Dorset Birds: Saturday 12th June 2021

Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Red Kite - 5 over Martinstown
Cuckoo - 2 Wick, 1 Tolpuddle
Woodchat Shrike - 1 still below Wallsend on Portland
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 in private garden at Durlston, 1 West Cliff Estate at West Bay

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.