Dorset Birds: Thursday 26th January 2023

Eider - 3 Portland Hbr.

Velvet Scoter - 1 Poole Hbr (South Deep)

Great Northern Diver - 1 off Jerry's Point

Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Hbr.

Slavonian Grebe - 1 off Pilot's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 5 off Jerry's Point

Golden Plover - c550 Milborne St. Andrew

Lapwing - 600 Milborne St. Andrew

Spoonbill - 3 Holes Bay, 3 Lytchett Bay, 1 Middlebere

RICHARD'S PIPIT - 1 Pirate's Cove (in dog field)

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Blacknor

Hawfinch - 1 Iwerne Courtney

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.