Birds I recorded on the Isle of Portland and Weymouth in 2019
*Birds first seen in bold Red with dates
(Species of real interest in Pink)
Total including Species Sub-species and Races was:- 166
Red-throated Diver - Portland Bill - 24 Jan
Black-throated Diver - Portland Bill - 24 Jan
Great Northern Diver - Portland Harbour - 2 Jan
Great Crested Grebe - Portland Harbour - 2 Jan
Red-necked Grebe - Portland Harbour - 28 Jan
Slavonian Grebe - Portland Harbour - 11 Feb
Black-necked Grebe - Portland Harbour - 2 Jan
Little Grebe - RSPB Lodmoor - 26 Jan
Fulmar - Portland - 2 Jan
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater - 26 Apr - Portland Bill
Balearic Shearwater
Storm-petrel
Leach's Storm-petrel
Gannet - Portland - 1 Jan
Shag - Weymouth Bay - 12 Jan
Cormorant - Portland - 1 Jan
Grey Heron - Portland Bill - 10 Jan
Great White Egret
Little Egret - Sandsfoot Castle - 22 Jan
Cattle Egret
Bittern
Spoonbill - Lodmoor - 16 Feb
Mute Swan - Radipole - 19 Jan
Whooper Swan
Bewick's Swan
Greylag Goose
Pink-footed Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
European White-fronted Goose
Greenland White-fronted Goose
Dark-bellied Brent Goose - Portland Harbour - 2 Jan
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - Ferrybridge - 9 Nov
Brant Goose
Canada Goose - Lodmoor - 16 Feb
Taiga Bean Goose
Barnacle Goose
Tundra Bean Goose
Egyptian Goose
Shelduck - RSPB Lodmoor - 26 Jan
Mandarin
Mallard - Radipole - 19 Jan
Gadwall - RSPB Lodmoor - 26 Jan
Wigeon - Ferrybridge - 9 Nov
Teal - RSPB Lodmoor - 26 Jan
Garganey
Pintail
Shoveler - RSPB Lodmoor - 26 Jan
Tufted Duck - Radipole - 19 Jan
Ring-necked Duck - Radipole - 19 Jan
Pochard - Radipole - 19 Jan
Common Eider - Newton's Cove - 4 Feb
Common Scoter - Portland Bill - 24 Jan
Velvet Scoter
Goldeneye
Long-tailed Duck
Lesser Scaup
Greater Scaup
Red-crested Pochard
Ferruginous Duck
Goosander
Red-breasted Merganser - Portland Harbour - 2 Jan
Smew
Ruddy Duck
Common Buzzard - Crown Estate Fields - 3 Jan
Rough-legged Buzzard
Goshawk
Sparrowhawk - Portland Bird Observatory - 3 Jan
Red Kite
Osprey
Marsh Harrier - RSPB Lodmoor - 26 Jan
Hen Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
Peregrine Falcon - Portland - 5 Jan
Hobby - Balaclava Bay - 8 Sep
Merlin - The Slopes - 18 May
Kestrel - Church Ope Cove - 1 Jan
Red-footed Falcon
Red-legged Partridge
Grey Partridge
Quail
Pheasant - Crown Estate Fields - 3 Jan
Common Crane
Moorhen - Radipole - 19 Jan
Coot - Radipole - 19 Jan
Spotted Crake
Water Rail - Lodmoor - 16 Feb
Oystercatcher - Church Ope Cove - 4 Jan
Lapwing - RSPB Lodmoor - 26 Jan
Ringed Plover - Ferrybridge - 1 Feb
Little Ringed Plover
Kentish Plover - Ferrybridge - 28 Apr
Greater Sand Plover
Golden Plover - Portland Bill - 1 Feb
Grey Plover
Turnstone - Ferrybridge - 1 Feb
Long-billed Dowitcher
Curlew Sandpiper
Dunlin - The Fleet 19 Jan
Temminck's Stint
Knot - Ferrybridge - 31 Aug
Sanderling - Ferrybridge - 11 Jun
Purple Sandpiper - Portland Bill - 10 Jan
Least Sandpiper
Snipe - RSPB Lodmoor - 26 Jan
Woodcock
Jack Snipe
Curlew - The Fleet - 22 Jan
Whimbrel - Church Ope Cove - 24 Apr
Black-tailed Godwit - RSPB Lodmoor - 26 Jan
Bar-tailed Godwit - Ferrybridge - 24 Apr
Lesser Yellowlegs - Lodmoor - 16 Feb
Redshank - The Fleet - 30 Jul
Spotted Redshank
Greenshank - Ferrybridge - 11 Sep
Common Sandpiper - Radipole - 22 Apr
Wood Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Ruff
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Avocet
Black-winged Stilt
Stone Curlew
Oriental Pratincole
Wilson's Phalarope
Grey Phalarope - Ferrybridge Pools - 13 Aug
Great Skua - Portland Bill - 26 Apr
Arctic Skua - Portland Bill - 10 Aug
Pomarine Skua - Portland Bill -18 May
Long-tailed Skua
Black-headed Gull - Portland Bill - 10 Jan
Little Gull - Ferrybridge - 8 Aug
Mediterranean Gull - Weymouth Bay - 2 Jan
Herring Gull - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Yellow-legged Gull
Caspian Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull - Radipole - 26 Jan
Siberian Gull
Great Black-backed Gull - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Glaucous Gull
Common Gull - Weymouth Bay - 12 Jan
Kittiwake - Church ope Cove - 17 Jan
Iceland Gull
Ross's Gull
Franklin's Gull
Sandwich Tern - Portland Marina - 4 Apr
Common Tern - Weymouth Bay - 9 Jun
Arctic Tern
Roseate Tern
Little Tern - Ferrybridge - 22 Apr
Black Tern
Razorbill - Newton's Cove - 12 Jan
Guillemot - The Races - 2 Feb
Little Auk
Puffin
Stock Dove - Crown Estate Fields - 2 Feb
