Dorset Birds: Wednesday 27th December 2023

Green Winged Teal - 1 Silverlake still on West lake
Little Gull - 1 Christchurch Bay

Red throated Diver - 11 off Hengisbury Head

Black throated Diver - 3 Off Hengisbury Head

Great Northern Diver - 2 Poole Harbour

Cattle Egret - 24 Wareham Common

Pintail - Poole Harbour

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.