Dorset Birds: Sunday 4th February 2024

Great Northern Diver - 10 Poole Hbr.

Cattle Egret - 24 Wareham Common

Spoonbill - 3 Arne RSPB

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Christchurch Hbr.

Hen Harrier - 1 male Arne RSPB

Goshawk - 1 West Compton

Purple Sandpiper - 3 Hengistbury Hd.

Water Pipit - 3 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Waxwing - 8 Dacombe Drive and later ASDA Canford Heath

Black Redstart - 1 male Blandford garden.

Sparrowhawk - Wareham © Fiona Keeling

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.