Dorset Birds: Saturday 2nd December 2023

Barnacle Goose - 40 flew east Hengistbury

Long-tailed Duck - 1 female at Littlesea, East Fleet, 1 Jerry's Point

Goosander - Male at Woodsford on the River Frome

Slavonian Grebe - 1 from Castle Cove sailing club, 5 Langton Herring,

Black-necked Grebe - 3 from Castle Cove sailing club, 1 Langton Herring

Golden Plover - 30+ over Maiden Castle, 20 Tidmoor

Grey Plover - 1 Holes Bay

Purple Sandpipers - 12 Lyme

Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay

Great Northern Diver - 3 from Portland Castle, 4 Langton Herring

Great White Egret - 2 Longham Lakes

Chiffchaff - at least 10 at Louds Mill Sewage Works

Eastern Lesser Whitethroat - probable in yucca behind beach huts 73 to 94 Canford Cliffs

Black Redstart - 2 still at Portland Bill, 1 Newton's Cove Weymouth

Isabelline Wheatear - 1 Swyre Head

Siskin - 20 Longham Lakes

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.