Dorset Birds: Sarurday 29th January 2022

Tundra Bean Goose - 3 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Black Brant - 1 Tidmoor Point, 1 Green Is.

Pale Bellied Brent Goose - 3 Tidmoor Point

Scaup - 3 Brand's Bay

Spoonbill - 13 Arne RSPB, 10 Wareham Channel, 1 Otter Is.

Black-necked Grebe - 3 Brand's Bay

Red Kite - 1 West Bexington

Hen Harrier - 2 ringtail Hartland Moor

Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP (Tilly Whim)

Brambling - 14 Morden

Hawfinch 1 Wyke Fm Chedington

Cirl Bunting - 3 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.