Dorset Birds: Tuesday 28th July 2026

Cattle Egret - 28 Swineham Pt. 6 Stanpit Marsh

Spoonbill - 13 Brownsea Lagoon, 3 Middlebere

White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel

Osprey - 3 Wareham Channel, 1 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Lytchett Bay a.m.

Little Ringed Plover - 2 on Stilt Pools Swineham, 1 Stanpit Marsh.

Whimbrel - 11 Lytchett Bay, 3 Stanpit Marsh

Common Sandpiper - 3 Stanpit Marsh, 1 Lodmoor RSPB

Greenshank - 8 Brownsea Lagoon

Yellow Wagtail - 10 Yellow Wagtail Stanpit Marsh, c5 Lodmoor, 2 Stilt Pool Swineham.

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.