Dorset Birds: Sightings - Tuesday 20th May 2014

Great Northern Diver - 2 Portland Bill, 1 past Durlston
Manx Shearwater - 5 past Durlston
Stork sp. - a possible over Bere Regis
Spoonbill - 6 from Swineham Point, 1 Brownsea Island
Red Kite - 2 near Puddletown
Knot - 2 Brownsea Island
Whimbrel - 8 Stanpit

Pomarine Skua - 1 past Portland Bill
Arctic Skua - 1 past Portland Bill

Little Gull - 1 off Swineham Point

Arctic Tern - 1 still at Lodmoor

Cuckoo - 1 Swineham

Arctic Tern at Lodmoor © Daragh Croxson

Sanderlig at Hengistbury Head © Clinton Whale

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.