Dorset Birds: Friday 3rd May 2024

Cuckoo - 2 Morden Bog, 1 Wick
Garganey - Drake on flood N of Swineham GPs
Purple Sandpiper - 8 Hengistbury Sandspit

Common Sandpiper - 3 Peveril Point, 1 Middlebere
Spotted Redshank - 1 on flood N of Swineham GPs
Greenshank - 5 on flood N of Swineham GPs
BONAPARTE'S GULL - 2cy still on flood N of Swineham GPs

Little Gull - 2cy still on flood N of Swineham GPs
Great White Egret - 1 Longham Lakes
Manx Shearwater - 4 west past Peveril Point

Red-throated Diver - 1 west past Peveril Point

Cattle Egret - 1 on flood N of Swineham GPs

Hobby - 1 Morden Bog, 1 over Dorchester Riverside LNR, 1 Arne RSPB

Whinchat - 2 Hengistbury Barn Field
Black Redstart - 1 male Ferrybridge

Great White Egret, Longham Lakes © Ron Poulter

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.