Dorset Birds: Sunday 12th October 2025

Goldeneye - 1 Longham Lakes.
Grey Plover - 2 Christchurch Harbour.
Knot - 5 Middlebere, 1 Holes Bay.
Curlew Sandpiper - 7 Middlebere.
Sanderling - 8 Christchurch Harbour.
Greenshank - 13 Brownsea Island, 3 Christchurch Harbour.
Spotted Redshank - 2 Middlebere.
Glossy Ibis - 9 W over Swineham, 7 later in Lytchett Bay..
Spoonbill - 76 Brownsea Island.
Great White Egret - 2 Middlebere, 2 Wareham Channel, 1 Longham Lakes.
Cattle Egret - 6 roosted at Hatch Pond.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 over Arne Moors.
Marsh Harrier - 4 Wareham Channel, 1 Arne Moors, 1 Stanpit.
Merlin - 1 Arne Moors, 1 Middlebere.
Hobby - 1 Arne Moors.
Swallow - c300 Langton Herring, 52 N from Studland.
Redwing - 5 Portland Bill, 3 West Bay.
Willow Warbler - 1 late migrant at Langton Herring.
Firecrest - 1 Ham Common viewpoint, 1 Hengistbury Head, 1 Wareham (Piddle Valley).
Linnet - 1030 West Bay, c800 Langton Herring.
Goldfinch - 755 N from Studland.
Crossbill - 96 Durlston CP, 71 N from Studland, 60 Abbotsbury, 13 Worth Matravers,

c10 Slepe Heath, 6 Hatch Pond.
Cirl Bunting - 1 Durlston CP.

Chiffchaff, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale.

RARE BREEDING BIRDS

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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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