Dorset Birds: Sightings - Monday 19th May 2014

Black Stork - a possible over Blacknor (Portland)
Glossy Ibis - 2 Coward's Marsh
Red Kite - 1 north of Horton Inn
Osprey - 1 Coward's Marsh
Whimbrel - 5 Stanpit

Pomarine Skua - 1 past Portland Bill

Little Gull - 2 Coward's Marsh

Black Tern - 1 Durlston Bay

Arctic Tern - 1 still at Lodmoor
Turtle Dove - 1 Portland Bill
Cuckoo - 1 Durlston

Gadwall on Radipole Lake © Clinton Whale

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.