Dorset Birds: Friday 20th May 2022

Nightjar - 1 Sugar Hill, Wareham
Whimbrel - 2 The Fleet
Spoonbill - 2 Brownsea lagoon
Golden Oriole - 1 Grove Stadium, Portland
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 West Cliffs, Portland

Peregrine, Poole © Maurice Whitney

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.