Dorset Birds: Sunday 14th May 2023

Garganey - 2 over Stanpit Marsh

Cuckoo - 1 Wick, 1 Arne RSPB (Hyde's Heath)

Crane - 3 over Woodville
Wood Sandpiper - 1 over Stanpit Marsh
Whimbrel - 12 Stanpit Marsh
Spoonbill - 1 at Shipstal Point Arne RSPB

SHORT-TOED EAGLE - a probable seen over Walkfield (near Highcliffe) mid-morning heading west

Honey-buzzard - 1 over Durlston CP
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 trapped and ringed at Durlston CP, 1 Reap Lane (Portland)

Whinchat - 1 Portland Heights
Yellow Wagtail - 1 over Stanpit Marsh
Corn Bunting - Barleycrates Lane (Portland)

Whimbrel, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Reed Warbler, Radipole Lake RSPB © Helen Wood

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.