Dorset Birds: Monday 4th December 2023

Pintail - 108 Holes Bay (NW sector)

Scaup - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery (Swannery is closed for the winter so view only from public rights of way)
Long-tailed Duck - 1 off Redhorn Quay
Slavonian Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour from Billy Winters
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour
Greenshank - 3 Brownsea Lagoon
Little Gull - 1 Bramble Bush Bay, 1 Lytchett Bay
Great Northern Diver - 3 Poole Harbour ( 2 in Wareham Channel, 1 off Baiter), 2 Portland Harbour
Red-throated Diver - 3 Hengistbury

Wigeon, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

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.