Dorset Birds: Wednesday 27th March 2024

Barnacle Goose - 1 East Holme GP
Golden Pheasant - 1 east of Tolpuddle before junction with B3390
Red-necked Grebe - 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Studland Bay from South Beach
Black-necked Grebe - 2 Studland Bay off Middle Beach
Purple Sandpiper - 4 Portland Bill
Little Gull - 1st winter at Longham Lakes
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Longham Lakes
Spoonbill - 2 Brownsea Island Lagoon
White-tailed Eagle - 1 over Hod Hill near Stourpaine
Great Grey Shrike - 1 still in Wareham Forest near Sugar Hill
Water Pipit - 1 East Holme GP

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.