Dorset Birds: Monday 6th July 2026

Avocet - 1 Brownsea Lagoon

Little Ringed Plover - 1 still Chesil Centre Ferrybridge

Whimbrel - 1 seen from Crouch Hill Christchurch

Black-tailed Godwit - c.20 Brownsea Lagoon

Common Sandpiper - 3 Longham Lakes

Spotted Redshank - 2 from Rock Lea viewpoint Lytchett Fields RSPB

Spoonbill - 7 Brownsea Lagoon

Red Kite - 1 over Lytchett Matravers, 1 Longham Lakes

Bee-eater - 1 heard near Weston Road Portland

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.