Dorset Birds

Pochard - 4 Longham Lakes
Garganey - 1 Drake South haven Pool Studland
Whimbrel - 45 Through off Chesil Beach, 15 Ferrybridge, 9 Lytchett Bay
Common Sandpiper - 9 Longham Lakes
Pomarine Skua - 15 heading East through Mudeford Quay, 7 (probable) heading east through Poole Bay, 2 further birds later at Mudeford Quay
Black Tern - 4 Off long groyne Mudeford
Bonapartes Gull - 1 2nd cal/yr Lodmoor early, then presumed same bird later at Lynch Cove
White Stork - 1 Fordington Fields Dorchester
Glossy Ibis - 3 Swineham flew towards Arne Moors.

White Stork, Dorchester © Alan Membury

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 social media, 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.