Dorset Birds: Saturday 10th February 2024

Common Crane - 4 Maiden Castle before 11:45 and over Culpeper's Dish about 13:00.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Christchurch Harbour, 2 Wareham Channel.
Marsh Harrier - 2 Holmebridge.
Red Kite - 2+ Badbury Rings avenue, 2 Blandford bypass, 1 Bridport.
Goshawk - 1 Holmebridge.
Great Northern Diver - 1 off Hengistbury.
Red-throated diver - 7 off Hengistbury.
Waxwing - 8 Upton (Dacombe Drive)/Canford Heath (Asda car park).
Swallow - 1 Studland.
Cirl Bunting - 2+ The Fleet (near the Bridging Camp).

Red Kite, Blandford © Matt Cooper.

Waxwing, Upton © Matt Cooper.

Siskin, Canford Heath © Matt Cooper.

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.