Mute Swan - Swannery Bridge - 2 Jan
Bewick's Swan
Whooper Swan
Greylag Goose
White-fronted Goose
Dark-bellied Brent Goose - The Fleet - 2 Jan
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Barnacle Goose
Canada Goose - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 19 Feb
Shelduck - RSPB Radipole Lake - 29 Jan
Ruddy Shelduck
Egyptian Goose
Mandarin
Mallard - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 20 Jan
Gadwall - RSPB Radipole Lake - 29 Jan
Garganey
Wigeon - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 19 Feb
Teal - RSPB Radipole Lake - 29 Jan
Pintail
Shoveler - RSPB Radipole Lake - 29 Jan
Red-crested Pochard
Tufted Duck - Swannery Bridge - 2 Jan
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Pochard - RSPB Radipole Lake - 29 Jan
Common Eider
Ferruginous Duck
Common Scoter
Goldeneye
Goosander
Red-breasted Merganser - Portland Harbour - 2 Jan
Smew
Osprey - Lynch Cove - 18 Sep
Red Kite
Sparrowhawk - Sweethill Farm - 18 Jan
Goshawk
Buzzard - Sweethill Farm - 18 Jan
Honey Buzzard
Marsh Harrier - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 20 Jan
Hen Harrier
Peregrine Falcon - Wakeham - 12 Apr
Hobby - RSPB Radipole Lake - 4 May
Merlin
Kestrel - Portland Beach Road - 3 Jan
Red-footed Falcon
Pheasant - Furzedown Farm - 24 Mar
Grey Partridge
Red-legged Partridge
Quail
Water Rail - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 20 Jan
Moorhen - Weymouth & Portland Rugby Club - 20 Jan
Coot - RSPB Radipole Lake - 29 Jan
Common Crane
Oystercatcher - Portland Harbour - 2 Jan
Black-winged Stilt
Avocet
Ringed Plover - Ferrybridge - 9 Jan
Little Ringed Plover
Kentish Plover
Golden Plover
American Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Lapwing - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 20 Jan
Dunlin - Ferrybridge - 3 Jan
Curlew Sandpiper
Knot
Sanderling
Little Stint
Least Sandpiper
Purple Sandpiper - The Bill - 5 Jan
Ruff
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Snipe - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 15 Mar
Jack Snipe
Woodcock
Bar-tailed Godwit - Lynch Cove - 24 Mar
Black-tailed Godwit - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Apr
Curlew - Ferrybridge - 13 Mar
Whimbrel - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Apr
Spotted Redshank
Redshank - Tidmoor Cove - 24 Mar
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greenshank
Wood Sandpiper - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Apr
Green Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Apr
Stilt Sandpiper
Turnstone - Ferrybridge - 9 Jan
Grey Phalarope
Arctic Skua - Portland Bill - 31 Mar
Pomarine Skua
Great Skua
Bonaparte's Gull
Sabine's Gull
Black-headed Gull - Swannery Bridge - 2 Jan
Little Gull
Mediterranean Gull - Ferrybridge - 9 Jan
Franklin's Gull
Herring Gull - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Yellow-legged Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull - Ferrybridge - 9 Jan
Great Black-backed Gull - Portland Beach Road - 2 Jan
Common Gull - RSPB Radipole Lake - 29 Jan
Kittiwake - Chesil Cove - 28 Mar
Ross's Gull
Little Tern - Ferrybridge - 22 Apr
Arctic Tern
Common Tern - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Apr
Sandwich Tern - Lynch Cove - 24 Mar
Black Tern
Razorbill - Church Ope Cove - 6 Jan
Guillemot - The Bill - 5 Jan
Stock Dove - Crown Estate Fields - 10 Jan
Wood Pigeon - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Collared Dove - Wakeham - 6 Jan
Turtle Dove
Ring-necked Parakeet
Cuckoo - Wakeham - 21 Apr
Little Owl - Obs Quarry - 14 Jan
Short-eared Owl
Long-eared Owl
Tawny Owl - Weymouth & Portland Rugby Club - 20 Jan
Barn Owl
Swift - Bumpers Lane - 26 Apr
Pallid Swift
Kingfisher - Ferrybridge - 3 Jan
Hoopoe - Penn's Weare - 25 Mar
European Bee-eater
