Dorset Birds: Saturday 9th January 2021

Scaup - 4 Poole Harbour off Jerry's Point, Studland

Long-tailed Duck - 1 Poole Harbour off Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 10 Portland Harbour

Slavonian Grebe - 3 Poole Harbour from Jerry's Point, 1 Portland Harbour
Black-throated Diver - 2 Portland Harbour

Great Northern Diver - 4 Portland Harbour

Great White Egret - 6 Longham Lakes

Siberian Chiffchaff - probable Holes Bay in PC World Drain yesterday (8th)
Rose-coloured Starling - remains around Channel View Rd, Easton, Portland

Black Redstart - 1 Upwey

Bearded Tit, Radipole Lake © Steven Carey

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.