Dorset Birds: Wednesday 10th December 2025

Pale bellied Brent Goose - 1 Moonfleet

Barnacle Goose - 5 south of Woodsford Farm

Pink footed Goose - 2 Woodsford stubble field

Mandarin Duck - 1 Poole Park

Goosander - 1 Portland Castle, 1 Woodsford

Common Scoter - 16 off Hengisbury Head

Purple Sandpiper - 8 Portland Bill below The Lobster Pot, 4 Hengisbury Head groynes, 2 Sandbanks back groynes

Black necked Grebe - 6 Brand's Bay

Great Northern Diver - 3 off Jerry's pt

Cattle Egret - c181 to roost at Abbotsbury Swannery (Swannery closed for winter)

Marsh Harrier - 5 Christchurch Harbour

Red Kite - 3 Woodyates, 1 Wool

Crossbill - 5 Bovington Tank viewing pt, 5 Morden Bog

Pale bellied Brent Goose - Moonfleet
© Paul Harris

Tree Creeper - Dorchester © Alan Membury

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.

DORSET BIRD REPORT 2023

The Dorset Bird Report 2023, produced by Dorset Bird Club, is now available for purchase by non-members via the DBC website (click on the report cover image below). Featuring a review of the year, a comprehensive systematic list of all species recorded in 2023, rarity finder accounts including the first Moltoni's Warbler and Isabelline Wheatear for Dorset, articles on Baltic Gull, the Alpine Swift influx, Cory's and Great Shearwaters, and the return of the Cirl Bunting. Illustrated throughout with images taken by Dorset's leading photographers. £16 (+ £3 shipping).