Dorset Birds: Sightings - Wednesday 25th March 2015

Greenland White-fronted Goose - 1 Abbotsbury
Garganey - 1 Lytchett Bay
Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury
Long-tailed Duck - 4 Abbotsbury
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Weymouth Bay
Bittern - 1 Wareham Channel
Spoonbill - 6 Lytchett Bay
Red Kite - 1 over Wimborne St. Giles
Hen Harrier - 2 Poole Harbour
Merlin - 1 Stoborough Heath
Short-eared Owl - 4 Wyke Down
Black Redstart - 1 Portland Castle
Ring Ouzel - 1 Hengistbury Head
Firecrest - 3 Portland Bill

Short-eared Owl at Wyke Down © Joe Murphy

Grey Heron over Poole Harbour © Tim Balmer

Little Egret at Canford Bridge © Roger Peart

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.

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