Dorset Birds: Thursday 7th July 2022

Little Ringed Plover - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 over Christchurch Harbour
Sanderling - 3 Ferrybridge
Common Sandpiper - 2 Christchurch Harbour, 2 Ferrybridge
Whimbrel - 5 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Brand's Bay
Greenshank - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere
Cattle Egret - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Reed Warbler, Stanpit Marsh © Dave Hill

Cormorant, Stanpit Marsh © Dave Hill

Collared Dove, Stanpit Marsh © Dave Hill

Lapwing, Stanpit Marsh © 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.