Dorset Birds: Tuesday 31st January 2023

Eider - 4 Portland Harbour off Sandsfoot Castle

Purple Sandpiper - 5 Portland Bill

Woodcock - 10 Milborne St Andrew

Red-throated Diver - 1 West past Hengisbury Head

Bittern - 1 Lodmo0r RSPB

Cattle Egret - 28+ in the fields between Portesham and Abbotsbury, 6 Milborne St Andrew

Red Kite - 1 Hengisbury Head

Black Redstart - 3 Portland Bill, 1 Bowleaze Cove

Water Pipit - 1 Bowleaze Cove

Red Kite - Hengisbury Head ©Clinton Whale

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.