Dorset Birds: Tuesday 12th July 2022

Common Sandpiper - 7 Swineham Point

Whimbrel - 1 Brands Bay Redhorn Point

Yellow-legged Gull - 2 Stilt Pool Swineham

Gannet - 1 Brands Bay Redhorn Point (very unusual inside the harbour)

Black Kite - 1 Charminster flying towards Charlton Down

White Tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel G801 & G812 IOW reintroduction

Hobby - 1 Batcombe Hill

Yesterday

Dipper - 1 Bridport

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.