Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)

Status at Longham Lakes

Rare winter visitor, probably wandering from nearby Poole Harbour.

1. 1 on Longham Reservoir North on 7th December 2004 (Terry Elborn).
2. 1 female on Longham Reservoir North on 11th June 2008 (Steve Morrison).
3. 1 female on Longham Reservoir North, 25th and 26th November 2009 (Dominic Couzens).
4. 1 first-winter on 20th November 2011 (Robin Trundle).
5. 1 female/first-winter on 17th-18th October 2015 (George Green).