Dorset Birds: Sightings - Sunday 29th June 2014

Balearic Shearwater - 4 past Portland Bill
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Red-footed Falcon - 1 1st/sum male seen briefly Coward's Marsh
Little Gull - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Hooded Crow - 1 Portland Bill

Marsh Harrier - Poole Harbour - © Dave Hill

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.