Dorset Birds: Tuesday 14th October 2025

Baikal Teal - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery. Visible only from the Swannery (open from 10am).
Golden Plover - 291 Lodmoor.
Grey Plover - 1 Stanpit.
Little Ringed Plover - 1 recorded over Oakdale last night.
Jack Snipe - 1 Portland Bill.
Green Sandpiper - 1 Crossways (Redbridge Road quarry).
Greenshank - 2 Brands Bay, 1 Stanpit.
Red-throated Diver - 1 W Hengistbury Head.
Glossy Ibis - 1 Hengistbury Head roost, 1 Moonfleet. Stanpit.
Cattle Egret - 31 Hengistbury Head roost.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel.
Marsh Harrier - 4 Swineham, 1 Christchurch Hbr.
Red Kite - 8 over C13 north of Blandford.
Hobby - 1 Arne Moors RSPB.
Swallow - 1160 Ballard Down, 670 Durlston CP, 220 Hengistbury Head,

206 South Haven (Studland).
Red-backed Shrike - 1 Portland Bill.
Wheatear - 1 Durlston CP, 1 Hartland Moor.
Firecrest - 5 Durlston CP, 1 Pentridge Down.
Brambling - 2 Ballard Down.
Linnet - 1850 E Durlston CP, 730 E Hengistbury Head.
Goldfinch - 670 Ballard Down, 475 NE South Haven (Studland), 260 E Durlston CP.
Siskin - 1282 Ballard Down, 620 E Durlston CP, 160 E Hengistbury Head.
Crossbill - 56 Durlston CP, 54 South Haven (Studland), 35 Ballard Down, c20 Wytch Heath.
Hawfinch - 1 NE South Haven (Studland).

Robin, Highcliffe © Clinton Whale.

Baikal Teal, Abbostbury Swannery © Steve Groves.

Great White Egret, Rodden Hive yesterday © Paul Harris
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Glossy Ibis, Moonfleet © Paul Harris.

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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