Dorset Birds: Friday 10th December 2021

Velvet Scoter - 1 Studland Bay
Ruddy Shelduck - 2 Avon Causeway
Goosander - 1 Portland Harbour
Black-necked Grebe - 8 Studland Bay, 6 Portland Harbour
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Studland Bay
Purple Sandpier - 2 Sandbanks by Haven Hotel
Iceland Gull - 2nd winter Lodmoor RSPB (also seen yesterday around Weymouth Harbour)
Great Northern Diver - 2 Studland Bay, 1 Portland Harbour, 1 on the Fleet at Pirates Cove
Red-throated Diver - 1 Studland Bay
Red Kite - 1 over Hambledon Hill, Child Okeford
Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail in Lytchett Bay seen from Turlin Point
Firecrest - 1 Holton Lea
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP at Anvil Point

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.