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Friday 8th May 2026
Thursday 7th May 2026
| Dartford Warbler - Ballard Down © Rebecca Porter |
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| Meadow Pipit - Durlston CP © Brian Edge |
Wednesday 6th May 2026
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| Turtle Dove - Tidmoor Stables © Freddy Alway |
Tuesday 5th May 2026
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| Putative Iberian Chiffchaff © Hamish Murray |
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| Cattle Egret - Pallington Lakes © Rebecca Porter |
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| Linnet - Highcliffe © Clinton Whale |
Monday 4th May 2026
Cuckoo - 1 Portland, 1 Swineham, 1 Winterborne Stickland (Field Grove).
Turtle Dove - 1 Portland.
Grey Plover - 1 Christchurch Hbr.
Little Ringed Plover - 5 Arne Moors.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Holes Bay.
Greenshank - 1 Arne Moors.
Whimbrel - 2 Christchurch Hbr.
Little Tern - 1 Wareham Channel.
Great White Egret - 1 Arne Moors,1 Bestwall.
White Stork - 1 flew E from the lower Piddle valley.
Osprey - 1 arrived Christchurch Hbr.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Arne RSPB, 1 E over Christchurch Hbr.
Hobby - 5 Swineham & Wareham Channel.
Wood Warbler - 1 Hardy's Monument.
Iberian Chiffchaff - 1 possible Durlston CP.
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| Pheasant with chicks, Tolpuddle © Julian Francis |
Sunday 3rd May 2026
Turtle Dove - 1 Coward's Marsh, 1 Portland Bill.
Grey Plover - 4 Swineham & Wareham Channel.
Little Ringed Plover - 2 Swineham.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Brownsea Island.
Greenshank - 1 Arne Moors, 1 Brownsea Island.
Whimbrel - 2 Brownsea Island.
Bar-tailed Godwit - 15 Christchurch Hbr.
Bonaparte's Gull - 1 Lodmoor.
Little Tern - 3 Wareham Channel.
Pomarine Skua - 2 past Portland Bill.
Great White Egret - 2 Swineham, 1 Lodmoor.
White Stork - 1 flew N from the lower Piddle valley.
Osprey - 1 Wareham Channel.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Wareham Channel.
Hobby - 2 Wareham Channel.
Yellow Wagtail - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 St Aldhelm's Hd.
Whinchat - 1+ Portland Bill.
Firecrest - 1-2 Durlston CP.
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| Whitethroat, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale |
Saturday 2nd May 2026
Greenshank - 3 Lytchett Bay.
Whimbrel - 6 Lytchett Bay.
Bar-tailed Godwit - 41 Christchurch Hbr.
Bonaparte's Gull - 1 Lodmoor.
Little Gull - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Little Tern - 2 Hengistbury Hd.
Great Skua - 1 W past Hengistbury Hd.
Arctic Skua - 1 E past Hengistbury Hd.
Red-throated Diver - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Great White Egret - 3 Bestwall, 1 E past Hengistbury Hd.
Night Heron - 1 Iford.
Spoonbill - 1 Brownsea Island.
White Stork - 1 Woodville.
Osprey - 2 Arne RSPB.
Hen Harrier - 1 male Town Common.
Hobby - 2 Arne, 1 Longham Lakes.
Yellow Wagtail - 6 over Stanpit.
Black Redstart - 1 Hengistbury Head.
Spotted Flycatcher - 2 Holton Heath.
Garden Warbler - 2 Stanpit, 1 Wild Woodbury.
Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Stanpit.
Firecrest - 1 Wild Woodbury.
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| White Stork, Woodville © John Bishop |
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| White Stork and Red Kite, Woodville © John Bishop |
Friday 1st May 2026
Cuckoo - 1 Morden.
Grey Plover - 1 Mudeford Quay.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Greenshank - 7 Lytchett Bay, 2-3 Brownsea Island, 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Whimbrel - 18 past Portland Bill, 16 past Hengistbury Hd, 16 E past Durlston CP.
Bar-tailed Godwit - 100 Christchurch Hbr, 19 Brownsea Island.
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 Middlebere.
Bonaparte's Gull - 1 Lodmoor.
Kittiwake - 285+ past Portland Bill.
Arctic Tern - 2 Hengistbury Hd.
Arctic Skua - 4 E past Mudeford Quay, 3 past Portland Bill.
