Dorset Birds: Sightings - Sunday 4th May 2014

Garganey - 1 Swineham GP.
Common Sandpiper - 1 West Bexington
Whimbrel - 40 Stanpit Marsh, 3 Cogden.
Pomarine Skua - 1 past Portland Bill
Arctic Skua - 2 past Portland Bill
Little Gull - 2 Swineham GP, 1 Mudeford Quay, 1 Portland Bill
Iceland Gull - 1 juv Radipole Lake
Swift - 5 Longham Lakes

Peregrine - Bounremouth College Tower - © Andy Wragg

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.