Dorset Birds: Wednesday 25th January 2023

Velvet Scoter - 1 Poole Hbr (South Deep)

Goosander - 1 redhead River Brit

Great Northern Diver - 4 off Sandsfoot Castle

Slavonian Grebe - 2 Shell Bay

White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Morden Bog, 1 over Cold Harbour (Wareham Forest)

Jack Snipe - 1 Child Okeford

Green Sandpiper - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Woodlark - 5 Bog Lane

Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields (CR bird)

Black Redstart - 1 Easton, 1 West Bay

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Corfe Castle Sewage Works

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.