Dorset Birds: Wednesday 7th April 2021

Ring-necked Duck - female still at Longham Lakes

Little-Ringed Plover - 2 Stilt Pool, Swineham

Spotted Redshank - 1 Swineham Point

Great Northern Diver - 1 offshore West Bexington

Great White Egret - 1 Swineham

Osprey - 1 north over Charmouth

Short-eared Owl - 1 flew over Hengitsbury Head

Sand Martin - 50+ Swineham

Reed Warbler - 3 Swineham

Ring Ouzel - 3 still in Barleycrates Lane area of Weston, Portland

Black Restart - 1 Culverwell Portland, 1 Portland Bill, 1 Dancing Ledge

Yellow Wagtail - 1 Curlew Pool, Swineham

Cirl Bunting - 1 female still in set aside West Bexington

Mandarin Duck, Canford Sang © Dave Harrop

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.