Dorset Birds: Sightings - Monday 4th May2020.

Red Kite - 1 tagged bird over North Abbotsbury, 1 over Moordown.
Cuckoo - 2 Christchurch Harbour, 1 St. Catherine's Hill, Christchurch, 1 Holt Heath.
Swift - 49 West Cliffs, Portland, 6 Beaminster.
Swallow - 666 West Cliffs, Portland.
Sand Martin - 205 West Cliffs, Portland.
House Martin - 171 West Cliffs, Portland.
Lesser Whitethroat - 1 Wareham Common.
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 Stour Valley LNR.
Nightingale - 1 Jurassic Pool, Weymouth.
Redstart - 1m Morden Bog.

Starling – Tuckton © Dave Hill.

House Sparrow – Tuckton © Dave Hill.

Dartford Warbler – Christchurch © 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.

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