Dorset Birds: Saturday 6th July 2024

Swift - 200 Longham Lakes

Common Sandpiper - 30 Abbotsbury swannery, 20 Ferrybridge, 1 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Longham Lakes

Roseate Tern - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery still

Spoonbill - 2 Middlebere Channel

Marsh Harrier - 1 Holme Lane GP

White tailed Eagle - 1 Lytchett Bay Otter IslandHobby - 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Holme Lane GP

Other news: Wood duck - 1 Creekmoor Pond

Yesterday: 3 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua and 1 Pomarine Skua off Portland Bill

Bridled Guillemot - Durlston CP © Garry Hayman

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.