Dorset Birds: Saturday 19th April 2025

LESSER SCAUP - 1 still on South Lake, Longham Lakes

Common Crane - 1 over Swineham GPs this afternoon

Whimbrel - 53 past Hengistbury Head, 25 past Mudeford Quay, 5 Lytchett Bay, 2 Swineham, 2 Middlebere, 2 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Silverlake, 1 Tidmoor Point
Sanderling - 9 past Hengistbury Head
Little Ringed Plover - 2+ Silverlake, 2 Swineham, 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Common Sandpiper - 1 or 2 at Silverlake, 2 Longham Lakes, 2 Tidmoor Point

Spotted Redshank - 2 at mouth of R. Frome at Swineham
Greenshank - 1 Silverlake
Little Tern - 405 east past Ferrybridge this morning!, 1 Wareham Channel

Arctic Skua - 2 off Mudeford Quay, 1 Hengistbury Head
Spoonbill - 3 Arne RSPB, 1 Brownsea Lagoon
Red Kite - 1 Poole Harbour
Fieldfare - 1 Greenlands Farm

Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Solent Meads CP (Christchurch)
Lesser Whitethroat - 4 Tidmoor Point, 1 Silverlake (NE corner of Middle Lake)
Whinchat - 1 Melcombe Bingham

Arctic Skua, Mudeford Quay © Scott Usher

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.

DORSET BIRD REPORT 2023

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