Dorset Birds: Wednesday 31st May 2023

Brent Goose - 2 Brownsea Island Lagoon DWT

Common Scoter - 13 Hengisbury Head

Cuckoo - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Little Tern - 1 Brownsea Island Lagoon DWT, 1 Hengisbury Head

Arctic Skua - 1 Hengisbury Head

Red Kite - 7 Wareham Piddle Valley, 2 Morden Bog, 1 Nine Barrow Down

White Tailed Eagle - 1 Morden Bog

Hobby 2 Slepe Heath, 1 Morden Bog, 1 Sandbanks

Whinchat - 1 Portland

Yesterday: IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF - 1 reported by stone bench Ballard Down

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.