Dorset Birds: Tuesday 2nd February 2021

Scaup - 4 off Jerry's Point

Long-tailed Duck - 4 off Jerry's Point

Goosander - 1 Spetisbury

Slavonian Grebe - 5 Studland Bay, 3 Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 6 Studland Bay, 3 Jerry's Point

Spotted Redshank - 3 Middlebere

Purple Sandpiper - 8 Portland Bill, 1 Sandbanks

Iceland Gull - 1 juv Weymouth Harbour

Yellow-legged Gull - 1 West Bay Fields

Rose-coloured Starling - 1 Easton Portland

Black Redstart - 1 Osprey Quay Portland

Water Pipit - 1 Holton Pools

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.