Dorset Birds: Wednesday 6th January 2021

Red-crested Pochard - 2 male & female Longham Lakes

Scaup - 4 Jerry's Point (male 3 females)

Long-tailed Duck - 4 seen offshore Brownsea Island

Red-throated Diver - 4 off Hengistbury Hd.

Black-throated Diver - 1 off Portland Castle

Great Northern Diver - 1 off Baiter Park, 1 off Portland Castle, 1 off Jerry's Point

Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Spoonbill - 1 Lytchett Bay

Slavonian Grebe - 3 from Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 5 from Jerry's Point

Rose-coloured Starling - 1 Easton Portland

Lesser Redpoll - 5 Upton CP (by Stone Bench

Grey Wagtail - Winterborne Stickland Will Bown

Long-tailed Tit Iford Christchurch Clinton Whale

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.