Dorset Birds: Tuesday 21st December 2021

Tundra Bean Goose - 3 Holes Bay in field by A350, 1 Stanpit Marsh (recreation ground)

White-fronted Goose - 10 Hampreston Fields

Whooper Swan - 1 Hampreston Fields

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point Poole Harbour

Avocet - c. 550 Middlebere

Black-tailed Godwit - c.250 Middlebere

Great Northern Diver - 2 Jerry's Point Poole Harbour

Spoonbill - 25 Arne RSPB

Great White Egret - 1 Middlebere

Black Redstart - 1 Sherborne

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.