Dorset Birds: Saturday 8th June 2024

Bar tailed Godwit - 26 Brans Bay, 4 Brownsea Island Lagoon DWT

Knot - 2 Brownsea Island Lagoon DWT, 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Little Gull - Brownsea Island Lagoon DWT

Yellow legged Gull - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Cattle Egret - 1 in summer plumage at wick Hegisbury

White tailed Eagle - 1 juv over Dorchester

Little Owl - 1 Woodville North Dorset

Osprey - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Hobby - 1 Morden Bog

Yesterday - 5 Eider past Portland Bill

Little Owl - Woodville © John Bishop

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.