Dorset Birds: Tuesday 31st May 2022

Quail - 1 heard at Nine Barrow Down

Spoonbill - 2 Middlebere

Marsh Harrier - female flew over Winspit

Peregrine - 3 chicks now visible on Barclays building Christchurch

From yesterday : 2 Glossy Ibis flew north in Christchurch Harbour

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.