Dorset Birds: Tuesday 1st June 2021

Red Kite - 2 over Portesham, 1 over Parkstone, 1 over Watton Hill Bridport, 6 over Sixpenny Handley (yesterday)
Stork sp - 1 circling high over the sea and coming in off near Mupe mid-afternoon

Hen Harrier - 1 male through Slepe Heath mid-morning
Golden Oriole - 1 Rempstone Heath briefly before flying towards RSPB Arne

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.