Dorset Birds: Monday 7th September 2026

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields, 2 Middlebere
White Stork - Affpuddle water meadows, Ringed bird possibly from South Coast release site
Glossy Ibis - 7 Lodmoor early morning, 7 Middlebere Channel (probable same flock)
Honey Buzzard - 1 Flew over Lytchett Bay towards Wareham Channel
Rosy starling - 1 Portland, still along Weston street but mobile
Blackcap - 7 St Aldhelms Head
Whitethroat - 13 St Aldhelms Head
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Durlston
Redstart - 1 Female Hatch Pond, 3 St Aldhelms Head, 1 Hounstout S Coast Path, 4 Durlston
Whinchat - 3 St Aldhelms Head, 2 Hounstout
Wheatear - 1 St Aldhelms Head
Common Rosefinch - 1 trapped crown estate 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.