Dorset Birds: Monday 13th June 2022

Cuckoo - 1 Winspit

Roseate Tern - 1 Lodmoor, 1 briefly Brownsea Island NT lagoon

Spoonbill - 1 Middlebere

Red Kite - 4 Parkstone, 1 Larksmead Blandford

Linnet, Stanpit © Dave Hill

Lapwing, Stanpit © Dave Hill

Greenfinch, Stanpit © Dave Hill

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.