Dorset Birds: Monday 3rd August 2026

Cuckoo - Juvenile still at Carey Estate
Whimbrel - 4 Stanpit Marsh
Greenshank - 2 Stanpit Marsh
Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay
Common Sandpiper - 1 Stanpit Marsh
Spoonbill - 4 Brownsea Lagoon
Hobby - 2 Christchurch Harbour
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Arne RSPB on Coombe Heath
Whinchat - 1 trapped & ringed at PBO (first of Autumn)
Yellow Wagtail - 1 over Christchurch Harbour
Serin - 1 very mobile around 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.