Dorset Birds: Monday, 17th May 2021.

Cuckoo - 1 heard Arne, 1 heard Slepe Heath, 1 heard Coombe Heath.
Brent Goose - 3 Brand's Bay.
Barnacle Goose - 1 Silverlake.
Little Ringed Plover - 5 Lytchett Fields.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake.
Sanderling - 21 Brand's Bay, 18 Hengistbury sandspit.
Whimbrel - 2 Hengistbury Head.
Osprey - 1 W over Christchurch Harbour.
Hobby - 2 Longham Lakes.

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.