Wednesday 29th July 2026

Great White Egret - 2 Lodmoor RSPB 
Osprey - 1 over Morden Bog a.m, 3 Lytchett Bay
Common Sandpiper - 7 Lytchett Fields
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields
Greenshank - 15 Lytchett Fields
Wood Sandpiper - 2 Lytchett Fields

Common Sandpiper - Wareham Channel © Nick Hull

Tuesday 28th July 2026

Cattle Egret - 28 Swineham Pt. 6 Stanpit Marsh

Spoonbill - 13 Brownsea Lagoon, 3 Middlebere

White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel

Osprey - 3 Wareham Channel,  1 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Lytchett Bay a.m.

Little Ringed Plover - 2 on Stilt Pools Swineham, 1 Stanpit Marsh.

Whimbrel - 11 Lytchett Bay, 3 Stanpit Marsh

Common Sandpiper - 3 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Greenshank - 8 Brownsea Lagoon

Yellow Wagtail - 10 Yellow Wagtail Stanpit Marsh, c5 Lodmoor, 2 Stilt Pool Swineham.

Monday 27th July 2026

Common Sandpiper - 6 Lytchett Bay
Green sandpiper - 4 Silverlake
Wood Sandpiper - Christchurch Harbour
Osprey - 2 Lytchett Bay

Sunday 26th July 2026

Whimbrel - 6 Brands bay
Yellow-Legged Gull - 3 Stilt Pools Swineham
Cattle Egret - 28 Swineham meadows with cattle
Hobby - 1 Throop
Yellow wagtail - 1 Swineham

Saturday 25th July 2026

Barnacle Goose - 1 Swineham
Whimbrel - 2 Swineham, 2 Middlebere
Spoonbill - 11 Brownsea Lagoon
Great White Egret - 1 Lodmoor, 3 Middlebere
Cattle Egret - 5 Summer Plumaged Swineham
Hobby - 1 Middlebere
Yellow Wagtail - 2 California Farm Purbeck, 2 Swineham

Pergrine Bournemouth Town Centre © David Wareham

Friday 24th July 2026

Barnacle Goose - 1 Swineham
Quail - 1 Singing male Monkton Up Wimborne
Spotted Redshank - 3 Brownsea Lagoon
Spoonbill - 1 Middlebere, 14 Brownsea Lagoon
Great white Egret - 1 Middlebere
Pied Flycatcher - 1 St Aldhelms Head

Thursday 23rd July 2026

Quail - 1 singing this evening above Compton Valance
Whimbrel - 6 Holes Bay, 2 Middlebere
Greenshank - 5 Brownsea Lagoon, 1 Middlebere
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Common Sandpiper -  10+ Brownsea Lagoon, 4 Moonfleet
Green Sandpiper - 2 Middlebere
Spoonbill -  7 Brownsea Lagoon, 2 Middlebere
Hobby - 1 Middlebere

Yesterday : 3 Sanderlings at Ferrybridge

Wednesday 22nd July 2026

Barnacle Goose - 2 near Woodsford Castle
Quail - 1 singing at Cheselbourne
Whimbrel - 5 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Holes Bay
Little Ringed Plover - 1 Brownsea Lagoon
Greenshank - 15 Lytchett Fields, 4 Brownsea Lagoon
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields
Common Sandpiper -  3 Brownsea Lagoon, 5 Lytchett Fields
Green Sandpiper - 6 Lytchett Fields
Puffin - successful breeding confirmed with a fledgling seen at Dancing Ledge  
Spoonbill - 11 Brownsea Lagoon
Great White Egret - 1 Christchurch Harbour (Holloway's Dock)
Cattle Egret - 4 Hengistbury
Nightjar - 4 at Hardy Monument last night
Hobby - 1 Carey Estate
Redstart - 1 Stanpit

Sparrowhawk, Cheselbourne © Vaughan Ashby

 

Tuesday 21st July 2026

Barnacle Goose - 1 Swineham.
Little Ringed Plover - 9 Swineham, 2 Brownsea Island.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Silverlake.
Green Sandpiper - 3 Silverlake, 2 Puddletown WMs.
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Stanpit.
Greenshank - 1 Hengistbury Hd.
Little Stint - 1 Brownsea Island.
Manx Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill.
Great White Egret - 1 Lodmoor, 1 Swineham.
Cattle Egret - 3 Lodmoor, 1 Wick Fields.
Spoonbill - 11 Brownsea Island.
Osprey - 1 over Bere Regis.
Marsh Harrier - 2 Poole Harbour, 1 Christchurch Hbr.
Hobby - 1 Poole Harbour.
Tree Pipit - 11 Wild Woodbury.
Yellow Wagtail - 4 Swineham, 2 Bere Regis cress beds, 1+ Portland Bill, 1+ Stanpit.
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 Wild Woodbury.
Grasshopper Warbler - 26 Piddle Valley RS, 16 Lytchett Bay RS, 1 Durlston CP, 1+ Portland Bill.
Garden Warbler - 1 Portland Bill RS.
Firecrest - 2 Wild Woodbury.

