Monday 7th September 2026

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Fields, 2 Middlebere
White Stork - Affpuddle water meadows, Ringed bird possibly from South Coast release site
Glossy Ibis - 7 Lodmoor early morning, 7 Middlebere Channel (probable same flock)
Honey Buzzard - 1 Flew over Lytchett Bay towards Wareham Channel
Rosy starling - 1 Portland, still along Weston street but mobile
Blackcap - 7 St Aldhelms Head
Whitethroat - 13 St Aldhelms Head
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Durlston
Redstart - 1 Female Hatch Pond, 3 St Aldhelms Head, 1 Hounstout S Coast Path, 4 Durlston
Whinchat - 3 St Aldhelms Head, 2 Hounstout
Wheatear - 1 St Aldhelms Head
Common Rosefinch - 1 trapped crown estate Portland

Sunday 6th September 2026

 Bar-tailed Godwit - Holloway's Dock Christchurch

Black-tailed Godwit - c.200 Wareham channel

Greenshank - 14 Wareham channel

Knot 4 Wareham channel

Ruff - 1 Stanpit Creek

Sanderling - 7 Blackberry Point Christchurch

Balearic Shearwater - 4 past Portland Bill

Glossy Ibis - 7 Postbox pool Lodmoor, 1 Keysworth shoreline

Osprey - 10 active in Wareham channel

White-tailed Eagle - pair Christchurch (Blackberry Point}, pair Wareham channel

Hobby - 1 St Aldhelm's Head

Rose-coloured Starling - juvenile still around Hayland/Pound piece area Portland

Pied Flycatcher - 1 at the 'hump' Avalanche Road Portland

Redstart - 1 St Aldhelm's Head, 1 Barn Field Christchurch

Whinchat - 1 Barn field Christchurch, 2 Wareham common

Wheatear - 3 Maiden Castle, 2 St Aldhelm's Head, 1 Durlston CP, 2 Barn Field Christchurch, 1 Wareham common

Glossy Ibis, Lodmoor © Phil Cheeseman

Saturday 5th September 2026

 Black-tailed Godwit - 572 Holes Bay, 17 Stanpit Bight

Redshank - 270 Holes Bay

Spotted Redshank - 2  from Rock Lea viewpoint Lytchett Fields RSPB

Greenshank - 1 Stanpit Bight

Knot - 6 Holes Bay, 2 Stanpit Bight

Balearic Shearwater - 6 flew east past Portland Bill

Glossy Ibis - 2 Keysworth shore Swineham Point

Spoonbill - 1 Middlebere

Osprey - 3 Christchurch Harbour, 2 Holes Bay

Honey Buzzard - 1 pale-morph juvenile over Pier Bottom St Aldhelm's Head

White-tailed Eagle - 2 Christchurch Harbour, 1 Godlingstone Heath

Wryneck - 1 still in Portland Bird Observatory Quarry

Merlin - 1 Sweethill Farm Portland

Hobby - 1 Godlingstone Heath

Rose-coloured Starling - juvenile still in Portland Bill area

Whinchat - 4 Tarrant Rushton airfield, 2 Hengistbury Head

Wheatear - 2 Maiden Castle, 3 south of Portland Bill campsite, 1 Godlingstone Heath, 1 Worth Matravers

