Dorset Birds: Wednesday 12th February 2025

Lesser Scaup - 1 Longham Lakes South Lake

Velvet Scoter - 2 off Hengistbury Head

Long tailed Duck - 1 off Jerry's Point Quay Brands Bay

Black-necked Grebe - 7 Central Poole Harbour, 4 Portland Harbour, 3 Studland Bay off Middle Beach

Slavonian Grebe - 4 off Jerry's Point

Purple Sandpiper- 11 Mudeford Quay

Little Gull - 1 off Hengistbury Head

Red-throated Diver - 4 off Hengistbury Head

Great Northern Diver - 2 off Jerry's Point, 1 off Hengistbury Head

Hen Harrier- 1 Wareham Channel, 1 St Aldhelms Head

Red Kite - 1 Corfe Castle

Hawfinch - Lytchett Matravers St Mary's Church

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.