Monday 20th July 2026

Whimbrel - 1 Holes Bay.
Common Sandpiper - 5 Lytchett Bay, 1 Woodsford.
Green Sandpiper - 2 Woodsford.
Greenshank - 13 Lytchett Bay.
Great Northern Diver - 1 off West Bexington.
Cattle Egret - 2 Lodmoor.
Spoonbill - 11 Brownsea Island, 2 Lodmoor.
Osprey - at least 6, including 3 local fledglings, in Poole Harbour.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Arne.
Grasshopper Warbler - 38 Piddle Valley ringing station.
Garden Warbler - 3 Piddle Valley ringing station.
Crossbill - 2 over Lytchett Bay.

Sunday 19th July 2026

Teal - 77 Brands Bay, 29 Holes Bay.
Whimbrel - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Little Ringed Plover - 4 Swineham.
Common Sandpiper - 5 Lytchett Bay.
Green Sandpiper - 7 Lytchett Bay.
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Stanpit.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay,
Greenshank - 10 Lytchett Bay, 1 Holes Bay.
Common Tern - 2 Longham Lakes.
Great White Egret - 1 Swineham.
Cattle Egret - 13 Swineham.
Spoonbill - 1 Lytchett Bay.
Red Kite - 2 over Wareham Common.
Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 Hatch Pond.
Yellow Wagtail - 6 Swineham.
Grasshopper Warbler - 45 Piddle Valley ringing station, 2 Durlston CP.

Saturday 18th July 2026

Knot - 1 Stanpit.
Whimbrel - 2 Stanpit.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Brownsea Island.
Wood Sandpiper - 1 Morden Bog, 1 Stanpit.
Greenshank - 12 Lytchett Bay, 6 Brownsea Island, 2+ Stanpit.
Little Stint - 1 Ferrybridge.
Cattle Egret - 11 Christchurch Hbr.
Spoonbill - 8 Brownsea Island.
Yellow Wagtail - 3 over Christchurch Hbr.
Grasshopper Warbler - 36 Piddle Valley ringing station, 1 Stanpit.
Garden Warbler - 3 Piddle Valley ringing station.

Late news: Caspian Tern N over Abbotsbury Swannery on 15th Jul.

Friday 17th July 2026

Barnacle Goose - 1 Swineham tidal flap

Knot - 1 Ferrybridge, 1 Standpit Marsh

Common Sandpiper - 4 Lytchett Fields, 6 Lodmoor

Green Sandpiper - 5 Lytchett Fields. 1 Lodmoor

Wood Sandpiper - 1 Peaky Meade Stanpit Marsh

Greenshank - 15 Lytchett Fields, 2 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Lodmoor

Spoonbill - 4 Brownsea Lagoon DWT

Cattle Egret - 19 Swineham Frome Meadows, 11 Christchurch Harbour

Great White Egret - 2 Swineham Curlews Pool

White tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel 

Grasshopper Warbler - 1 Portland Bill Obs, 1 Crouch Hill Stanpit Marsh

Yellow Wagtail - 7 Swineham 4 at Stilt Pool and 3 at the point, 3 over Stanpit Marsh, 2 over Arne Moor, 1 Lodmoor

Yesterday: Lower piddle Valley Ringing Station (private) - 53 Sedge Warbler, 22 Grasshopper Warbler and 1 Garden Warbler.

Barnacle Goose - Swineham ©  Garry Hayman

Yellow Wagtail - Swineham © Garry Hayman

Thursday 16th July 2026

Quail - 1 Tarrant Rushton

Whimbrel - 9 Stanpit Marsh

Common Sandpiper - 2 Lodmoor RSPB, 2 Stanpit Marsh

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea viewpoint

Yellow-legged Gull - 1 juv Lodmoor RSPB

Spoonbill - 8 Brownsea Island Lagoon DWT

Cattle Egret - 2 over Wareham town centre

Osprey - 1 Christchurch Harbour

Yellow wagtail - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Great Spotted Woodpecker
Private Garden Wareham © Clive Hargrave

