Dorset Birds: Thursday 13th August 2026

Barnacle Goose - 1 Wareham Channel
Ruff - 1 Holes Bay near lookout
Whimbrel - 3 Holes Bay, 3 Stanpit Marsh
Knot - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Sanderling - 4 Stanpit Marsh
Common Sandpiper - 6 Holes Bay, 2 Stanpit Marsh
Green Sandpiper - 2 Holes Bay
Greenshank - 8 Christchurch Harbour
Cattle Egret - 5 Christchurch Harbour
Great White Egret - 1 Wareham Channel
Osprey - 5 from BoPH Osprey Cruise, 1 Holes By this morning, 1 Lytchett Bay
Hobby - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Durlston CP, 1 trapped & ringed at Carey Estate
Yellow Wagtail - 1 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 over Ham Common

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.