Dorset Birds: Monday 12th October 2026

Sooty Shearwater - 3 from Poole to Guernsey ferry

Balearic Shearwater - 3 Poole to Guernsey ferry

Spoonbill - 25 Brownsea Lagoon

Avocet c400 Brownsea Lagoon

Spotted Redshank - 1 Lytchett Bay

Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 Hatch Pond, 1 Peveril Point.

Common Sandpiper - Abbotsbury Swannery © Helen Wood

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.