Dorset Birds: Wednesday 3rd March 2021

Ring-necked Duck - 1 female Longham lakes

Little Ringed Plover - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery currently closed to the public

Little Gull - 1 Swineham Point
Caspian Gull - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery currently closed to the public. View from public footpaths

Short-eared Owl - 1 Bowleaze Cove

White-tailed Eagle - 1 G393 imm male from IOW reintroduction Church Knowle

Marsh Harrier - 2 Swineham Point
Sand Martin - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Black Redstart - Peveril Point Swanage

Shoveller - RSPB Lodmoor © Nick Priddle

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.