Dorset Birds: Tuesday 7th March 2023

Mandarin Duck - 1 male on North Lake, Longham Lakes
Black-necked Grebe - 3 Portland Harbour
Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere
Red-throated Diver - 1 past Hegistbury Head
Spoonbill - 3 Middlebere
Cattle Egret - 2 Worget
Water Pipit - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB (1 Approach Field and 1 Pool Field)
Firecrest - 1 Hengistbury Wood

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.