Dorset Birds: Monday 2nd January 2023

Velvet Scoter - Jerry's Pt.

Goosander - 9 Silverlake, 1 Frome floodplain W of Dorchester (B3147 Dorchester-Charminster)

Great Northern Diver - 3 Portland Hbr, 2 off Knoll Beach Studland

Red-necked Grebe - 1 Bincleaves Portland Hbr.

Slavonian Grebe - 1 from Jerry's Pt, 1 off Middle Beach

Black-necked Grebe - 13 off Knoll Beach Studland, 2 Portland Hbr, 2 Middle Beach

Cattle Egret - 1 Wareham Common

Great White Egret - 2+ Longham Lakes

Spoonbill - 16 Arne RSPB, 1 Lytchett Bay

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Goathorn

Hen Harrier - 1 ringtail Middlebere, 1 ringtail Lytchett Bay

Purple Sandpiper - 5 Portland Bill

Sandwich Tern - 2 off Jerry's Pt.

Black Redstart - 2 Chesil Cove, 2 West Bay

Water Pipit - 1 Radipole Lake RSPB

Cirl Bunting - 1 male Reap Lane 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.