Dorset Birds: Wednesday 11th September 2024

Nightjar - 1 Durlston CP trapped & ringed

Swift - 1 Durlston CP

Ruff - 2 Swineham Point, 1 Lower Piddle Valley, 1 Stilt Pool

Spotted Redshank - 5 poss 7 Middlebere Channel

Caspian Gull - 1 Lodmoor RSPB by the hump

Spoonbill - 37 Brownsea Laggoon DWT

Cattle Egret - 3 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Wareham Causeway

Great White Egret - 1 River Stour Bryanston Sch, 1 Christchurch Harbour

Osprey - 4 Wareham Channel from Russell Quay, 1 Jerry's Point, 1 Swineham, 1 Kimmeridge

Red Kite - 3 Iwerne Courtney

White tailed Eagle - 1 over Spetisbury

Woodlark - 9 South Middlebere, 6 Silverlake

Pied Flycatcher - 1 Durlston CP

Whinchat - 2 Hengisbury Head

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.