Dorset Birds: Sightings - Friday 13th June 2014

Red Kite - 2 Abbbotsbury, 1 Swyre
Honey Buzzard - 1 over Lodmoor
Glossy Ibis - 1 Cowards Marsh
Knot - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Whimbrel - 1 Portland Bill
Green Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Bay
Little Gull - 1 Christchurch Harbour
THRUSH NIGHTINGALE - 1 Portland Bill
Hooded Crow - 1 Portland Bill

Tawny Owl at Morden Bog © Ian Ballam

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.