Dorset Birds: Saturday 9th April 2022

Green-winged Teal - 1 drake at Lytchett Fields RSPB on Sherford Pool

Whimbrel - 1 Wareham Channel seen from Ham common

Purple Sandpiper - 3 Portland Bill below MOD facility

Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB Arable field

Spoonbill - 8 Arne RSPB
Osprey - 1 Spetisbury, 2 Middlebere / Arne RSPB, 1 Morden Bog

Red Kite - 1 over Wareham Channel, 1 over Sherford Bridge Wareham Forest

White tailed Eagle - 1 G318 seen at Wareham Channel, Middlebere and flying North from St Aldhelms Head IOW reintroduction

Marsh Tit - 1 singing by River Mangerton nr Bridport

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 still in sallows by R Asker near Co-op in Bridport

Whitethroat - 1 male singing nr Fancy's farm Portland

Ring Ouzel - 1 Portland Bill

Crossbill - 2 Wareham Forest

Crossbill - Wareham Forest ©Garry Hayman

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.