Dorset Birds: Tuesday 24th March 2026

Ruddy Shelduck - 1 Radipole Lake

Little Ringed Plover - 5 Stilt Pools swineham

Ruff - 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Stilt Pools Swineham

Forster's Tern - again on Brownsea Island Lagon

Glossy Ibis - 3 still by bypass at Wareham Common

Spoonbill - 4 Brownsea Island Lagoon

Great White Egret - 1 Swineham

Sand Martin - 8 Swineham GPs

Swallow - 1 over Studland beach

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 social media, 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.