Dorset Birds: Sunday 24th May 2026

Great White Egret - 2 Two Rivers Walk Wareham

Red Kite - 3 Holt Heath, 1 Corfe Mullen

Goshawk- 1 Holt Heath

Red-footed Falcon - 1 male Holt Heath a.m.

Hobby - 1 Shillingstone

Cuckoo - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Spotted Flycatcher - Holt Heath © Nat Thorne

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.