Dorset Birds: Tuesday 6th April 2021

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

Osprey - 1 Poole Harbour
Little Ringed Plover - 2 Lytchett Fields

Glaucous Gull - 1 over Westbourne

Reed Warbler - 2 Longham Lakes (yesterday)
Ring Ouzel - 3 Barleycrates Lane Weston Portland

Black Redstart - 1 Culverwell Portland

Wheatear 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.