Dorset Birds: Tuesday 27th September 2022

Crane - 8 Flew West from Christchurch & later seen over Lytchett Fields RSPB continuing West.

Ruff - 5 Swineham (2 Piddle flood fields & 3 Swineham Point), 2 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Curlew Sandpiper - 7 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 4 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 Swineham (at Piddle Flood fields & later at Swineham point)

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Yellow - legged Gull - 1 Portland Bill

Great white Egret - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Osprey - 2 Arne RSPB

Pallid Harrier - 1 Hengisbury Head flew East

Red Kite - 1 Stubhampton

White Tailed Eagle - 1 Poole Harbour (IOW reintroduction)

Red - backed Shrike - 1 Lodmoor RSPB old tip

Firecrest - 1 Hengisbury Head

Crane - Christchurch ©Richard Cordery

Ruff - Lodmoor RSPB ©Clive Hargrave

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.