Dorset Birds: Thursday 16th November 2023

Greater Scaup - Abbotsbury Swannery please note the swannery is now closed & only view from public rights of way.

Long-Tailed Duck - 3 Abbotsbury Swannery

Great Northern Diver - 1 Lytchett Bay South Haven view point

Spoonbill - 1 from Ham Common LNR

Cattle Egret - 80 Abbotsbury Swannery

Great White Egret - 3 Swineham GP

Short-Eared Owl - 5 Wkye Down, 1 Stoborough Heath

Swallow - 1 Weymouth Promenade

Fieldfare - c50 Herston

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.