Dorset Birds: Thursday 24th February 2022

Tundra Bean Goose - 3 still on The Curlews at Swineham

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Pilot's Point Shell Bay

Black-throated Diver - 1 on sea off Hengistbury Hd.

Cattle Egret - 12 Hengistbury Hd.

Glossy Ibis - 1 Priory Marsh

Black-necked Grebe - 1 Shell Bay

Purple Sandpiper - 8 Portland Bill, 1 Sandbanks

Caspian Gull - 1ad Longham Lakes

Black Redstart - 3 Newton's Cove

Redpoll - c15 Roman Rd. Bhompston Heath

Glossy Ibis - Priory Marsh Christchurch © Mark Taylor

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.