Pomarine Skua - 2 E past Durlston CP, 1 E past Mudeford Quay.
Great Northern Diver - 1 past Portland Bill.
Red-throated Diver - 3 past Portland Bill.
Manx Shearwater - 20 W past Mudeford Quay, 1 E past Durlston CP.
White Stork - 1 Charminster watermeadows.
Osprey - 1 Middlebere.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Christchurch Hbr.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Lytchett Bay, 1 Middlebere.
Hobby - 1 Ballard Down, 1 Middlebere, 1 Morden, 1 Portland Bill.
Thursday 30th April 2026
Pochard - 4 Longham Lakes
Garganey - 1 Drake South haven Pool Studland
Whimbrel - 45 Through off Chesil Beach, 15 Ferrybridge, 9 Lytchett Bay
Common Sandpiper - 9 Longham Lakes
Pomarine Skua - 15 heading East through Mudeford Quay, 7 (probable) heading east through Poole Bay, 2 further birds later at Mudeford Quay
Black Tern - 4 Off long groyne Mudeford
Bonapartes Gull - 1 2nd cal/yr Lodmoor early, then presumed same bird later at Lynch Cove
White Stork - 1 Fordington Fields Dorchester
Glossy Ibis - 3 Swineham flew towards Arne Moors.
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| White Stork, Dorchester © Alan Membury |
Wednesday 29th April 2026
Whimbrel - 4 Lytchett Bay
Common Sandpiper - 1 Lychett Bay
Bonapartes Gull - 1 Lodmoor
Black Throated Diver - 1 Flew past the Bill. Portland
White Stork - 1 Flew over Careys Secret Garden
Glossy Ibis - 3 Flew over Swineham again early morning
Cattle Egret - 10 Field North of Woodsford, 1 Field between Bakers Arms roundabout and Morden Park corner
Red Kite - 6 over Bothenhampton Bridport, 1 Cogden Beach, 2 Portesham
BLACK KITE - 1 was 1st seen over Carey just before 10am and was tracked heading over Sandford , headed towards Lytchett Bay. Just after 11am it was picked up again over the west end of Lytchett Fields heading over the Baker's Arms roundabout. It was finally seen heading towards Lytchett Matravers
Lesser Whitethroat - 1 Lytchett Fields
Red spotted Bluethroat - 1 still at Swineham north path
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| Gargeney, Lodmoor © Phil Cheesman |
Tuesday 28th April 2026
Spotted Redshank - 1 Arne Moors
Forster's Tern - 1 Adult feeding along Rockley Channel off Ham Common
BONAPARTE'S GULL - 1st winter still at Lynch Cove on the Fleet
Hobby - 1 Morden Bog, 1 Longham Lakes
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 Morden Bog
Red Kite - 6 flew over West Bay from E to W, 5 Flew over Bridport later from E to W
Ring Ouzel - 1 Culverwell Portland
Red-spotted Bluethroat - 1 male still along path at eastern end of Swineham GPs
Monday 27th April 2026
BONAPARTE'S GULL - 1st winter still at Lynch Cove on the Fleet
Hobby - 1 Morden Bog
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 Morden Bog, 1 Mapperton
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Hengistbury Head briefly then flew NE
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Glossy Ibis - 3 Flew over Swineham
Red Kite - 1 West Bay, 4 Dottery
Lesser Whitethroat - 1 Pamphill, 1 Lytchett Fields
Red-spotted Bluethroat - 1 male still along path at eastern end of Swineham GPs
Sunday 26th April 2026
Surf Scoter - 1 west past Portland Bill
Cuckoo - 1 Wick, 1 Hengistbury
Whimbrel - 11 over Langton Herring, 8 Christchurch Harbour, 5 Lynch Cove, 2 Lodmoor RSPB, 3 Brownsea Island, 1 east past Hengistbury, 1 Stanpit
Common Sandpiper - 1 Swineham (Stilt Pools)
Spotted Redshank - 1 Arne Moors then later at Swineham Point
Sanderling - 12 Rodden Hive
Arctic Tern - 2 east past Hengistbury
BONAPARTE'S GULL - 1st winter still at Lynch Cove on the Fleet
White Stork - 1 Charminster on WMs west of A37, 1 over Silverlake
Spoonbill - 1 Brownsea Lagoon
