Dorset Birds: Tuesday 2nd September 2025

FEA'S type PETREL- 1 West past Portland Bill

Cattle Egret - 12 Holmbridge

Spoonbill - 50+ Poole Hbr, 4 Arne RSPB (Shipstal)

White-tailed Eagle - 1 imm Wareham Channel

Osprey - 3 Arne RSPB, 2 Lytchett Bay, 1 Christchurch Hbr,

Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Lytchett Fields

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields

Greenshank - 17 Lytchett Bay,

Grey Phalarope - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Arctic Skua - 1 past Branksome Chine

Swift - 1 over Corfe Castle

Swallow - 14 Lytchett Bay

Redstart - 3 Studland Village, 1 Ulwell Gap

Whinchat - 1 Ulwell Gap

Aquatic Warbler - 1 Lower Piddle Valley (trapped & Ringed)

Spotted Flycatcher - 6 Studland Village, 4 Ulwell Gap, 2 Lorton Meadows

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 X/Twitter, Facebook and 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.

DORSET BIRD REPORT 2023

The Dorset Bird Report 2023, produced by Dorset Bird Club, is now available for purchase by non-members via the DBC website (click on the report cover image below). Featuring a review of the year, a comprehensive systematic list of all species recorded in 2023, rarity finder accounts including the first Moltoni's Warbler and Isabelline Wheatear for Dorset, articles on Baltic Gull, the Alpine Swift influx, Cory's and Great Shearwaters, and the return of the Cirl Bunting. Illustrated throughout with images taken by Dorset's leading photographers. £16 (+ £3 shipping).