Dorset Birds: Thursday 9th May 2024

Cuckoo - 1 Stoborough Heath, 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Hardy Monument
Garganey - 1 drake at Lodmoor RSPB
Ruff - 6 Lower Piddle flood, 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Greenshank - 4 Lower Piddle flood
BONAPARTE'S GULL - 1 still on Bestwall WMs north of Swineham GPs

Little Gull - 1 still on Bestwall WMs north of Swineham GPs
Red Kite - 2 over Eype, 1 Wool, 1 Carey
Osprey - 1 over Moordown (Bournemouth)

Reed Warbler, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale

Cuckoo, Longham Lakes © Ron Poulter

Sedge Warbler, 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.