Dorset Birds: Thursday 6th April 2023

Garganey - 8 Lodmoor, 1 Swineham GPs

Alpine Swift - 1 over Peveril Point Swanage

Crane - 1 seen flying over Lodmoor and Abbotsbury, 2 Todber,

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Spoonbill - 3 Middlebere

Cattle Egret - 4 Lytchett Bay

Osprey - 1 over Verne Common, Portland, 1 Lytchett Bay

Red Kite - 1 Durlston

White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Bardolf Farm Puddletown

Siberian Chiffchaff - 1 Athelhampton (white bridge over River Piddle)

Ring Ouzel - 1 Hengistbury Head

Crane, Todber © John Howell

Garganey, Lodmoor © Derek Fowler

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.