Dorset Birds: Thursday 16th July 2026

Quail - 1 Tarrant Rushton

Whimbrel - 9 Stanpit Marsh

Common Sandpiper - 2 Lodmoor RSPB, 2 Stanpit Marsh

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay from Rock Lea viewpoint

Yellow-legged Gull - 1 juv Lodmoor RSPB

Spoonbill - 8 Brownsea Island Lagoon DWT

Cattle Egret - 2 over Wareham town centre

Osprey - 1 Christchurch Harbour

Yellow wagtail - 1 Lodmoor RSPB

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.