Dorset Birds: Tuesday 31st March 2026

Barnacle Goose - 5 Woodsford Bridge
Garganey - 2 two (one drake) still on pools viewed from gate by conveyor belt
Goosander - 2 Woodsford Bridge
Spotted Redshank - 2 Rock Lea View, Lytchett Bay
Puffin - 2 Dancing Ledge AM
White Stork - 1 yellow-ringed individual 'CV11' (released in Devon) in nearby fields around Throop this AM
Cattle Egret - 1 Middlebere
Osprey - 1 Middlebere this evening, 1 Flew N up the Lorton Valley
BLUE CHEEKED BEE EATER -1 Possible sighting over cliff top between Durlston CP and Dancing Ledge
Wheatear - 1 Winspit

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.