Dorset Birds: Wednesday 5th November 2025

Pink-footed Goose - 2 Silverlake, 1 Longham Lakes.
Egyptian Goose - 4 Ridge (west of Sunnyside Farm).
Goldeneye - 1 Longham Lakes.
Mandarin Duck - 1 Silverlake.
Black-necked Grebe - 1 Longham Lakes.
Grey Plover - 10 Brownsea Island.
Golden Plover - 8+ Lodmoor.
Knot - 2 Brownsea Island.
Black-tailed Godwit - 826 Lytchett Fields.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake.
Glossy Ibis - 12 Ridge (west of Sunnyside Farm).
Spoonbill - 38 Brownsea Island.
Great White Egret - 6 Longham Lakes.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Swallow - 3 Hengistbury Head.
Water Pipit - 1 Lytchett Fields.
Black Redstart - 1 Wareham (Bells Orchard Lane area).
Firecrest - 6 Hengistbury Head, 1 Durlston CP.
Brambling - 19 Durlston CP, 2 Hengistbury Head.
Crossbill - 10+ Bovington Camp tank viewing area.

Rock Pipit, Lyme Regis © Helen Wood

Grey Wagtail, Highcliffe © 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.

DORSET BIRD REPORT 2023

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