Dorset Birds: Tuesday 21st October 2025

BAIKAL TEAL - Female-type still at Abbotsbury Swannery (Swannery open 10am - 5pm, entry charges apply. Note there is no right of way SE of tank traps on beach.)
Greater Scaup - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery
Goldeneye - 1 S. Lake Longham Lakes. Note car park is permit holders only.
Black-necked Grebe - 1 S. Lake Longham Lakes. Note car park is permit holders only.
Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Lodmoor
Artic Tern - 1 Juvenile Weymouth Harbour
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields
Great White Egret - 1 Longham Lakes. Note car park is permit holders only.
Merlin - 1 West Bexington
Wryneck - 1 Still Obs quarry Portland
Ring Ouzel - 1 Pentridge
Black Redstart - 2 Charminster

Merlin. W.Bexington © Mike Morse

Juv Artic Tern. Weymouth Harbour © 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.

DORSET BIRD REPORT 2023

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