Dorset Birds: Monday 13th October 2025

Goldeneye - 1 Longham Lakes.
Velvet Scoter - 1 E Hengistbury Head
Golden Plover - 6 E Hengistbury Head, 1 Portland Bill.
Jack Snipe - 1 Portland Bill.
Curlew Sandpiper - 2 Middlebere.
Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere.
Arctic Skua - 3 Portland Bill.
Red-throated Diver - 1 E Hengistbury Head.
Balearic Shearwater - 7 Portland Bill.
Manx Shearwater - 1 Portland Bill.
Glossy Ibis - 1 Stanpit.
Great White Egret - 1 Longham Lakes, 1 Rodden Hive, 1 to Swineham roost.
Cattle Egret - 52 to Swineham roost, 29 Hengistbury Head roost, 1 Hampreston fields.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Stanpit.
Hen Harrier - 1 Portland Bill.
Red Kite - 2 Rodden Hive.
Merlin - 5 Portland Bill, 1 Durlston CP.
Hobby - 1 Portland Bill.
Wryneck - 1 Portland Bill.
Swallow - 300 Portland Bill, 240 E Hengistbury Head.
Red-backed Shrike - 1 Portland Bill.
Black Redstart - 4 Portland Bill, 2 Durlston CP.
Redwing - 150 Portland Bill, c40 Lytchett Bay, c30 Carey (Wareham), c20 Upton CP,

12 Hengistbury Head, 2 Durlston CP.
Fieldfare - 6 Portland Bill, 4 Studland, 1 Rodden Hive, 1 Slepe Heath.
Ring Ouzel - 1 E Hengistbury Head, 1 Portland Bill.
Yellow-browed Warbler - 2 Portland Bill.
Firecrest - 4 Durlston CP, 2 Holes Bay (PCW drain), 2 Portland Bill.
Brambling - 3 Portland Bill, 2 E Hengistbury Head
Linnet - 1400 E Hengistbury Head, 1100 W Durlston CP, 820 Portland Bill.
Goldfinch - 570 E Hengistbury Head.
Crossbill - 159 E Hengistbury Head, 51 W Durlston CP, 4 Slepe Heath.
Lapland Bunting - 1 Durlston CP.

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.

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