Dorset Birds: Monday 30th March 2026

Garganey - 2 (one drake) still on pools viewed from gate by conveyor belt, Woodsford Bridge
Sooty Shearwater - 1 still lingering off Portland Bill
White Stork - 1 Flew West over Rushcombe LNR
Black-necked Grebe - 1 off Middle beach
Purple Sandpiper - 1 Portland Bill
Forsters Tern - 1 Holes Bay AM
Osprey - 1 Flew NW over Silverlake, 1 Unringed female Middlebere Channel

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 social media, 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.