Dorset Birds: Sunday 25th July 2021

Sooty Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill seen 800m off the Bill from a boat

Osprey - 1 Rodden Hive

Honey Buzzard - 1 Oakdale (Poole) seen drifting North West

Marsh Harrier - 1 Juv St Aldhelms Head

Great Spotted Woodpecker - Holme Lane

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.