Dorset Birds: Sunday 6th November 2022

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 8 Ferrybridge, 7 Christchurch Harbour

Black-necked Grebe - 3 off Middle Beach, Studland Bay

Avocet - 42 Holes Bay

Spotted Redshank - 2 Holes Bay

Kittiwake - 1 Longham Lakes

Little Gull - 1 Portland Harbour

Pomarine Skua - probable past Portland Bill

Long-tailed Skua - 1 The Fleet

Great Northern Diver - 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Poole Harbour, 1 Ferrybridge

Balearic Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill

Great White Egret - 3 Longham Lakes

Short-eared Owl - 1 Durlston CP

Swallow - 1 through Christchurch Harbour

Garden Warbler - 1 Durlston CP

Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP, 1 Old Post Office Swanage

Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

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.