Dorset Birds: Tuesday 23rd June 2026

Common Scoter -1 off Christchurch Harbour Sandspit
Quail - 1 singing at Waterside Farm, Cheselbourne
Roseate Tern - 2 Abbotsbury Swannery
Spoonbill - 2 Brownsea Lagoon
Cattle Egret - 8 at Wick
Hobby - 1 Upton CP

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.