Dorset Birds: Thursday 6th May 2021

Ring-necked Duck - 1 South Lake, Longham Lakes
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Silverlake

WHISKERED TERN - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery, do not walk beyond the tank teeth on the beach

TAWNY PIPIT - 1 Cogden Beach

Reed Warbler Spetisbury (c) John Bishop

Whiskered Tern (c) Alan Membury

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.