Dorset Birds: Friday 5th August 2022

Little Ringed Plover - 2 Ferrybridge
Sanderling - 9 Ferrybridge
Whimbrel - 5 Stanpit
White-rumped Sandpiper - 1 Ferrybridge, reported throughout day but flushed this evening
Common Sandpiper - 2 Stanpit
Spoonbill - 10 Brownsea Island
Hobby - 1 over Buckhorn Weston
Redstart - 1 St Aldhelm's Head
Whinchat - 1 St Aldhelm's Head

Linnet, Stanpit © Dave Hill

Little Egret, Stanpit © Dave Hill

Robin, 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.