Dorset Birds: Sunday 29th May

Garganey- 2 Lodmoor RSPB

Glaucous Gull - 1st summer on Lyme Regis beach

Gull-billed Tern - 1 Radipole Lake

Glossy Ibis - 2 Radipole Lake

Spoonbill - 1 Arne RSPB

Red Kite - 3 over Charlton Down, c. 12 over Netherbury

White-tailed Eagle - released immature over Wareham Channel

Gull-billed Tern, Radipole Lake © Vaughan Ashby

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.