Dorset Birds: Thursday 17th March 2022

Whooper Swan - 1 Hampreston Fields Please keep to path

Velvet Scoter - 1 Central Poole Harbour
Grey Partridge - 5 St Aldhelms Head

Slavonian Grebe - 1 of Middle Beach Studland, 1 Portland Harbour seen from Sandsfoot Castle

Iceland Gull - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Spoonbill - 7 Arne RSPB off Shipstal

Bittern - 2 Swineham Gravel Pits flew east at dusk

Cattle Egret - 39 Abottsbury, 1 Wareham flew east over A351

Red Kite - 2 over Puddletown Water Meadow flying south west

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel

Swallow - 1 Portland Cheyne House

Black Redstart - 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 St Aldhelms Head

Willow Warbler - 1 Portland Obs

Wheatear - 1 Studland Heath

Water Pipit - 1 Langham Lakes calling when flying East

Lesser Redpoll - 1 East of Thorncombe Woods with finch flock

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.