Wednesday 15th July 2026

Cuckoo - 1 Scotland Farm Hartland Moor, 1 Christchurch Harbour

Little Ringed Plover - 10 Stanpit Marsh

Whimbrel - 8 Stanpit Marsh

Caspian Tern - 1 Flew north over Abbottsbury Swannery

Balearic Shearwater - 2 off Portland Bill

Cattle Egret - 5 Stanpit Marsh

Grasshopper Warbler - 13 ringed at Carey secret Garden, 2 Durlston CP

Whinchat - 1 Hengisbury Head

Yellow Wagtail - 5 Hegisbury Head, 1 Durlston CP

Black-tailed Godwit - Middlebere © Garry Hayman

Tuesday 14th July 2026

Quail  -  2 West Compton, 1 Wareham Common

Brent Goose - 1 Christchurch Harbour

Little Ringed Plover - 3 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Ferrybridge

Whimbrel - 2 Stanpit Marsh

Green Sandpiper - 1 Sunnyside, 1 over Norden

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay

Spoonbill - 5 Brownsea Island Lagoon DWT

Cattle Egret - 1 Standpit Marsh, 1 Lodmoor RSPB

White tailed Eagle - 1 Kimmeridge Bay

Redstart - 1 juv Wick fields Christchurch

Yesterday: White-crowned Sparrow - an unconfirmed report of one at Hengisbury Head, as per bird sightings apps.

Mistle Thrush - Middlebere © Garry Hayman

Monday 13th July 2026

Mandarin - 1 fem Hatch Pond Poole

Balearic Shearwater - 8 off Portland Bill

Cattle Egret - 1 Christchurch Hbr

Spoonbill - 8 Brownsea Lagoon

Osprey, 2 Lytchett Bay, 1 Middlebere

Little Ringed Plover - 2 Lytchett Fields, 1 Stanpit Bight

Common Sandpiper - 4 Lytchett Fields, 1 Woodsford  

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay

Green Sandpiper - 7 Lytchett Fields, 1 Woodsford 

Sunday 12th July 2026

Dark-bellied Brent Goose - 1 Christchurch Hbr (summering bird)

Osprey - 2 Wareham Channel 

Cattle Egret - 1 Christchurch Hbr (Ashtray Meadow)

Spoonbill - 7 Brownsea Lagoon

Whimbrel - 1 Christchurch Hbr (Mother Siller's Channel)

Common Sandpiper - 3 Christchurch Hbr (Grimmery Bank - Parky Meade)

Saturday 11th July 2026

Quail - 1 calling Down Farm

Balearic Shearwater - 15 past Portland Bill

Cattle Egret - 5 Stanpit Marsh (at the Wooden Bridge)

Little Ringed Plover - 3 Brownsea Lagoon

Common Sandpiper - 1 Brownsea Lagoon

Whimbrel - Christchurch Hbr (Holloways Dock), 1 Langton Herring

Roseate Tern - 1 adult Abbotsbury Swannery

Yellow Wagtail - 1 Stanpit March (Crouch Hill)

Serin - Portland Bill Obs.

Friday 10th July 2026

Mandarin - 1 female Hatch Pond Poole.

Cattle Egret - Christchurch Hbr.

Spoonbill - 2 Brownsea Lagoon

Avocet - 4 Brownsea Lagoon

Little Ringed Plover - 3 Brownsea Lagoon

Whimbrel - 1 Christchurch Hbr, 1 Lytchett Bay

Common Sandpiper - 1 Brownsea Lagoon

Greenshank - 4 Brownsea Lagoon

Serin - 1 male Portland Bill Obs but mobile.

Late News from Yesterday

Common Quail - 1 over Lytchett Bay (01:58hrs on NocMig recording)

