Dorset Birds: Wednesday 16th March 2022

Garganey - 4 Stanpit Marsh 3 drakes & a female

Little Ringed Plover - 5 Lodmoor RSPB

Green Sandpiper - 1 Ashmoor pond

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Great white Egret - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Red Kite - 1 Hengisbury Head, 1 Marnhull, 1 Moordown

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Longham lakes

Wheatear - 1 Hengisbury Head in barn field

Yesterday;

Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour seen from Sandsfoot Castle

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.