Ortolan Bunting - 1 Pier Bottom area St Aldhelm's Head

Friday 4th September 2026

 Oyster Catcher - 106 Brownsea

Avocet - 100 Brownsea, 53 Wareham Chanel

Bar-tailed Godwit - 1 Brownsea

Spotted Redshank - 2 Wareham Channel

Greenshank - 7 Brownsea

Curlew Sandpiper - 1 Ferrybridge, 2 Brownsea

Little Stint - 1 Brownsea

Sabine's Gull - juvenile in Christchurch Bay

Spoonbill - 31 Brownsea, 18 Wareham Channel

Great White Egret - 3 Wareham Channel

Osprey - 6 from Osprey Cruises Poole Harbour

Wryneck - 1 still in Portland Observatory quarry

Rose-coloured Starling - 1 St Georges area of Portland

Pied Flycatcher - 3 Arne

Redstart - 2 Arne

Wheatear - 1 Durlston CP

Yellow Wagtail - c24 Lodmoor

Thursday 3rd September 2026

 Swift - 2 over Swineham

Avocet - c50 Wareham channel

Black-tailed Godwit - 9 Christchurch Harbour

Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Fields RSPB

Knot - 19 Wareham channel

Little Gull - 1 west scrape Lodmoor

Glossy Ibis - 2 from Swineham Point

Spoonbill - 18 Wareham channel

Great White Egret - 3 Wareham channel

Osprey - 3 Christchurch Harbour

Marsh Harrier - 2 Christchurch Harbour

White-tailed Eagle - 1 Wareham channel

Wryneck - 1 still in Portland Bird Observatory quarry (1 on Monday at Hardown Hill Morcombelake}

Pied Flycatcher - 1 west end of Wareham Common

Whinchat - 3 along the River Piddle opposite Carey House estate

Wheatear - 2 Maiden Castle

Spotted Flycatcher, Wareham Common © Trevor Warrick

Pied Flycatcher, Wareham Common  © Trevor Warrick

Wednesday 2nd September 2026

Common Scoter - 3 Hengistbury Hd.
Mandarin - 1 Bardolf Fm.
Swift - 6 Wallisdown (Francis Avenue).

Green Sandpiper - 2 Chard GP (private site).
Spotted Redshank - 2 Lytchett Bay.
Greenshank - 15 Lytchett Bay, 1 Stanpit.
Kittiwake - 1 through Christchurch Hbr.
Arctic Skua - 1 past Hengistbury Hd.
Balearic Shearwater - 1 past Portland Bill.
White Stork - 1 Wareham.
Glossy Ibis - 2 Swineham.
Great White Egret - 1 Poole Hbr.
Bittern - 1 Swineham.
Spoonbill - 21 Poole Hbr.
Osprey - 4-8 Wareham Channel, 3-4 Lytchett Bay.
White-tailed Eagle - 2 Wareham Channel.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Poole Hbr.
Hobby - 2 Wareham Channel.
Wryneck - 1 Portland Observatory quarry.
Yellow Wagtail - 2 Durlston CP, 1 Wick, several Charmouth.
Whinchat - 2 Bardolf Fm.
Spotted Flycatcher - 6 Bardolf Fm.
Grasshopper Warbler - 9 Charmouth.
Firecrest - 1 Charmouth.
Rosy Starling - 1 Portland Bill car park.

Non-bird news: 2 Northern Bottle-nosed Whales off Portland Bill.

Tuesday 1st September 2026

Swift - 10 Wallisdown (Francis Avenue).

Nightjar - 1 Lower Piddle Valley RS.
Knot - 3 Ferrybridge, 2 Brownsea Is, 1 Stanpit.
Ruff - 1 Middlebere.
Greenshank - 10 Brownsea Is, 7 Brands Bay, 1 Stanpit.
Common Sandpiper - 1 Brands Bay.
Curlew Sandpiper - 4 Brownsea Is, 1 Ferrybridge.
Little Stint - 1 Brownsea Is.
Whimbrel - 7 Lytchett Bay, 3 Stanpit, 1 Brands Bay.
Great White Egret - 1 Middlebere, 1 Wareham Channel.
Spoonbill - 18 Brownsea Is.
Osprey - 5+ Poole Barbour basin, 4-6 Christchurch Hbr.
White-tailed Eagle - 1 Poole Harbour.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Arne, 1 Martinstown.
Red Kite - 4 Gussage Down.
Yellow Wagtail - 38 Christchurch Hbr, 2 Studland.
Redstart - 2 Durlston CP, 2+ Arne, 1 Studland (South Haven).
Whinchat - 3 Hengistbury Hd, 3 Lytchett Fields, 1 Portesham (Corton Hill), 

      1 Studland (Shell Bay).
Pied Flycatcher - 1 Arne.
Spotted Flycatcher - 3+ Arne, 1 Durlston CP, 1 Lytchett Fields, 1 Stanpit, 1 Studland.
Grasshopper Warbler - 33 Lower Piddle Valley RS, 6 Lytchett Bay, 1 Christchurch Hbr.
Willow Warbler - 1 yellow-headed bird at Portland Obs.
Cirl Bunting - 1 Durlston CP.

Late news: 19 Red Kite, 25 Spotted Flycatcher & 13 Marsh Tit in the Ashmore area yesterday.