Dorset Bird Club Records

Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus

1912 - Ballard Down 5th February this bird was seen after a blizzard and was reported to be of the Greenland race.

1882 - Lyme Regis 11th June, this bird was also claimed a Greenland race individual.

Pre-1873 Cranborne Chase, found dead, grey-morph, no date.
This bird was said to be of the Icelandic race and was preserved in Viscount Portman's collection at Bryanston. there is some doubt on the validity of the record since it was not critically examined.