Dorset Birds: Thursday 10th February 2026

Goosander - 1 Redhead NE Holes Bay
Purple Sandpiper - 8 The Cobb Lyme Regis
Little Gull - 1 Adult NE Holes Bay, 1 Wareham Bypass floods
Spoonbill - 2 Holes Bay

Ad Little Gull Holes Bay © Phil Bentley

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.