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Dorset Bird Club
@DorsetBirdClub
Committed to promoting interest in birds & birdwatching in Dorset, collating bird records & producing the annual Dorset Bird Report. New members always welcome!
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    Dorset Bird Club
    @DorsetBirdClub
    Mar 23
    Generous review by @_BTO News of our latest bird report. “Dorset is justifiably regarded as one of England’s finest birding counties, and this is more than reflected in the EXCEPTIONAL Dorset Bird Report 2024” with “stunning photographs”. Free with club membership 😀
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    Dorset Bird Club
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    Jun 28, 2024
    Incredible scenes in Worbarrow Bay on Monday! (with thanks to Vince Jenkins)
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    Dorset Bird Club
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    Aug 7, 2022
    Juv Aquatic Warbler trapped and ringed at Longham Lakes this morning by @hoopoe2016te and team. Typically no sign since release. Dorset continues as a premier county for this increasingly rare species
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    Dorset Bird Club
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    Feb 27, 2022
    Please think before sharing your pics and locations of rare breeding species on twitter and elsewhere - they are vulnerable to disturbance and persecution. If in doubt, keep it quiet! Email to county recorders instead. Mark as sensitive if posting on @BirdTrack or @Team_eBird
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    Dorset Bird Club
    @DorsetBirdClub
    May 31, 2021
    Hey! Tweeters! Leave them birds alone! Please leave our scarce breeding birds plenty of space to get on with it in peace - especially at popular birding spots. Larry the Lesser Whitethroat says "You try settling down to breed with people standing under your tree all day long."
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    Dorset Bird Club
    @DorsetBirdClub
    May 22, 2020
    We have had a message from the RSPB team in Dorset asking to post something about issues over the last few days at Lodmoor with birders trampling vegetation to get closer to the Squacco Heron. Can anyone birding there please stick to the paths.
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    Dorset Bird Club
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    Sep 21, 2020
    Please can anyone twitching the Buff-breasted Sandpiper at St Aldhelm's Head please stay out of the private fields. Local birders have a hard won relationship with the landowners at this site which is easily ruined by selfish trespassing behaviour @BirdGuides
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    Dorset Bird Club
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    Dec 27, 2023
    Eyes open Dorset birders. Waxwing in Torquay. There must be some in Dorset!
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    Rob Murphy
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    Dec 27, 2023
    We have been hoping for Waxwing before the years out, I couldn’t believe it when our neighbour phoned to say they had one in their garden !. @DevonBirds
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    Dorset Bird Club
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    Jan 9, 2025
    Short-Eared Owls - Wyke Down - Important. If visiting this popular spectacle please park very carefully and keep the road completely clear at all times. These farmers are creating this habitat. Please respect them and their need for safe vehicle and equipment movement.
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    Dorset Bird Club
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    Aug 1, 2023
    Brilliant find, Jim.
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    Dorset Bird Club
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    Feb 16, 2022
    Lookout species #2: Goshawk. They display in Feb and Mar on still days, so look for them circling over forest. Yesterday we posted a photo we mistakenly thought was open access - we're using this stunning one with permission from Mark Wright, taken at RSPB Arne last month.
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    Dorset Bird Club
    @DorsetBirdClub
    Mar 14, 2024
    Great record of the first hoopoe of the year at Durlston today
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    Hamish Murray
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    Mar 14, 2024
    A Hoopoe brightened up a cloudy 'early rounds' at Durlston this morning. @DorsetBirds @DurlstonCP @DorsetWildlife
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    Dorset Bird Club
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    Aug 17, 2024
    Wow! 52 White Storks over Puncknowle yesterday! Great record, and likely to become a more regular event as the reintroduction gathers pace. But how many of us did they fly over unnoticed?!
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    Tom Brereton
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    Aug 17, 2024
    The incredible sight captured by beachbuddy10 from Instagram, of 52 White Storks flying over Puncknowle, West Dorset yesterday flying west towards Bridport. The biggest ever UK flock? @BirdGuides @DorsetBirdClub @KneppWilding @CharlieBurrell_ @bbcwildlifemag
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    Dorset Bird Club
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    Oct 14, 2021
    Here's the draft cover for our 2020 Bird Report, due December 2021. Stunning photo by @verityhill5. Inside there'll be more photos than ever and great content, including a meticulous article on Yellow-legged Gulls in Dorset by @ianmstanley. Membership £15 per year at present.