Dorset Birds: Monday, 25th January 2021

Green-winged Teal - 1 Longham Lakes.

Golden Plover - 85 Milborne St Andrew.
Grey Plover - 5 Stanpit.
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 Merley.
Red-throated Diver - 3+ past Hengistbury.
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Hengistbury.
Cattle Egret - 1 Hengistbury Head.

Great White Egret - 7+ Longham Lakes.
Glossy Ibis - 1 still Christchurch Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 2 Christchurch Harbour.
Ring-necked Parakeet - 2 Studland village.

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.