Dorset Birds: Friday 14th April 2023

Dark-bellied Brent Goose - 2 Tidmoor

Red-breasted Merganser - 2 Tidmoor

Black-crowned Night Heron - 2 Iford

Osprey - 1 Christchurch Hbr, 1 over Portland Bill

Whimbrel - 7 passed Portland Bill

Arctic Skua - 2 dark-phase passed Hengistbury Hd.

Hoopoe - 1 still Weston Street Portland

Sand Martin - 14 Lytchett Bay

Swallow - 12 Wyke Down, 4 Tidmoor

Yellow Wagtail - 1 Portland Bill

Common Redstart - 1 Wyke Down

Wheatear - 12 Tidmoor, 4 Hartland Stud, 7 Wyke Down

Lesser Whitethroat - 1 Portland Bill, 1 singing Wyke Down

Pied Flycatcher - 1 male Stanpit Marsh, 1 male Lodmoor RSPB

Ring Ouzel - 1 Sweethill Portland.

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.