Thursday 9th July 2026

Little Ringed Plover - juvenile on the 'Scarlet Darter' pond Silverlake 

Serin - male again in Portland Bird Observatory garden

Wednesday 8th July 2026

 Quail - 1 east cliffs Portland

Avocet - 2 Brownsea Lagoon

Little Ringed Plover - 1 still at Ferrybridge

Whimbrel - 1 Ferrybridge

Spotted Redshank - 1 still from Rock Lea viewpoint Lytchett Fields RSPB

Greenshank - 2 Brownsea Lagoon, 3 Lytchett Fields

Bonaparte's Gull - 1 Ferrybridge in he evening

Balearic Shearwater - at lest 10 still off Portland Bill

Spoonbill - 5 Brownsea Lagoon

Red Kite - 1 over Wareham Common

Serin - 1 in Portland Bird Observatory garden

Tuesday 7th July 2026

Quail - 2 at Knowlton

Avocet - 2 Brownsea Lagoon

Little Ringed Plover - 1 still at Ferrybridge 

Greenshank - 1 Brownsea Lagoon

Balearic Shearwater - 7 still off Portland Bill

Black Tern - 1 at Ashtree Meadows Stanpit Marsh

Spoonbill - 7 Middlebere from Avocet Hide, 7 Brownsea Lagoon

Cattle Egret - 2 Swineham GPs

White-tailed Eagle G463 - active in Wareham Channel all morning

Hobby - 1 over Swineham GP

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

Sunday 5th July 2026

Whimbrel - 1-2 Christchurch Harbour.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Holme Lane gravel pit.
Red Kite - 1 Tarrant Rushton airfield, 1 over Wimborne.
Spotted Flycatcher - 3+ Canford Heath, 1 Piddle Valley ringing station.

Spotted Flycatcher, Canford Heath © Janet Panter.

Saturday 4th July 2026

Wigeon - 1 Christchurch Harbour.
Common Sandpiper - 10 Brownsea Island north shore.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Wick.
Common Tern - 2 Longham Lakes.
Purple Heron - 1 Arne (has been present for about a fortnight).
Cattle Egret - 4 Middlebere.
Spoonbill - 7 Brownsea Island lagoon, 2 Middlebere.
Bittern - 1 Lodmoor.
Osprey - 1 Middlebere.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 E over Christchurch, 1 Middlebere.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Lodmoor.
Honey Buzzard - 1 Organford.
Redstart - 1 Durlston CP, 1 Lytchett Bay.
Golden Oriole - 1 heard but not seen Lytchett Bay (footpath 12) this morning.

Friday 3rd July 2026

Whimbrel - 2 Brands Bay, 2 Wareham Channel.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB.
Common Sandpiper - 3 Stanpit, 1 Lytchett Fields RSPB, 1 Woodsford.
Green Sandpiper - 3 Woodsford, 2 Stanpit.
Storm Petrel - 3+ Portland Bill Obs overnight.
Great White Egret - 1 Swineham.
Cattle Egret - 5 Lodmoor.
Bittern - 1 Lodmoor.
Osprey - 1 fishing off Shipstal.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham Channel.
Marsh Harrier - 2 Wareham Channel.
Honey Buzzard - 1 N over Abbotsbury Swannery.
Starling - 1 all-white (leucistic) bird Ferndown.

Thursday 2nd July 2026

Whimbrel - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Common Sandpiper - 2 Brownsea Lagoon
Green Sandpiper - 4 Lodmoor RSPB
Spoonbill - 6 Brownsea Lagoon, 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Bittern - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Great White Egret - 2 Lodmoor RSPB
Cattle Egret - 1 Lodmoor RSPB, 1 Wick
Red Kite - 2 near Bridport at midday, 1 over Bakers Arms
Hobby - 2 Carey Estate,  1 Middlebere
Crossbill - 2 over Carey Estate

Wednesday 1st July 2026

Avocet - a pair with 2 newly hatched young on Brownsea Lagoon
Common Sandpiper -  2 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Peveril Point, 1 Brownsea Lagoon
Spotted Redshank - 1 still in Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Spoonbill - 6 Brownsea Island
Bittern - 1 Lodmoor RSPB (now confirmed as breeding here for the first time in Dorset since 1883)
Cattle Egret - 1+ Christchurch Harbour
Firecrest - 1 Durlston CP, 1 trapped & ringed at Carey Estate

Yesterday: 43 Balearic Shearwater off Portland Bill 

Tuesday 30th June 2026

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Arctic Skua - 2 over Chesil Beach near Rodden Hive
Spoonbill - 7 Arne RSPB at Shipstal Point 
Great White Egret - 1 Lodmoor RSPB
Cattle Egret - 2 Lodmoor RSPB, 2 Poole Harbour
Crossbill - 2 over Hengistbury Head

Yesterday evening: 
Quail - 1 at Wimborne St Giles, 3 Tarrant Rushton Airfield
Nightjar - 14 Puddletown Forest along Roman Road, 1 Tarrant Rushton Airfield from fields near the Canadian Memorial Entrance

Monday 29th June 2026

Common Sandpiper - 2 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Brownsea Lagoon
Green Sandpiper - 7 Lytchett Fields
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields in breeding plumage
Greenshank - 3 Lytchett Fields
Spoonbill - 7 Brownsea Lagoon
Great White Egret - 1 over Stanpit Marsh
Cattle Egret - 2 Stanpit Marsh
Whinchat - 1 Stanpit Marsh

Yesterday : 48 Balearic Shearwater past Portland Bill