Dorset Birds: Sunday 5th March 2023

Goldeneye - 1 female at Longham Lakes
Grey Partridge - 6 Wyke Down
Black-necked Grebe - 5 Portland Harbour
Golden Plover - 152 at White Horse Hill near Osmington
Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay
Spoonbill - 5 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Brownsea Lagoon
White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Norden
Red Kite - 2 over Wareham Channel
Black Redstart - 1 still at Easton (Portland)
Firecrest - 2 Durlston CP

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.