Hobby - 1 Keysworth/Wareham Channel, 1 Hengistbury
Nightingale - 1 singing at Durlston CP
Red-spotted Bluethroat - 1 male still along path at eastern end of Swineham GPs
Saturday 25th April 2026
Whimbrel - 5 Lynch Cove on the Fleet, 3 Wick/Hengistbury
Sanderling - 5 Lynch Cove on the Fleet
Arctic Skua - 2 east past Hengistbury
BONAPARTE'S GULL - 1st winter still at Lynch Cove on the Fleet
Great Norther Diver - 1 east past Hengistbury
Black-throated Diver - 1 past Portland Bill
Spoonbill - 1 Brownsea Lagoon
Swift - 3 Wimborne, 3 Wool, 2 Wareham
Hobby - 3 Arne Moors, 1 Lynch Cove on the Fleet
Peregrine - 1st egg hatched at Poole Asda site
Firecrest - 1 Wick near Wooden Bridge
Red-spotted Bluethroat - 1 male still along path at eastern end of Swineham GPs
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 Wick near Wooden Bridge
Pied Flycatcher - 1 briefly at Norden, 1 female along path at eastern end of Swineham GPs, 1 female at Wick (Roebury Lane)
Redstart - 1 female at Wick near Wooden Bridge
| Bonaparte's Gull, Lynch Cove © Steve Sansom |
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| Whitethroat, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale |
Friday 24th April 2026
Thursday 23rd April 2026
Wednesday 22nd April 2026
Tuesday 21st April 2026
Monday 20th April 2026
Sunday 19th April 2026
Saturday 18th April 2026
Barnacle Goose - 1 Dorchester/Charminster WMs
Mandarin Duck - 1 male over East Stoke
Cuckoo - 2 heard at Middlebere, 1 heard Wareham Forest, 1 heard near East Stoke, 1 Arne RSPB
FORSTER'S TERN - 1 again on Brownsea Lagoon this morning
BONAPARTE'S GULL - 1st winter still at Lynch Cove on the Fleet
Cattle Egret - 1 Lytchett Fields
Hobby - 1 over a Corfe Mullen garden this evening at 6pm
Hoopoe - 1 in a Bournemouth private garden
Red-rumped Swallow - 1 seen briefly this morning between Old Harry and Ballard Down but not since
Grasshopper Warbler - 6 Christchurch Harbour, 1 St Aldhelm's Head
Wood Warbler - male singing in private wood east of Sherborne
Firecrest - 5 singing on Holton Heath
Ring Ouzel - 1 Dulston CP (west end)
Red-spotted Bluethroat - 1 male still along path at eastern end of Swineham GPs
Pied Flycatcher - 1 female at Pokesdown Railway Station, 1 Durlston CP (west end of Warren)
Redstart - 2 trapped & ringed at Durlston CP, 2 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Old Harry, 1 St Aldhelm's Head
Whinchat - 2 Ballard Down, 1 Christchurch Harbour
Yellow Wagtail - 6 over Christchurch Harbour, 1 St Aldhelm's Head
Tree Pipit - 8 Wareham Forest south of Morden Bog, 3 Holton Heath, 3 St Aldhelm's Head, 1 Liitlesea (The Fleet)
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| Sandwich Terns, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale |
Friday 17th April 2026
Cuckoo - 1 heard calling in Corfe Valley, 1 heard on Slepe Heath, 1 heard Christchurch Harbour (Ashtree Meadows)
Whimbrel - 11 over Christchurch Harbour, 6 Abbotsbury Swannery, 2 Brownsea Lagoon
Knot - 3 Middlebere
Common Sandpiper - 1 Longham Lakes (South Lake)
Arctic Skua - 2 off Camp Road at Wyke Regis, 1 dark phase at Peveril Point this evening
Great Skua - 2 off Camp Road at Wyke Regis, 1 Hengistbury
Pomarine Skua -1 Portland Bill, the first of the year
FORSTER'S TERN - 1 again on Brownsea Lagoon around midday
Little Gull - 1 adult at Stanpit Marsh
Manx Shearwater - 1 past Peveril Point this evening
Spoonbill - 3 Brownsea Lagoon
Osprey - 2nd egg laid by 022 and CJ7 at Poole Harbour
Ring Ouzel - 1 at Hartland Moor along road between Slepe House and Middlebere farm track (only seen early morning)
Red-spotted Bluethroat - 1 male still along path at eastern end of Swineham GPs
Thursday 16th April 2026
