Dorset Birds: Sunday 18th October 2020

Cattle Egret - 4 Abbotsbury Swannery, 13 Christchurch
Great White Egret - 4 Longham Lakes, 2 Moors Valley CP, 1 Littlesea, Studland
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 2 Lynch Cove

Black Brant - 2 Lynch Cove

Osprey - 1 Brownsea Island
Curlew Sandpiper - 2 reported Brands Bay
Short-eared Owl - 1 Osmington Mills
Black Redstart - 3 Higher Light Portland, 1 West Weares Portland, 1 St Aldhelms Hd. 1 Bridging Camp.
Ring Ouzel - 6 West Weares, 3 Ringstead Bay, 2 Portland Bill, 1 Canford Heath
Dartford Warbler - 3 Portland (1 trapped Crown Estates)

Lesser Whitethroat - probable Siberian-type trapped Portland Bill
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery, 1 Portland Bill
Great Grey Shrike - 1 Portland Bill
Rose-coloured Starling - 1 Easton, Portland

Common Redstart - 1 Portland Bill (late individual)

Brambling - 1 Portland Bill

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.