Dorset Birds: Thursday 7th March 2024

Pale-bellied Brent Goose - 8 Pirate's Cove Wyke Regis

Slavonian Grebe - 1 Jerry's Point

Black-necked Grebe - 2 Jerry's Point

Black-tailed Godwit - 2061 Holes Bay

Dunlin - 381 Holes Bay

Spotted Redshank - 1 Holes Bay, 2 Swineham Point

Great Northern Diver - 2 Pirate's Cove Wyke Regis, 2 Jerry's Point

Spoonbill - 1 north over Portland Bill

Red Kite - 2 over Lytchett Matravers

White-tailed Eagle - 2 Brands Bay

Short-eared Owl - 1 Pirate's Cove Wyke Regis

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 remains at Louds Mill sewage works, St George's Road Dorchester

Black Redstart - 1 West Bay

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.