Dorset Birds: Tuesday 12th May 2026

Cuckoo - 1 Higher Hyde Heath DWT
Whimbrel - 2 Hengistbury
Honey-buzzard - 1 over Lytchett Bay
Osprey -1 Christchurch Harbour
WESTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER - probable 1st summer female, trapped & ringed at PBO

Swallow, Studland © Clinton Whale

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.