Dorset Birds: Tuesday 12th January 2021

Scaup - 4 Poole Harbour from Redhorn Point
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Poole Harbour from Redhorn Point
Glaucous Gull - 1 this morning at West Bexington
Iceland Gull - 1st winter Weymouth Harbour
Red-throated Diver - 3 Hengistbury
Great Northern Diver - 4 Poole Harbour from Redhorn Point, 1 Poole Harbour off Hamworthy
Glossy Ibis - 1 at Stanpit
Great White Egret - 1 Brand's Bay
Cattle Egret - 19 between Portesham & Abbotsbury, 1 Lytchett Bay
Merlin - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Little Sea (Studland)
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 still in garden at Channel View Road, Easton, Portland
Black Redstart - 1 still between Poundbury & R. Frome near Dorchester
Water Pipit - 1 Holton Lee Pools
Cirl Bunting - 2 females still in set-aside at West Bexington

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.