Dorset Birds: Saturday 24th January 2026

White fronted Goose - 45 favoured field Off Arne rd

Common Scoter - 7 Sea watch from Camp Rd Wyke Regis

Black-necked Grebe - 4 off Hamm Beach Rd Portland Harbour

Grey Plover - 18 Stanpit Marsh

Common Ringed Plover - 12 Stanpit Marsh

Spotted Redshank - 2 Turlin Point Lytchett Bay

Little Gull - 3 Sea watch from Camp Rd Wyke Regis, 2 off Hegisbury Head, 1 Lychett Fields

Red throated Diver - 3 Sea watch from Camp Rd Wyke Regis, 2 East off Durlston CP

Great Northern Diver - 1 Sea watch from Camp Rd Wyke Regis

Red Kite - 1 Tarrant Hinton

Black Redstart - 1 Durlston Castle

Crossbill - 15 Slepe Heath

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.