Dorset Birds: Friday 15th May 2026

Cuckoo - 1 Morden Bog
Bonapartes Gull - 1 1st Summer bird Abbotsbury Swannery Embankment
Cattle Egret - 2 Flew down Lorton Valley
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 Morden Bog

Cuckoo, Morden Bog © Phil Cheesman

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.