Dorset Birds: Sightings - Friday 11th July 2014

Wader numbers continue to build up with Greenshank, Green and Common Sandpipers, and Whimbrels appearing at all the usual sites.

Marsh Harrier - 3 Lodmoor
GLOSSY IBIS - 1 Stanpit
Little Ringed Plover - 2 Lodmoor
Mediterranean Gull - 74 Ferrybridge

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.