Dorset Birds: Thursday 22nd February 2024

Black - necked Grebe - 1 Birds of Poole Harbour low tide cruise

Grey Plover - 20 Birds of Poole Harbour low tide cruise

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Great Northern Diver - 7 Birds of Poole Harbour low tide cruise

Cattle Egret - 29 Wareham Common, 4 Bardolf Farm

Short eared Owl - 3 Wyke Down

Swallow - 1 Radipole RSPB

Late News: Wheatear - 1 seen on 18th February at Batcombe 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.