Green Woodpecker - Teddy Bears Wood - 20 Jan
Great Spotted Woodpecker - Wakeham - 8 Oct
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Wryneck
Skylark - Top Fields - 28 Jan
Woodlark
Sand Martin - RSPB Radipole Lake - 22 Mar
House Martin - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Apr
Swallow - Higher Lighthouse - 31 Mar
Tree Pipit - Wakeham Meadow - 19 May
Meadow Pipit - Lower Horse Paddock - 7 Jan
Rock Pipit - The Bill - 5 Jan
White Wagtail
Pied Wagtail - Portland Castle Beach - 2 Jan
Grey Wagtail - Portland Harbour - 3 Jan
Yellow Wagtail - Sweethill Farm - 23 Apr
Blue-headed Wagtail
Grey-headed Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail
Waxwing
Dunnock - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Nightingale
Robin - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Bluethroat
Stonechat - Church Ope Cove - 6 Jan
Whinchat - Reap Lane Barn - 2 May
Common Redstart - Broadcroft Butterfly Reserve - 27 Apr
Black Redstart - Church Ope Cove - 6 Jan
Wheatear - Portland Bill - 23 Mar
Greenland Wheatear
Blackbird - Portland Harbour - 3 Jan
Ring Ouzel
Fieldfare - Lorton Meadows - 15 Jan
Redwing - Helen's Field - 18 Jan
Song Thrush - Bumpers Lane - 8 Jan
Mistle Thrush
Grasshopper Warbler
Savi's Warbler
Reed Warbler - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 8 Apr
Great Reed Warbler
Marsh Warbler
Sedge Warbler - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Apr
Cetti's Warbler - Weymouth & Portland Rugby Club - 20 Jan
Garden Warbler - Broadcroft Butterfly Reserve - 27 Apr
Common Whitethroat - Weston Street - 17 Apr
Lesser Whitethroat - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Apr
Blackcap - Church Ope Cove - 11 Feb
Dartford Warbler
Western Subalpine Warbler - Top Fields - 15 Apr
Bonelli's Warbler
Wood Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Siberian Chiffchaff
Chiffchaff - Penns Wood - 6 Jan
Willow Warbler - PBO Meadow - 22 Apr
Northern Willow Warbler
Radde's Warbler
Pallas's Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler - Avalanche Hump - 14 Oct
Goldcrest - Portland Bird Observatory - 10 Jan
Firecrest
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher -  - Broadcroft Butterfly Reserve - 24 Apr
Pied Flycatcher - Broadcroft Butterfly Reserve - 13 Apr
Bearded Tit - RSPB Radipole Lake - 29 Jan
Long-tailed Tit - Penns Wood - 6 Jan
Marsh Tit
Willow Tit
Coal Tit
Continental Coal Tit
Great Tit - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Blue Tit - The Bill - 5 Jan
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
Wren - Church Ope Cove - 6 Jan
Great Grey Shrike
Red-backed Shrike
Woodchat Shrike
Dipper
Jay - Easton - 5 Oct
Magpie - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Rook - Weymouth & Portland Rugby Club - 20 Jan
Carrion Crow - Portland Beach Road - 2 Jan
Hooded Crow
Jackdaw - Portland Beach Road - 2 Jan
Chough
Raven - The Bill - 5 Jan
Golden Oriole
Starling - Portland Beach Road - 2 Jan
Rosy Starling
House Sparrow - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Tree Sparrow
Brambling
Chaffinch - Portland Harbour - 3 Jan
Redpoll
Linnet - Lower Horse Paddock - 7 Jan
Siskin - Penns Wood - 6 Jan
Goldfinch - Portland Harbour - 3 Jan
Greenfinch - Small Mouth Cove - 3 Jan
Serin
Bullfinch - Two Mile Coppice - 3 Aug
Hawfinch
Crossbill
Corn Bunting
Yellowhammer - Easton - 5 Apr
Cirl Bunting
Ortolan Bunting
Lapland Bunting
Reed Bunting - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 19 Feb
Snow Bunting
Little Bunting

Sub Species

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Races

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Also

Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral Pigeon - Easton - 2 Jan
Marsh Warbler - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Apr