Dorset Birds: Friday 3rd April 2026

Garganey - 2 Woodsford Bridge (view from gate by conveyor belt, do not enter quarry)
Whimbrel - 2 Mudeford Quay
Common Sandpiper - 1 Mudeford Quay
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea Viewpoint
Sanderling - 10 Hengistbury Head
Little Tern - 1 Mudeford Quay
Sandwich Tern - 62 Brownsea Lagoon, 10 Hengistbury Head
FORSTER'S TERN - 1 in SE Holes Bay from cycle track
Common Tern - 1 Brownsea Lagoon (2 yesterday)
Red-throated Diver - 2 Hengistbury Head
White Stork - ringed bird still at Throop
Spoonbill - 2 Brownsea Lagoon
Osprey - 1 unringed female at Middlebere
Red Kite - 1 over Woodsford Bridge

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.