Dorset Birds: Thursday 25th November 2021

Goosander - 2 Silverlake (on the eastern lake)

Great White Egret - 1 Longham Lakes

Purple Sandpiper - 12 Lyme Regis on The Cobb

Iceland Gull - 1N possible or Leucistic Herring Hull past Portland Bill

Swallow - 1 Wareham Common

Firecrest - 2 Two Mile Copse Weymouth

Pallas's Warbler - 1 still in Two Mile Copse Weymouth

Siberian Chiffchaff - 2 Two Mile Copse Weymouth

Black Redstart - 1 Portland Bill

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.