Dorset Birds: Tuesday 13th June 2023

Black Swan - 3 Ferrybridge
Cuckoo - 1 Winterbourne Monkton
Sanderling - 10 Ferrybridge
Red Kite - 1 Holton Heath
Redwing - 2 sth over Ferrybridge

Sand Martin fledglings, Lodmoor RSPB ©Kerrie Hillebrandt

Roseate Tern, Abbotsbury Swannery © Steve Groves

Oystercatcher, Poole Harbour © Martin Shaw

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.