Dorset Birds: Sunday 13th March 2022

Velvet Scoter - 1 Poole Harbour
Green Sandpiper - 1 Warmwell CBs
Cattle Egret - 1 Wareham Common, in field by Purbeck School Roundabout, 1 Swineham GPs this evening
Spoonbill - 5 Arne RSPB
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Poole Harbour
Sand Martin - 2 Swineham GPs
Firecrest - 2 Hengistbury Head, 1 Durlston CP, 1 Pennsylvania Castle Wood (Portland)
Wheatear - 2 on Crouch Hill at Stanpit Marsh, 1 Sunnyside
Black Redstart - 1 Durlston CP

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.