Dorset Birds: Sunday 22nd March 2026

Whooper Swan - 1 Abbotsbury Swannery

Ruddy Shelduck - 1 in field Wimborne Minster

Mandarin - 5 Shilloingstone

Black-necked Grebe - 1 south lake Longham Lakes, 2 off Gold Point Ham Common

Little Ringed Plover - 5 Stilt Pools Swineham

Spotted Redshank - 1 Middlebere

Greenshank - 5 Brownsea Island Lagoon

Forster's Tern - 1 Brownsea Island Lagoon

Glossy Ibis - 3 still by bypass at Wareham Common

Spoonbill - 3 Brownsea Island Lagoon

Great White Egret - 1 Lytchett Bay

Cattle Egret - 5 over Wareham Quay

White-tailed Eagle - 1 along the Fleet, 1 over Chideok

Sand Martin - 5 over Southill

Cetti's Warbler - 1 Shillingstone

Black Redstart - 1 Reap Lane Portland, 1 Barleycrates Lane Portland

Wheatear - 4 Peveril Point Swanage

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.