Dorset Birds: Friday 7th April 2023

Garganey - 4 (2 drakes ) Lodmoor

Kittiwake - 1 found dead Longham Lakes

Spoonbill - 3 Brownsea Island NT Lagoon

Osprey - 1 over Weymouth, 1 over Bakers Arms roundabout

Red Kite - 1 Bardolf Farm Puddletown, 1 St Aldhelm's Head, 1 over Bakers Arms roundabout

Short-eared Owl - 1 Tarrant Keyneston

Hoopoe - 1 Weston, Portland

Ring Ouzel - 2 Prison Moat Portland

Pied Flycatcher - male Portland Castle

Black Redstart - 1 Kinson Common LNR

Redstart - 1 Portland Hospital grounds, 1 St Aldhelm's Head, 1 Hengistbury Head

Peregrine, Bournemouth © David Wareham

Sheldrake, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

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.