Dorset Birds: Friday 25th March 2022

Red-necked Grebe - 1 Portland Harbour

Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Spoonbill - 3 off Shipstal Point Arne RSPB

Cattle Egret - 4 Hengistbury Head

Red Kite - 1 Eggardon Hill, 1 over Swanage, 1 St Aldhelm's Head, 3 Larksmead Blandford, 1 Forston

White-tailed Eagle - released immature Brand's Bay

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 still in sallows along River Asker Bridport

Black Redstart - 2 St Aldhelm's Head area, 1 Deanland near Garston Wood, 1 Durlston CP

White Wagtail - 1 Swineham GPs

Yellowhammer - 30 Eggardon Hill

Cattle Egret, Abbotsbury Swannery © Charlie Wheeler

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.