Dorset Birds: Sunday 18th October 2026

Pochard - 16 Longham Lakes
Greater Scaup - 1 Drake Abbotsbury swannery
Cattle Egret - 8 Holmebridge
Red Kite - 9 West Bay, 1 Longham lakes, 2 Bere Marsh farm
Yellow-Browed Warbler - 2 Winspit valley, 1 heard calling at Ladymead Gardens Portland early morning
Ring Ouzel - 2 Eastington Farm top of Seacombe
Brambling - 1 Hardy Monument, 7 Ballard Down
Redpoll - 3 Ballard down
Cirl Bunting - 1 West Bay

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.