Dorset Birds: Wednesday 21st January 2026

Bean Goose - 1 Affpuddle Heath flood meadows

White-fronted Goose - 30+ Wareham River Frome flood fields A351

Mandarin duck - 1 drake Poole Park

Pochard - 1 Poole Park

Glossy Ibis - 2 Piddle Valley Swineham

Cattle Egret - 55 Wareham Common

Pochard - Poole Park © Janet Panter

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.