Dorset Birds: Friday 5th March 2021

Egyptian Goose - 2 West of Canford Bridge

Ruddy Shelduck - 4 Winkton in field to South of Tin Yard Lane opposite footpath sign

Ring-necked Duck - 1 Longham lakes Female in North east corner of South Lake

Slavonian Grebe - 2 Jerry's point Poole Harbour

Black-necked Grebe - 1 Jerry's point Poole Harbour

Purple Sandpiper - 5 Chesil Cove on the rocks immediately South of the cove

Little Gull - 1 Swineham Gravel Pit

Great Northern Diver - 2 Jerry's Point Poole Harbour

Spoonbill - 5 Middlebere late evening

Great White Egret - 1 Dorchester water meadows

Red Kite - 1 Kimmerage Bay flew in off the sea

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Chapmans Pool IOW reintroduction

Sand Martin - 5 Swineham Gravel Pit

Swallow - 1 Swineham Gravel Pit

Black Redstart - 1 Peveril Point Swanage, 1 Poundbury Cemetery, 1 Overcombe, 1 Portesham

Late News:

Wheatear 1 flew in off the sea at Mudeford Quay yesterday

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.