Dorset Birds: Monday 28th February 2022

Tundra Bean Goose - 3 still just beyond The Curlews House, Wareham

Yellow-legged Gull - 1 from Mudeford Quay

Glossy Ibis - 1 Priory Marsh

Red-throated Diver - 2 from Mudeford Quay

Black-throated Diver - 2 from Mudeford Quay

Great Northern Diver - 1 from Mudeford Quay

Cattle Egret - 13 Priory Marsh

Red Kite - 2 Larksmead Blandford, 1 over Minterne Gardens

Merlin - 1 east from Mudeford Quay

Common Gull, Longham Lake © Samantha Staines

Female Goldeneye, Longham Lake © Samantha Staines

Ruff, Lodmoor © Mark Wright

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.