Dorset Birds: Monday 1st November 2021

Barnacle Goose - 1 Holes Bay
Egyptian Goose - 30 Broompound Farm, Moreton
Ruddy Shelduck - 1 Broompound Farm, Moreton
Scaup - 5 off Goathorn, 1 Redhorn Point
Wood Pigeon - 38,000 over Portland Bill, 5500 West past Hengistbury Head
Avocet - 56 Holes Bay
Spotted Redshank - 1 Brands Bay
Great White Egret - 3 Middlebere Channel, 3 Longham Lakes, 1 Brands Bay
Hen Harrier - 2 Arne Moors, 1 Middlebere Channel
Bearded Tit - 1 Longham Lakes
Firecrest - 1 Slough Lane, Lytchett Fields, 1 Wakeham, Portland, 1 Wick
Redwing - 12 inland from Stanpit Marsh
Water Pipit - 1 flyover at Longham Lakes
Brambling - 10 over Charmouth
Greenland Redpoll - Cogden Beach (east end of Burton Mere from coast path)
Lesser Redpoll - 4 Wakeham, Portland, 1 Longham Lakes
Snow Bunting - 1 Redhorn Point

Greenland Redpoll, Cogden Beach © Gavin Haig

Curlew, Middlebere © Mark Wright

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.