Dorset Birds: Monday 16th October 2023

Eider - 1 Durlston NNR.
Grey Plover - 3 Poole Harbour mouth.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Sanderling - 3+ Hengistbury sandspit, 3 Poole Harbour mouth.
Great White Egret - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Cattle Egret - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Red Kite - 1 Maiden Newton, 3 Mapperton.
Hen Harrier - 1 Swineham.
Merlin - 1 Ballard Down.
Short-eared Owl - 1 Swineham.
Ring Ouzel - 2 Ballard Down, 6 Durlston NNR, 1 Poole Harbour mouth.
Firecrest - 2 Ballard Down, 2 Durlston NNR, 2 Hengistbury Head.
Brambling - 1 Ballard Down, 2 Durlston NNR.
Tree Sparrow - 1 Durlston NNR.

Migration: Birds moving in numbers included Linnet, Goldfinch and Siskin

Sanderling, Hengistbury sandspit © 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.