Dorset Birds: Friday 15th July 2022

Little Ringed Plover - 1 Ferrybridge

Spotted Redshank - 1 Brands Bay

Mediterranean Gull - 800 Ferrybridge

Yellow legged Gull - 1 Sandbanks by the chain ferry

Caspian Tern - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Cattle Egret - 2 West Bexington flew west

White Tailed Eagle - 3 Wareham channel G801, G812 and G816 (IOW Reintroduction)
Whinchat - 1 Cogden Beach

Yesterday: Ruff - Stanpit Marsh

Caspian Tern - Stanpit Marsh ©Scott Usher

Ruff - Stanpit Marsh ©OTBT Birder

Caspian Tern Stanpit Marsh © Scott Usher

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.