Dorset Birds: Saturday 24th October 2020

Apologies for the late posting of yesterday's News - it was prepared in draft but I forgot to publish it.

Whooper Swan - 4 Abbotsbury
Greater Scaup - 2 Abbotsbury
Cattle Egret - 16 left the Abbotsbury roost

Balearic Shearwater - 2 past Portland Bill, 1 past Cogden Beach

Sooty Shearwater - 7 past Portland Bill

Great Skua - 4 past Portland Bill

Arctic Skua - 1 past Cogden Beach

Gannet - 371 past Chesil Cove

Kittiwake - 308 past Chesil Cove

Grey Phalarope - 2 Bride Valley Fish Farm

Green Sandpiper - 4 Bride Valley Fish Farm
Black Redstart - 6 Eype, 1 Swanage Sailing Club
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Old Hill Portland

RARE BREEDING BIRDS

Dorset Bird Club and the Rare Breeding Birds Panel advocate special caution when reporting rare breeding birds as they are vulnerable to persecution and disturbance.

Please consider the birds welfare and do not share details of any rare breeding species on X/Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp groups, personal websites, blogs, or local birdwatching message boards.

We urge all finders of rare birds to consider whether they may be breeding before sharing the news.

Sightings should always be submitted, in confidence, to the county recorder to contribute to long-term national monitoring.