Wood Pigeon - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Collared Dove - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Turtle Dove - Avalanche Road - 21 May
Cuckoo - Wakeham - 28 Apr
Barn Owl - Crown Estate Field - 14 Feb
Short-eared Owl - Crown Estate Fields - 3 Jan
Little Owl - PBO Quarry - 19 Mar
Tawny Owl - Wakeham - 30 Jan
Long-eared Owl
Nightjar
Swift - The Slopes - 18 May
Pallid Swift
Kingfisher - Lodmoor - 16 Feb
Hoopoe - Reap Lane - 26 Mar
European Bee-eater - The Windmills, Easton - 20 May
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Green Woodpecker - Bincleaves - 4 Feb
Great Spotted Woodpecker - Penns Wood - 9 Jan
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Wryneck - Obs Quarry - 5 Sep
Shore Lark
Woodlark
Skylark - Crown Estate Fields - 3 Jan
Swallow - Fortuneswell - 14 Mar
House Martin - Barleycrates Lane - 7 Apr
Sand Martin - Reap Lane - 26 Mar
Tree Pipit - Wakeham - 22 Apr
Meadow Pipit - Crown Estate Fields - 3 Jan
Water Pipit
Rock Pipit - Church Ope Cove - 1 Jan
Pied Wagtail - Church Ope Cove - 1 Jan
White Wagtail
Grey Wagtail - Church Ope Cove - 2 Jan
Yellow Wagtail - Southwell Barns - 30 Mar
Golden Oriole - Thumb Lane - 7 May
Starling - Crown Estate Fields - 3 Jan
Rosy Starling
Waxwing
Jay - Bincleaves - 4 Feb
Magpie - Broadcroft Quarry - 1 Jan
Raven - The Grove - 5 Jan
Rook - Crown Estate Fields - 3 Jan
Carrion Crow - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Hooded Crow - The Bill - 28 Apr
Jackdaw - Crown Estate Fields - 3 Jan
Dipper
Wren - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Dunnock - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Grasshopper Warbler - King Barrow Quarries - 17 Apr
Savi's Warbler - Radipole - 22 Apr
Reed Warbler - Radipole - 22 Apr
Great Reed Warbler - Obs Quarry - 18 Sep
Marsh Warbler - Lodmoor - 23 Jun
Sedge Warbler - Radipole - 22 Apr
Cetti's Warbler - Radipole - 19 Jan
Common Whitethroat - Southwell Barns - 7 Apr
Lesser Whitethroat - Wakeham Wood - 20 Apr
Garden Warbler - Wakeham Wood - 30 Apr
Blackcap - Church Ope Cove - 4 Mar
Dartford Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Willow Warbler - Top Fields - 3 Apr
Northern Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus acredula) - Thumb Lane - 24 Oct
Siberian Chiffchaff
Chiffchaff - Penns Wood - 1 Jan
Wood Warbler
Firecrest - Church Ope Cove - 30 Jan
Goldcrest - Penns Wood - 1 Jan
Yellow-browed Warbler - Avalanche Hump - 14 Oct
Pallas's Warbler - Wakeham Railway Cutting - 20 Nov
Dusky Warbler
Radde's Warbler
Subalpine Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher - Wakeham Wood - 17 May
Pied Flycatcher - Old Hill - 22 Apr
Red-breasted Flycatcher - Avalanche Hump - 14 Oct
Greenland Wheatear
Northern Wheatear - Penns Weare - 14 Mar
Stonechat - Church Ope Cove - 3 Jan
Whinchat - Reap Lane Barns - 18 Apr
Common Rock Thrush
Blue Rock Thrush
Black Redstart - Church Ope Cove - 2 Jan
Common Redstart - Hut Fields - 3 Apr
Robin - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Bluethroat
Nightingale
Red-flanked Bluetail
Blackbird - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Ring Ouzel - Barleycrates Lane - 3 Apr
Fieldfare - Wakeham - 1 Feb
Redwing - Wakeham - 5 Jan
Song Thrush - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Mistle Thrush - Crown Estate Fields - 2 Feb
Coal Tit - Radipole - 19 Jan
Continental Coal Tit
Great Tit - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Blue Tit - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Marsh Tit
Willow Tit
Long-tailed Tit - Church Ope Cove - 1 Jan
Bearded Tit - Radipole - 26 Feb
Penduline Tit
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
Tree Sparrow
House Sparrow - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Brambling - Portland Bird Observatory - 2 Feb
Chaffinch - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Goldfinch - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Siskin - Penns Weare - 17 Mar
Serin - Reap Lane Barns - 18 Apr
Greenfinch - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Bullfinch - Bincleaves - 4 Feb
Hawfinch - PBO - 9 Jul
Lesser Redpoll
Twite
Linnet - Crown Estate Fields - 3 Jan
Crossbill
Corn Bunting
Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting - Lodmoor - 16 Feb
Snow Bunting
Ortolan Bunting
Lapland Bunting - The Bill - 11 Sep
Also
Escapees, Ferals, Hybrids, Possibles Etc.
Feral Pigeon - Rufus Castle - 4 Jan
Pale-bellied/Dark-bellied Brent Geese - Ferrybridge - 9 Nov