Dorset Birds: Monday 5th April 2021

Ring-necked Duck - 1 Longham Lakes (North Lake)
Osprey - 1 Poole Harbour, 1 over Wareham Forest

Red Kite - 1 over Christchurch, 1 over Slepe Heath
Little Ringed Plover - 2 Longham Lakes, 5 Lytchett Fields, 2 Swineham/Bestwall
Cattle Egret - 23 left Abbotsbury Swannery roost this morning

Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Pied Flycatcher - 1 Hengistbury Head

Firecrest - 1 Sherford Bridge area
Ring Ouzel - 3 Barleycrates Lane Weston Portland

Pied Flycatcher Hengistbury Head (c) Mike Gibbons

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.