Dorset Birds: Sunday 17th April 2022

Green-winged Teal - drake still on Sherford Pool, Lytchett Fields RSPB

Cuckoo - 1 NW of Sixpenny Handley, 1 Slepe Heath, 1 Wytch Lake, 1 Brownsea, 1 Arne

Little Ringed Plover - 1 on Hampreston Meadows, 2 Sunnyside

Whimbrel - 30 Sea Watch Chesil Cove, 1 off Langton Hive Point

Little Gull - 2 adults passed Chesil Cove

Sandwich Tern - 20 Sea Watch Chesil Cove, 2 off Langton Hive Point

Common Tern - 55 Sea Watch Chesil Cove

Arctic Skua - 8 Sea watch from Chesil Cove

Glossy Ibis - 1 still on Stanpit Marsh

Red Kite - 1 over Chickerell

Black Kite - 1 over the Verne then flew south

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.