Dorset Birds: Saturday 19th March 2020

Mandarin - 1 pair seen Lodmoor RSPB

Garganey - 1 pair Stanpit on East Marsh

Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Red Kite - 5E Chickerell, 2 West Morden, 1 West Chaldon, 1 Cheselborne,

1 Christchurch Hbr, 1 Longham Lakes

Sand Martin - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Firecrest - 2 by The Curlew's Bestwall

Reed Warbler - 1 Radipole Lake

Black Redstart - 1 male Ferrybridge, 1 male Poundbury

Wheatear - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Water Pipit - 2 Coward's Marsh

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.