Dorset Birds: Monday 11th December 2023

Eider - 2 females off Jerry's Point

Long tailed Duck - 1 Brands Bay

Goldeneye - 5 Brands Bay, 1 Radipole RSPB

Goosander - 17 Sliverlake into roost

Slavonian Grebe - 2 Off Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 3 off Jerry's Point, 2 off Middle Beach Studland Bay

Grey Plover - 25 Brands Bay

Ringed Plover - 15 Hengisbury Head, 1 Lyme Regis Cobb

Whimbrel - 1 Arne RSPB

Purple Sandpiper - 8 Lyme Regis Cobb, 1 Peveril Point

Red throated Diver - 2 Brands Bay off Redhorn Quay

Black throated Diver - 1 off Jerry's Point

Great Northern Diver - 5 off Jerry's Point, 1 Brands Bay, 1 Portland Harbour, 1 Christchurch Harbour

Cattle Egret - 60+ Portesham along old railway line

Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes

Hen Harrier - 1 Grey Male Arne RSPB Coombe Heath, 1 Ringtail Lytchett Bay

Short eared Owl - 4 Wyke Down

Marsh Tit - 2 Thorncombe Woods

Firecrest - 3 Rushcombe LNR

Richard's Pipit - 1 Portland Bill East Cliffs

Brambling - 2 Thorncombe Woods

Lesser Redpoll - 1 Thorncombe Woods

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.