Dorset Birds: Saturday August 8th 2026

Grey Plover - 1 Stanpit Bight

Wood Sandpiper - 1 still on scrape at Sunnyside Farm Ridge

Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Balearic Shearwater - 2 past Portland Bill

Spoonbill - 1 from Avocet Hide Middlebere

Marsh Harrier - 1 Stanpit

Red Kite - 1 over Tolpuddle

Serin - 1 still frequenting garden at Portland Bird Observatory

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.