Dorset Birds: Sunday 4th April 2021

Ring-necked Duck - 1 Longham Lakes (North Lake)

Osprey - 3 Poole Harbour, 1 over Gillingham, 1 over West Compton

Stone-curlew - 1 over Hengistbury Head

Little Ringed Plover - 2 Longham Lakes, 7 Lytchett Fields, 2 Swineham/Bestwall
Cattle Egret - 23 left Abbotsbury Swannery roost this morning
Red-rumped Swallow - 1 St Aldhelm's Head

Common Whitethroat - 1 West Bexington, 1 PBO
Black Redstart - 2 St Aldhelm's Head

Common Redstart - 1 St Aldhelm's Head, 1 Barleycrates Lane Weston Portland

Ring Ouzel - 2 Barleycrates Lane Weston Portland

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.