Dorset Birds: Saturday 13th June 2026

Balearic Shearwater - 28 Portland Bill

European Storm Petrel - past Portland Bill

Bittern - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Spoonbill - 3 Lodmoor RSPB, 2 Brownsea Lagoon,

Red Kite - 1 Arne RSPB over Coombe Heath

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Christchurch Hbr.

Osprey - 2 over Lytchett Fields, 1, Arne RSPB over Coombe Heath

Hobby - 1 Blacknor, Portland.

Great Skua - 1 Portland Bill

Blyth's Reed Warbler - 1Portland Bill (Probable trapped and ringed Crown Estate Field)

Serin - 1 Portland Bill

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.