Dorset Birds: Tuesday 16th April 2024

Whimbrel - 1 Holes Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 9 on the Cobb at Lyme Regis
Wood Sandpiper - 1 still at Lodmoor RSPB on West Scrape
Spotted Redshank - 3 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Common Sandpiper - 1 Longham Lakes
Little Gull - 1 Bestwell RSPB
FORSTER'S TERN - 2nd-winter still moving between Arne RSPB and Brownsea Lagoon
Black-throated Diver - 1 off Portland Bill
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Child Okeford (female G486)
Red Kite - 1 Holes Bay
Swift - 1 Longham Lakes
WESTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER - male still at Portland Bill near West Cliffs

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.