Dorset Birds: 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

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.