Dorset Birds: Friday 27th June 2025

Little Ringed Plover - 6 on Stilt Pools at Swineham including 2 juveniles
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB
Little Gull - 1 West Bexington
White-tailed Eagle - 2 in Wareham Channel
Osprey - 2 Lytchett Bay (incl female 6C6 hatched 2022 in Lancashire)
Red Kite - 1 Wild Woodbury DWT, 1 Bridport

Hobby - 1 Wild Woodbury DWT
Corn Bunting - 1 singing at Wild Woodbury DWT

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

The Dorset Bird Report 2023, produced by Dorset Bird Club, is now available for purchase by non-members via the DBC website (click on the report cover image below). Featuring a review of the year, a comprehensive systematic list of all species recorded in 2023, rarity finder accounts including the first Moltoni's Warbler and Isabelline Wheatear for Dorset, articles on Baltic Gull, the Alpine Swift influx, Cory's and Great Shearwaters, and the return of the Cirl Bunting. Illustrated throughout with images taken by Dorset's leading photographers. £16 (+ £3 shipping).