Dorset Birds: Tuesday 9th March 2021

Ring-necked Duck - 1 in NW corner of North Lake Longham Lakes

Common Buzzard - 43 in a field at Milborne St Andrew

Red Kite - 1 over Purewell Meadows
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Bittern - departing bird at Swineham GP

Cattle Egret - 6 Buckland Ripers
Siberian Chiffchaff - 2 at Chideock STW

Black Redstart - 1 Peveril Point

Cirl Bunting - 2 West Bexington

Glossy Ibis Stanpit Marsh (C) 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.