Dorset Birds: Saturday 13th May 2023

Garganey - 2 Lodmoor RSPB
Eider - 2 Poole Harbour
Cuckoo - 1 calling Butterstret Cove, The Fleet
Manx Shearwater - 4 off St. Aldhem's Head
Purple Heron - 1 Lodmoor RSPB until 1840 when flew high E.

Spotted Flycatcher, Morden Bog © Phil Cheeseman

Whitethroat, Lodmoor RSPB © 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.