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| Reed Warbler, Stanpit Marsh © Clinton Whale |
Wednesday 15th April 2026
Tuesday 14th April 2026
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White Stork - Throop River Stour © Peter Calladine |
Monday 13th April 2026
Sedge Warbler - Wareham Common © Trevor Warwick |
Sunday 12th April 2026
Saturday 11th April 2026
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| Red-spotted Bluethroat - Swineham © Peter Moore |
Friday 10th April 2026
Cuckoo - 1 heard calling at Pymore (north of Bridport)
Whimbrel - 5 Stanpit, 2 Wareham Channel
Knot - 6 Stanpit
Sanderling - 2 Hengistbury Head
Purple Sandpiper - 8 Christchurch Harbour
FORSTER'S TERN - 1 again on Brownsea Lagoon at midday
BONAPARTE'S GULL - 2 still at Lynch Cove on the Fleet
Black-throated Diver - 1 on sea off Hengistbury Head
Red-throated Diver - 1 past Peveril Point, 1 Hengistbury Head
Manx Shearwater - 1 past Peveril Point
Spoonbill - 3 Brownsea Lagoon
Osprey - 1 over Easton (Portland), 1 Morden Bog, 1 north over Dancing Ledge, 1 over Portland Harbour this evening
White-tailed Eagle - 5 seen during the day in Poole Harbour area, 3 Christchurch Harbour
Red Kite - 1 Weymouth Ridgeway, 1 Christchurch Harbour, 1 East Creech
Hoopoe - 1 over Puncknowle
Grasshopper Warbler - 1 ringed at Carey Secret Garden
Lesser Whitethroat - 1 Crossways, 1 Lynch Cove (The Fleet)
Red-spotted Bluethroat - 1 again along path at eastern end of Swineham GPs but elusive
Yellow Wagtail - 1 over Stanpit
| Little Ringed Plover © John Howell |
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| Dunnock, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale |
Thursday 9th April 2026
Red-necked Grebe - 2 on sea at Portland Bill
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Christchurch Harbour
Whimbrel - 2 past Hengistbury
Purple Sandpiper - 10 on Hengistbury Head
Sanderling - 1 Hengistbury Head
Arctic Skua - 1 past Hengistbury Head
Arctic Tern - 3 past Hengistbury Head
BONAPARTE'S GULL - 2 now on the Fleet at Lynch Cove, a near adult and the 1st winter
White Stork - ringed bird still at Throop
Spoonbill - 2 Brownsea Lagoon, 1 past Mudeford Quay
Osprey - 1 Wareham Channel
Red Kite - 3 Christchurch Harbour, 2 Stoborough Heath, 1 over Bournemouth, 1 Tolpuddle, 1 Corfe Mullen
Hoopoe - 1 NE over Radipole Lake RSPB just before midday
Hobby - 1 over Arne RSPB early afternoon
Lesser Whitethroat - 1 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Hengistbury
Grasshopper Warbler - 2 Stanpit Marsh
Fieldfare - c32 at Hurdley Wood (between Hermitage and Middlemarsh)
Redstart - 2 St Aldhelm's Head, 1 Stoborough Heath
Yesterday : A Lesser Whitethroat at Portland Bill
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| Linnet, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale |
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| Stonechat, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale |
Wednesday 8th April 2026
Eider - 1 E past Hengistbury Hd.
Knot - 1 Herbury Gore.
Greenshank - 2 Brownsea Island.
Whimbrel - 2 Herbury Gore, 1 Christchurch Hbr, 1 E past Hengistbury Hd, 1 W Rodden Hive.
Red-throated Diver - 4 E past Hengistbury Hd.
Glossy Ibis - 3 over Wareham.
Spoonbill - 2 Brownsea Island.
Bonaparte's Gull - 2CY Lynch Cove, The Fleet 0900-0940 and again 1630-1925. Presumed same at Briantspuddle in field off Moor Lane 1130-1500 at least.
Caspian Tern - 1 possible past Portland Bill.
Common Tern - 7 Brownsea Island, 2 E past Hengistbury Hd.
Osprey - 1 Middlebere.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Christchurch Hbr, 2 Morden Bog, 2 over Purbeck, 2 Rodden Hive,

























