Dorset Birds: Wednesday 16th June 2021

Manx Shearwater - 3 past Portland Bill

Balearic Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill

Great White Egret - 1 Middlebere

Spoonbill - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Osprey - 1 Arne over Conbe & Hydes Heaths

Hobby - 1 Holton Lee

Of interest

Starling - a if you live in Blandford Forum a completely white leucistic bird has been present for around a week.

Juvenile Stonechat - Stanpit Marsh © Dave Hill

Raven - Portland © Andy Tew

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.