Dorset Birds: Saturday 10th June 2023

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 1 still in Christchurch Harbour
Cuckoo - 1 Coombe Heath (Arne RSPB)
Whimbrel - 2 Portland Bill, 1 over Mudeford Quay
Red-necked Phalarope - 1 Ferrybridge
Black Tern - 1 Portland Bill
Arctic Skua - 1 Portland Bill
Balearic Shearwater - 5 Portland Bill
Red Kite - 1 Wimborne Minster

Red-necked Phalarope, Ferrybridge © Steve Carey

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.