Dorset Birds: Tuesday 26th May 2026

Cuckoo - 1 Wick Christcurch Harbour
Turtle Dove - 1 Portland Obs garden

Little Stint - 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 briefly at Stanpit Marsh

White Stork - 1 Low over Hammond / Okeford (New Cross Gate)

Spoonbill - 2 Lodmoor RSPB

Bee-eater - 18 over Rock Lea Viewpoint Lytchett Bay

Red footed Falcon - 1 Stanpit Marsh and flew up the valley

Spotted Flycatcher - 1 Stanpit Marsh

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.