Dorset Birds: Sunday 7th March 2021

Ring-necked Duck - 1 Longham Lakes in north-west corner of North Lake
Little Gull - 1 Swineham Gravel Pits
Bittern - 1 Swineham Gravel Pits

Cattle Egret - 27 between Abbotsbury and Portesham
Red Kite - 1 over Poundbury, 1 Rushcombe LNR

Barn Owl Wyke Regis (c) Steve Carey

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.