Dorset Birds: Tuesday 16th June 2026

Avocet - 11 Brownsea Island

Common Sandpiper - 1 Sturminster Marshall Lake

Spoonbill - 2 still at Lodmoor, 1 Brownsea Island

Little Egret - 37 pre-roost Holes Bay area

Cattle Egret - 4 between Holmebridge and Wareham

Osprey - 1 Christchurch Harbour

White-tailed Eagle - 1 2nd cal Holmebridge

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.